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New consortium to develop a common computing platform for autonomous vehicles

October 11, 2019 by Sam Francis

A group of leading companies from the automotive and computing industries have formed collaborative effort toward making fully self-driving vehicles a reality.

The new Autonomous Vehicle Computing Consortium (AVCC), officially launched recently at Arm TechCon in San Jose, brings together industry leaders from automotive, automotive supply, semiconductor and computing to serve as the leading organization for autonomous computing expertise.

Together with the consortium’s growing membership, the initial AVCC members Arm, Bosch, Continental, Denso, General Motors, Nvidia, NXP Semiconductors and Toyota will collaborate to help solve some of the most significant challenges to deploy self-driving vehicles at scale. [Read more…] about New consortium to develop a common computing platform for autonomous vehicles

Filed Under: Computing, Features Tagged With: assistance, Automotive, autonomous, avcc, challenges, common, computing, consortium, deployment, general, help, industry, manager, platform, scale, self-driving, software, systems, technological, vehicles, work

Magna opens $50 million electronics facility in Michigan

September 5, 2019 by David Edwards

Automotive components and parts supplier Magna has formally opened a new electronics manufacturing facility in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan.

The facility consolidates three nearby locations into a single “state-of-the-art facility that combines 21st-century manufacturing with people-first workplace design and functionality”, says Magna.

By opening the 230,000-square-foot facility with an investment of nearly $50 million, Magna says it is solidifying its presence in Grand Blanc Township and is positioned to continue its leadership in vision-based driver assistance systems. [Read more…] about Magna opens $50 million electronics facility in Michigan

Filed Under: Manufacturing, News Tagged With: adas, advanced, assistance, components, driver, electronics, facility, magna, manufacturing, robotics, systems

ADAS: Features of advanced driver assistance systems

July 1, 2017 by Sam Francis

This is a long list of features of advanced driver assistance systems, or ADAS as it’s called in the automotive industry. 

ADAS is an umbrella term. Its individual technologies are basically small autonomous systems.

Taken together, ADAS is essentially a self-driving system, but it’s not promoted as such because of regulatory reasons.  [Read more…] about ADAS: Features of advanced driver assistance systems

Filed Under: Transportation Tagged With: adas, advanced, assistance, assistant, autonomous, autonomy, driver, system, systems

Kuka to build personal assistance robot business with Midea

June 19, 2017 by Sam Francis

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Some of the products Midea manufactures

Kuka, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of industrial robotic arms, is planning to expand into the area of personal assistance robotics. 

This is according to an article on FT.com, which quotes Kuka chief executive Till Reuter.

Reuter told the FT that he sees potential for using Midea’s reach into the household appliances market to develop more complex, intelligent machines which can help with household tasks.  [Read more…] about Kuka to build personal assistance robot business with Midea

Filed Under: Industry, Manufacturing, News Tagged With: assistance, automation, collaborative, household, industrial, kuka, machines, market, midea, partnership, personal, reuter, robot, robotic, robotics, robots, yaskawa

Continental expands advanced driver assistance systems business in Asia

September 25, 2016 by Abdul Montaqim

Continental is expanding its advanced driver assistance systems business in Asia and expects sales to reach $2.2 billion a year by 2020.

The company says it is on course to achieve €1 billion in sales this year, and is aiming to capitalise on this growth by developing its Asian operations.

Continental says it will increase production capacity for radar sensors in the Philippines and China, and accelerate its knowledge transfer and staff expansion.

Continental is estimated to be the market leader in advanced driver assistance systems, which is in essence autonomous car technology.

[Read more…] about Continental expands advanced driver assistance systems business in Asia

Filed Under: News, Transportation Tagged With: adas, advanced, assistance, automated, china, continental, driver, manufacturers, sensors, systems

Advanced driver assistance systems trump driverless cars by stealth

September 22, 2016 by Sam Francis

While everyone seems fascinated by driverless cars brought to us via Silicon Valley, established suppliers of advanced driver assistance systems are quietly doing a roaring trade 

The automotive industry is going through some fundamental changes, mostly because of computer technology. 

The changes include higher levels of computer processing, fully driverless vehicles, greater levels of autonomy, internet connectivity, and the switch from petrol-powered combustion engines to electric.

It’s probably inevitable that the combustion engine will be gone from most mass-manufactured cars within a couple of decades, and will eventually only be seen in antique cars and supercars, although even some supercars are going electric.

Which means the road-going vehicle of the near-future will essentially be computers with wheels, connected to the cloud, and largely autonomous – or, in other words, a robot. In fact, this is what is already happening because of advanced driver assistance systems, or ADAS.  [Read more…] about Advanced driver assistance systems trump driverless cars by stealth

Filed Under: Features, News, Transportation Tagged With: adas, advanced, apple, assistance, autoliv, autonomous, cars, driver, driverless, driving, eaton, semicast, technology, tesla

‘One in every 15 cars uses our chips,’ boasts Infineon

July 28, 2016 by Abdul Montaqim

System diagram of automotive 77 GHz radar system
System diagram of automotive 77 GHz radar system

Infineon Technologies predicts that by the end of 2016, more than half of all new automotive 77-GHz radar systems worldwide will be equipped with chips from the company. 

Statistically speaking, that means around one in 15 new cars will use a driver assistance system with 77-GHz radar chips from Infineon.

Given these figures, Infineon claims “market leadership… in the rapidly growing market for radar chips for driver assistance systems”. [Read more…] about ‘One in every 15 cars uses our chips,’ boasts Infineon

Filed Under: News Tagged With: assistance, autonomous, cars, chip, chips, driver, driving, infineon, market, radar, systems, technology, vehicle

Infineon signs deal with TTTech to speed up development in autonomous driving

March 7, 2016 by Abdul Montaqim

Infineon has reached an agreement with TTTech on the joint development of autonomous vehicle technologies. 

Under the guidance of Audi, TTTech developed a central platform control unit, “zFAS”, integrating various functionalities of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).

The ECU also enables comprehensive fusion of sensor data. Microcontrollers from Infineon Technologies safeguard that highest requirements towards computing performance and safety are met.  [Read more…] about Infineon signs deal with TTTech to speed up development in autonomous driving

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