connected car
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Patience is a virtue: Waiting for fully autonomous vehicles to hit the road
A look at the future vehicle through the eyes of SAE International This article is the final of a six-article series from SAE International providing a practical look into the feasibility of connected vehicles and autonomous driving. Read the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth articles. There comes a time when the facts must be faced, and in [...]
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Positive consequences: The impact of the automated vehicle
A look at the future vehicle through the eyes of SAE International This article is the fifth of a six-article series from SAE International providing a practical look into the feasibility of connected vehicles and autonomous driving. Read the first, second, third, and fourth articles. Day by day, the buzz surrounding autonomous vehicle technologies is growing. Once [...]
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Letting go of the wheel: Can humans do it?
A look at the future vehicle through the eyes of SAE International This article is the fourth of a six-article series from SAE International providing a practical look into the feasibility of connected vehicles and autonomous driving. Read the first, second, and third articles. Letting go of the wheel – it’s a daring and foreign concept for [...]
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Mobility tech “growing pains”
A look at the future vehicle through the eyes of SAE International This article is the third of a six-article series from SAE International providing a practical look into the feasibility of connected vehicles and autonomous driving. Read the first and second articles. Like countless other technological advancements, the vehicle of the future holds [...]
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Wireless coexistence and interference: The connected car conundrum
Automotive electronics manufacturers have to be good jugglers to keep the connected car revolution moving forward despite the ever-increasing complexity and costs of implementing applications based on vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V), vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I), vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P), vehicle-to-network (V2N), vehicle-to-grid (V2G), vehicle-to-home (V2H), and eventually vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications. The world is converging in many ways and boundaries between [...]
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Possible 802.11p, LTE-V automotive wireless coexistence underscores test necessity for V2X and connected cars
The infrastructure required for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications is slowly being tested and deployed by governments, automotive manufacturers, and technology companies, but different technologies and unique geographies are a challenge that must be overcome as the U.S., Europe, and Japan each pursue separate connected car strategies. An example of this is the [...]
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IoT platforms: The secret sauce for connected vehicle applications
The times they are a changin’. According to the IBM Institute for Business Value study “Automotive 2025: Industry without borders,” the automotive industry is making a drastic change[1]. These changes are due to a number of factors, including pervasive disruption and shifting consumer engagement and expectations. Digitization and connectivity are the precipitative elements driving [...]
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Who’s behind the wheel of autonomous vehicle development?
A look at the future vehicle through the eyes of SAE International This article is the second of a series of six articles that provide a practical look into the feasibility of connected vehicles and autonomous driving. Read the first article at embedded-computing.com/articles/autonomous-drive-by-2020-over-promised-under-delivered. The car of the future, one that features advanced self-driving technologies [...]
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RF testing: The basis for automotive V2X
Automated vehicles can safely navigate the road only if they have precise knowledge of the environment and traffic situation. A wide variety of sensors and cameras already provide some of this information. Additional information is supplied by using wireless technologies to connect vehicles. To ensure that safety-related data messages are received even under poor [...]
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Autonomous drive by 2020: Over-promised, under-delivered?
A look at the future vehicle through the eyes of SAE International This article is the first in a series of six articles that provide a practical look at the feasibility of connected vehicles and autonomous driving. 2020. Four short years from now. So close that we can imagine being there, yet distant enough for [...]
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Map data as co-pilot: Extended scope for autonomous driving
In this decade, highly automated driving is the goal of every car manufacturer. New players have entered the market while traditional car manufacturers gradually improve driving assistance functions until they finally become completely independent from the driver. The newcomers have less experience in actual car manufacturing, but great know-how in machine learning and interaction [...]
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Automotive-grade Ethernet maximizes bandwidth, minimizes packet loss for connected and autonomous cars
Ethernet is a pervasive networking technology in the enterprise and consumer sectors, and its widespread adoption has helped drive speed and cost improvements since its introduction more than 30 years ago. Today, automotive manufacturers and their Tier 1 suppliers are looking to harness the low cost and high bandwidth of Ethernet through evolving IEEE standards [...]
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Delivering more natural, personalized, and secure voice control for today’s connected world
The industry has moved from punch card to keyboard and from mouse to touchscreen, all in pursuit of more direct system manipulation to optimize user experience (UX) in today’s increasingly mobile and interconnected world. These are all abstractions o...
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Addressing the software challenges of ADAS and automated driving
A modern OS can provide a variety of tools to help developers build robust, safety-certifiable systems with off-the-shelf software. A century ago, removing the horse and replacing it with a motor was a major innovation. Electric starters, automatic tra...
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The evolution of high-frequency precision microwave components for ADAS and active safety applications
In the near future, dangerous driving will be a thing of the past. Unskilled and careless drivers will be mitigated by a host of active electronic systems that improve safety by taking many decisions out of drivers’ hands. These advanced driver assis...
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V2X test beds for faster, cleaner, safer transportation
Every day on the drive home from work I hit a two-mile stretch of road with nine traffic signals. As if that weren’t bad enough amidst rush hour, the lights aren’t synchronized (at least not properly). I can’t tell you how many times I’ve sat trapped behind a red at signal four and watched signals [...]
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Connected cars and automotive software: At the intersection of safe and secure
The connected car has major implications on the design of safe and secure vehicle systems. Here, some best practices are offered by experts from the Barr Group and James Brehm & Associates. 2015 in the auto industry will be remembered as a year of significant achievements for early autonomous vehicles; one that saw major [...]
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Applying big data to real-world applications
I recently had the opportunity to meet with Seth DeLand, a data analytics product manager for The MathWorks. Here are the results of that conversation. What are the industries where you’re seeing a strong desire for simulation and design t...
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Bosch captures connected car efficiency with Software Innovations and IoT
The connected car is here to stay, and major Tier 1s are taking note of how the Internet of Things (IoT) can drive meaningful value for automotive end users, be they owners, technicians, dealers, or fleet managers. In this interview with Matthew Jennings, Regional President of the Americas for Bosch Software Innovations, he describes how [...]
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ADAS, automotive software evolution foster visions of augmented reality for the connected car
After completing the acquisition of Elektrobit (EB) this summer, Continental recently announced that not only would EB continue to operate as a standalone company, but that it will also be taking over development of a new automotive augmented reality platform intended to ease the transition from semi- to fully autonomous driving. In this Q&A [...]
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Creating driver-aware apps – The value of MirrorLink application certification
The MirrorLink Application Certification program provides a clear, vendor-neutral path to designing apps that meet driver-distraction guidelines and therefore can be used responsibly while driving. Because a large number of MirrorLink-enabled cars and MirrorLink-enabled handsets are already in use, a substantial market for these driver-aware MirrorLink apps exists today. There are two levels of application [...]
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Technology convergence, non-linear thinking help V2X architectures come of age
With the groundwork being laid for the vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications infrastructure of the future, Scott McCormick, President of the Connected Vehicle Trade Association (CVTA) and advisor to U.S. Secretary ...
Shawn Andreassi, SAE International
Thomas Barthel, Elektrobit Automotive
Rammy Bahalul, VocalZoom
Edgardo Menendez, AVX
Rich Nass, Embedded Computing Brand Director
Jörg Brakensiek, Car Connectivity Consortium
Christopher Seubert, Car Connectivity Consortium