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Toward the plug-and-play car: AUTOSAR promises to give automotive electronics what it currently lacks—a plug-and-play environment where software modules work together seamlessly. Ultimately, its ability to redistribute computing power may destroy plu
Toward the plug-and-play car: AUTOSAR promises to give automotive electronics what it currently lacks--a plug-and-play environment where software...
Automotive Design & Production, 06/01/05 by Kermit Whitfield · More from publication -
Electric steering gets a boost: with the move to 42-volt electrical architectures on indefinite hold, OEMs are looking for ways to provide the benefits of electric steering while still using traditional hydraulic systems
Usually automotive high-tech innovations are introduced on large luxury models and trickle down to lesser vehicles. But in the case of electric...
Automotive Design & Production, 06/01/05 by Kermit Whitfield · More from publication -
What you should know about Ultra-Wideband: proponents say Ultra-Wideband wireless technology can quickly and reliably move huge amounts of data throughout the car, making it well-suited for multimedia applications. It also could eliminate the cost, comple
WHAT IS IT? Ultra-Wideband (UWB) is a short-range wireless communications technology that could be used in vehicles to eliminate the wires between...
Automotive Design & Production, 05/01/05 by Kermit Whitfield · More from publication -
Australia ascendant: with decades of automotive development and production experience, a reputation for doing more with less and an address next door to the world's fastest growing markets, Australia is on the rise
Decades of designing and building what are essentially unique vehicles have allowed the Australian automotive industry to achieve a level of global...
Automotive Design & Production, 05/01/05 by Kermit Whitfield · More from publication -
The Corvette goes aluminum: for the high-performance Corvette Z06 GM defied tradition and switched from a steel to an aluminum frame
The Corvette goes aluminum: for the high-performance Corvette Z06 GM defied tradition and switched from a steel to an aluminum frame.(THE...
Automotive Design & Production, 04/01/05 by Kermit Whitfield · More from publication -
Honda re-thinks the pickup: the Ridgeline comes closer to merging the virtues of both cars and pickup trucks than any other vehicle. Honda calls it the first next generation pickup, but will others follow its lead?
Honda re-thinks the pickup: the Ridgeline comes closer to merging the virtues of both cars and pickup trucks than any other vehicle. Honda has...
Automotive Design & Production, 04/01/05 by Kermit Whitfield · More from publication -
A new way to look at welding: researchers at Battelle have developed a modeling method that can predict fatigue life in weld joints and thereby cut millions in development costs
"This is not just an incremental improvement. This method can cut development cost and time by more than half." The speaker is Pingsha Dong,...
Automotive Design & Production, 03/01/05 by Kermit Whitfield · More from publication -
All the comforts of home: watching DVDs in the car is so last year. The latest round of in-vehicle entertainment focuses on watching TV from built-in hard drives and surfing the web while speeding down the highway
All the (electronic) comforts of home: watching DVDs in the car is so last year. If you get beyond the excesses of the 2005 Consumer Electronics...
Automotive Design & Production, 03/01/05 by Kermit Whitfield · More from publication -
Delphi's domestic strategy: while Delphi will continue to work at being the largest supplier of mobile automotive electronics, it is working to create awareness and preference among everyday car audio buyers, not just the people at the OEMs
Joe Damato used to work at Bose Corp. (www.bose.com; Framingham, MA). You know, the company that runs the commercials for the Wave radio and the...
Automotive Design & Production, 02/01/05 by Kermit Whitfield · More from publication -
Tires of the future? If automotive tire upstart Amerityre can perfect its polyurethane tires, we may soon have to revise the phrase "where the rubber meets the road."
Rubber tires' many inherent weaknesses--tread separation, dry rot and a complicated and time-consuming production process--all argue for the...
Automotive Design & Production, 02/01/05 by Kermit Whitfield · More from publication
