Artificial Intelligence

Toshiba Electronics Europe has expanded its line-up of image recognition processors with a fourth generation device that will help designers implement ‘entry-level’ ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System) applications targeting Euro NCAP 2018 camera requirements.

A new report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers is calling for urgent Government and industry action to encourage the greater use of autonomous and driverless vehicles. Philippa Oldham, Head of Transport, the Institution of the Mechanical Engineers, and Lead Author of the report, commented: “We need to urgently resolve legislative, technological and insurance issues to help encourage the rollout of autonomous or driverless vehicles....

Automobiles increase the mobility of their users. However, their manoeuvrability is pushed to the limit by cramped inner city conditions. Those who need to park their vehicles frequently, such as delivery services and mobile care providers, lose a lot of working time searching for and then getting into parking spaces.

The SymTA/S 3.8 and TraceAnalyzer 3.8 from Symtavision helps to improve automotive ECU and network timing design, analysis and verification capability with the inclusion of new ECU, network, usability, interface and prototype modelling features and functionality.

It’s the time of year many motorists dread. Despite the relatively mild temperatures for this time of year, the mercury is slowly starting to drop, meaning the mornings will soon be breaking to the sound of ritual windscreen scrapping to remove the ice from the car – and that’s before it gets on the road.

NXP Semiconductors has announced the next step in innovation for its market-leading automotive radar portfolio: the world's smallest single-chip 77GHz radar transceiver (7.5x7.5mm) with very high resolution performance. Radar is a core technology in existing and future ADAS, as it provides precise data about the surrounding driving environment, ultimately making life safer for drivers and commuters on the road.

  At CES 2016, LeddarTech is demonstrating how Leddar detection and ranging technology can be integrated into standard automotive components (such as headlamps, rear lamps or side view mirrors) to enable the development and deployment of highly-optimised ADAS sensing solutions.

A new Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) wireless connectivity chip has been added to Broadcom Corporation’s automotive portfolio. The BCM89774 provides improved location and positioning while lowering power consumption for in-vehicle applications and reduces bill of materials (BOM) cost for car makers.

Renesas Electronics has unveiled the third generation R-Car, an automotive computing platform solution for driving safety support systems and in-vehicle infotainment systems. The new R-Car H3 System-on-Chip (SoC), the first member of the third generation R-Car, delivers CPU performance, image recognition processing, ISO 26262 (ASIL-B) compliance, and a system in package (SiP) with external memory to enable a range of automotive applications.

Cambridge researchers have developed a new type of display for vehicles which is the first to use laser holographic techniques to project information such as speed, direction and navigation onto the windscreen. The technology is now available on all Jaguar Land Rover vehicles. According to researchers, these new systems provide a fully immersive driving experience and could even improve safety by monitoring driver behaviour.