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Back in 2007, Volvo announced its lofty goal of not having anyone killed or seriously injured in its cars. The Sweden-based company saw the writing on the wall, so to speak, and realised at the time that sensors and other technologies could be included in cars to greatly reduce the chance of getting into an accident. So as technology advanced, the company began to roll out new safety features into its cars each year.

Atlas, designed and operated by the Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC), recently came second place at the DARPA Robotics Challenge, an annual competition that puts robots to the test in categories including stair climbing, door opening, rubble traversing and vehicle driving and dismounting. As you might have guessed, Atlas is good at practicing the same tasks over and over again.

Data Device Corporation (DDC) introduces a 10-Channel, 120A, 115VAC Solid-State Power Controller (SSPC), offering advanced programmability, system health diagnostic and prognostic data and high-power density in a compact and reliable board, certifiable to DO-160, making it suitable for use in mission system and non-flight critical applications onboard manned and unmanned aircraft.

The biggest successes of the last few years have all been about software. “There’s an app for that” has gone from being an Apple slogan to a simple truism.There are revolutions ahead: virtual reality, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles and wearable technology are all in their early days. However, none are yet polished enough to really seize the imagination of users – or even to have been released.

Phaedrus Systems is pleased to announce that McObject has released eXtremeDB 7.0, an upgrade to its embedded Database Management System (DBMS) product family for the IoT. eXtremeDB was an early IoT enabling technology and its usage has grown with today’s explosion in smart, connected electronics.

“One rarely experiences moments in which it becomes crystal clear how important and rewarding it can be to defy all the naysayers, to steadfastly pursue a vision and to work unwaveringly for years to bring it to fruition.” That’s how Horst Hörtner, Director, Ars Electronica Futurelab, summarised what was going through his head when 100 drones took off in pursuit of a world record in November 2015.

Enabling the fast integration of motion intelligence into any system, a series of highly accurate motion tracking modules has been introduced Fairchild. The FMT1000 series is suited for applications including drones, autonomous vehicles, unmanned systems, heavy industry, construction, agriculture, VR headsets and camera and platform stabilisation.

Wind River has introduced a breakthrough automotive software platform for the command center of the connected car, Wind River Helix Cockpit. Cockpit was designed from the ground up to meet the intersecting needs of the automotive and IoT landscapes.

NXP Semiconductors hosted the 'NXP Connects Silicon Valley' event at the Club Auto Sport, on the 12th of January. Secure, connected self-driving cars require a vast range of technologies and expertise from different industries. The event brings together leading connected car influencers as well as innovative startups to showcase the latest innovations for the connected car.

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.