Hella (hella.com) has been producing lighting products in Mexico far before many other suppliers took advantage of the comparative low cost of production there. ArticlePublished: 1/26/2012
A family of intelligent acceleration sensors for front and side crash detection in advanced airbag systems has been developed by Freescale Semiconductors. ArticlePublished: 11/28/2011
An image recognition processor able to recognize lanes, vehicles, stoplights, and pedestrians via a camera-based vision system has been developed by Toshiba America Electronic Components (TAEC). The Visconti2 processor can support up to four high-re... ArticlePublished: 11/15/2011
As vehicle manufacturers begin to focus on global products, small
cars take on a new emphasis. And the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic is a new global car, one that is representative of GM’s new competitiveness. ArticlePublished: 11/10/2011
KEMET Corp. (kemet.com), a manufacturer of capacitors for everything from industrial lighting to the International Space Station, has opened a $34-million, 52,000 ft² power film capacitor production facility in the lower level of its Simpsonvil... ArticlePublished: 11/10/2011
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has developed two LED headlight prototypes—the OSLON Black Flat and OSRAM OSTAR Headlamp Pro—which combine chip and package technologies to provide high light output, uniform light patterns, thermal stability, a... ArticlePublished: 10/24/2011
The in-line six in the
Volvo S60 R-Design
is placed parallel to
the axle to provide
protection in case of
a collision. The turbocharged
engine also
provides a 0 to 60 time
of 5.5 seconds. Bet you
didn’t see that coming. ArticlePublished: 9/15/2011
Kieran O’Sullivan of Continental talks about how changes in tech will make in-vehicle information and entertainment more accessible. ArticlePublished: 9/15/2011