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Report: Toyota workers raised safety concerns in 2006
Toyota workers in Japan raised safety concerns with the car maker's management as early as 2006.
GreenRoad gets additional financing
GreenRoad, a developer of driver safety technology, said it has secured $10 million in financiing to continue deploying its "green" technology service.
Experts: Car electronics become a complex commodity
Which type of motor will suit best future mobility requirements against the background of tighter climate gas emission regulations? This question is fiercely discussed within the automotive industry: While the traditionalist faction believes that conventional combustion engines still offer a large potential to improve efficiency and thus significantly reduce pollutant emissions, others call for radical moves towards a zero-emission vehicle which — of course — will be driven by an electric motor. At the Euroforum conference on automotive electronics in Munich, both groups lifted the lid on the things to come over the next few years.
Report surveys wider EV market beyond hybrids
The electric vehicle market is expanding beyond passenger cars to include industrial vehicles like forklifts and military transports, according to a new study.
Toyota recall highlights lapses in addressing auto safety
Analysts say the massive Toyota recall illustrates how slowly car makers move to fix safety problems.
Report: U.S. transportation more than just concrete
In contrast to countries like Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, the United States lags in aggregate intelligent transportation systems deployment, according to a think tank report to be released Wed. Jan. 27.
Electric vehicles earn cash for owners
Delaware becomes the first state to integrate electric vehicles into smart grid.
Battery costs could keep a brake on e-car development
The widespread adoption of fully electric vehicles still seems to need the impetus of a technology breakthrough if it is going happen by 2020.
Automotive IC market to expected grow 16% in 2010
The global market for automotive semiconductor chips will rise 16 percent in 2010 to reach $18.4 billion, according to market research company Semicast Research Ltd. (Waterlooville, England), recovering almost all of the ground lost in 2009.
CES: 'Connected' Ford redefines 'the driving experience'
Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mullaly, at the Consumer Electronics Show, explains how Ford will balance a wave of new dashboard infotainment features with his company's emphasis on reducing "driver distraction" and enhancing safety.
Duo optimize Autosar tool interactivity
DSPACE and Vector Informatik have optimized the interoperability of their Autosar tools, TargetLink and DaVinci Developer to provide developers of engine control unit software with a seamless interaction between the tools.
Auto IC market to grow 13.5% in 2010, says Gartner
The automotive semiconductor market is expected to decline by 26.5 percent in 2009 to $14.58 billion, after declining nearly 5 percent in 2008 to $19.53 billion, according to a fourth quarter update from market research firm Gartner.
Comment: Auto IC market poised for growth in 2010
The coming year will bring a return to reality for the global semiconductor market, no longer driven by bubble economics that fostered the illusion of wealth.
Road to e-cars is paved with good intentions
To promote consumer adoption, electric vehicles will have to be affordable.
Tapping the Internet behind the wheel
iSuppli estimates about 62.3 million consumers will have Internet access in their cars by 2016, up from 970,000 at the end of 2009.
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