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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.
Push for green energy technologies intensifies in Asia Pacific
The global spotlight on green power is energizing the Asia Pacific fuel cells markets according to a new analysis from Frost & Sullivan, with the stationary fuel cells segment possibly reaching $1.9 billion in 2015.
Car makers prep standard for smart grid
Auto makers hope to ratify in 2010 the first draft of a suite of five standards that will link electric vehicles to the smart grid and home networks.
NEMS developers target auto market
NEMS technology, which combines nanotechnology and conventional MEMS, is being targeted as a next-generation sensor technology that provides a suite of applications that can operate in harsh environments.
'Upfitting' market heats up
The vehicle "upfitting" sector appears to be a growth market for automotive suppliers.
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