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The BMW Group and Samsung SDI signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Seoul last week. Samsung SDI will supply the BMW Group with battery cells for the
Mexico is poised to overtake Brazil as the top Latin American automobile producer for the first time in more than a decade as surging exports to the U.S. spur factory openings and record output.
The dealership, Audi City in Mayfair, central London, showcases a revolutionary new way for Volkswagen’s premium brand to sell not just cars but the brand itself.
Adapted from Vision Zero June 2014
Car makers and researchers are working on the next generation of pedestrian-detection and collision-avoidance systems. The World Health Organization reports that there are over 270,000 traffic-related pedestrian fatalities every year, around the world. Clearly, we need vehicle systems to identify VRUs (Vulnerable Road Users) early enough, and systems to avoid or at least mitigate a collision. Both systems require developers first to identify the most common and safety-critical scenarios. This was the aim of a one-year naturalistic study done by researchers from Toyota and Purdue University (in the U.S. state of Indiana). They identified seven situations with elevated risk of a pedestrian getting hurt or killed by a vehicle. These include children walking alone, and areas with a large amount of activity on foot. The researchers also found that the risk rises when adults walk in groups of three or more, and that joggers are more likely to be hit than walkers.
Eliza Yingzi Du, who led the research, says the team estimated the pedestrian appearance points and TTC (Time To Collision) for all potential conflict events. Most such events have a TTC of one to six seconds, with the majority of those ranging from 2 to 4 seconds—the mean TTC is 3.84 seconds, with a standard deviation of 1.74.
Comments from Geoff Draper
| Dr Yandan Lin |
As a member of the IFAL International Organising Committee I would like to offer some supplementary comments to your report in the 01 July edition of DVN.
Daniel Stern, DVN
Traditionally, there have been few educational options outside of rarefied high academia and in-house corporate knowledge transfer programs for comprehensive
from WARDSAUTO
Smart lighting can be used to better illuminate roads, signal pedestrians in the path ahead and wake up drowsy drivers
Optis say their new Virtual Prototyping Solution for Headlamps lets designers simulate, optimise, visualise, test, & validate headlamp systems in a global environment.
Philips are initiating proceedings to combine their Lumileds LED business and their automotive lighting business into a standalone company within the Philips group.
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