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“Technology With Vision” is the new brand message of prominent German-based worldwide automotive supplier Hella. This new slogan replaces the previous “Ideas Today for the Cars of Tomorrow” which served for over two decades.
Infrared cameras are a tool of choice for vision systems designed for conditions wherein humans can’t see well enough to spot obstacles on the road. But these cameras use very expensive IR-pass lenses.
OLEDs and LEDs are generally considered as complementary technology. But in the future, they may compete on the market for general illumination. So says Philips Lighting’s director of business development,
TRW have a new Pedestrian Protection System (PPS) using a combination of acceleration and pressure sensing technologies to detect a pedestrian impact.
V2X (“Vehicle-to-X”, i.e., vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure…) systems are widely banked on as a forthcoming improvement in roadway safety technology. Continental are developing their M2XPro sensor and the Intelligent Antenna Module, two components that will create an inexpensive V2X system.
Gentex have been presented with a Volkswagen Group Award at a ceremony in Copenhagen, Denmark. Only 18 suppliers worldwide received the award, and Gentex are the only American company in the lot.
Automakers and suppliers are competing to snap up engineering talent, sending salaries climbing. Companies are heavily recruiting newly graduated and seasoned engineers to fill vacancies as they ramp up production,
Toyota Group are on track to becoming the world’s first carmaker to produce more than 10 million vehicles a year. They have announced plans to increase their combined vehicle output with subsidiaries Daihatsu and Hino by 28% year on year to 10.05m in 2012.
BMW expect to make “solid gains” in the second half of 2012 despite flat European demand, after posting a record 5% rise in July sales and a 7.6% increase over seven months.
Renault-Nissan will invest US$160m in Korea to meet anticipated demand for the next-generation Nissan Rogue and to accelerate growth of Renault Samsung Motors.
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