Just 4 Weeks Until DVN & DVN-I US Workshop
The hybrid live and online DVN US Workshop will happen in Novi, near Detroit, on 21-22 September. The rubric is How to Save Lives in Nighttime Driving.DVN-Interior is integral to…
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Technical Simulation is not an Option – it’s Essential!
The transformation of the automotive industry towards greater ecological-environmental compatibility, autonomy, and electrification is highly complex. Only simulation makes this process manageable, according to BMW board ex-member for development, Professor Burkhard Göschel. Professor Burkhard Göschel Now more than ever before, it is a steep challenge for the automotive industry to balance legal requirements and consumer…
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German Cars’ HMI Operation is among the Safest: Study
A driver glancing (or looking longer) at the controls and displays of their car is unaware of the traffic situation; those who aren’t familiar or comfortable with the vehicle’s controls are especially vulnerable to this kind of distraction from what is happening on the road. According to a comparison, this happens relatively rarely with German…
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China ICV Developers must manage Data Security, Cybersecurity
The Chinese Government is requiring greater efforts in the management of data security, cybersecurity, software upgrade, and functional safety related to intelligent-connected vehicles, according to a document issued by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). As vehicles are more and more turning into rolling computers, it seems a pretty obvious need to protect…
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AR-HUDs from Here Technologies
According to Here Technologies, HUDs (covered in-depth by DVN-I on 10 June 2021) are about to get a major upgrade. Here is a Netherlands-based company that provides mapping and location data. They say the next step in vehicle UX is to use the windshield as a massive real estate to become another functional surface. Present…
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Aqdot captures interior VOCs
Aqdot, a chemtech company based in Cambridge, England, has a new AqFresh technology – described in the company’s online video – for the automotive interiors market. It’s a powder successfully demonstrated to VOC emissions of polyvinyl chlorides and polyurethanes. It works by capturing VOCs from PVC and PU materials, to a level where they consistently…
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Monterey Car Week, 5-15 August 2021
Over the past few years the traditional auto show has seen its significance drastically reduced. With the pandmic cancelling motor shows over the past year, nontraditional methods of presentation have come to the fore, such as digital unveilings. But in-person events remain relevant – especially rarefied ones for the ultra-wealthy, such as the Monterey Car…
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US Government investigates Tesla’s “Autopilot” System
NHTSA, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is investigating Tesla and their “Autopilot” system as an alarming pattern of rear-end crashes has been emerging. So far, the investigation centers on eleven incidents between January 2018 and July 2021 in which Teslas rear-ended emergency vehicles parked on the side of the road, causing 17 injuries…
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New AD Test Field under construction in Aachen
RWTH Aachen University has set up measuring facilities for anonymous traffic data collection at the Melaten campus. The data is intended to support the development and validation of automated driving functions. For the research project “Corridor for New Mobility Aachen – Düsseldorf” (ACCorD), 46 measuring devices with camera sensors and laser scanners were mounted on…
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Faurecia’s Hella Acquisition: ADAS and Software
Faurecia is buying out the familial 60 per cent control of Hella for €60 per share, a total of just under €4bn—and also wants to acquire further shares at this price. “If the French succeed in acquiring 95 per cent of the Hella shares, the supplier will be taken off the stock exchange”, says Faurecia…
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