Artificial Intelligence
Heterogeneous processors target ADAS applications
Extending its ADAS portfolio, Texas Instruments has introduced the TDA2Eco processors to further enable car manufacturers to develop more advanced surround view systems in entry- to mid-level vehicles. The devices are developed on the same heterogeneous, scalable architecture as other TDA devices providing automotive manufacturers with the optimal mix of performance, low power and ADAS vision analytics.
Here's how tomorrow's intelligent trucks work
Personalised, predictive and always driveable. Tomorrow’s intelligent truck is more similar to a smartphone on wheels than a traditional vehicle. “Within a few years this is going to revolutionise productivity in the transport industry,” says Hayder Wokil, Director Quality & Uptime, Volvo Trucks.
Self-driving cars take to the streets of Gothenburg
ARCCORE has announced that it has been invited to participate in the pre-development of embedded software platform technology for highly autonomous driving and next-gen active safety features. ARCCORE aims to support the realisation of the large-scale highly autonomous driving pilot project “Drive Me”. Drive Me is the world’s biggest pilot project, whereby self-driving cars will be deployed on public roads in the Gothenburg...
Electronic mirror eliminates blind spots
Facilitating an alternative option to the exterior rear-view mirrors of the car, Ficosa has developed an electronic mirror composed of cameras and displays. This pioneering system, also known as a Camera Monitor System (CMS), represents an authentic revolution for the automotive industry as well as an important progress towards the autonomous car.
Image recognition processor enhances automotive safety
DENSO is utilising Toshiba’s TMPV7506XBG image recognition processor in its latest front-camera-based active safety system, which will be equipped in vehicles to reach the market in late 2015. The image recognition processor IC supports multiple camera-based ADAS functions, including lane detection, vehicle detection, pedestrian detection and traffic sign recognition. It concurrently executes multiple applications with low power consumption...
Accelerate development of surround view applications
Designed to be used in a wide spectrum of applications, Renesas Electronics has announced the ADAS Surround View Kit. An extension of the ADAS Starter kit, the ADAS Surround View Kit simplifies and accelerates the development of surround view applications (especially when combined with the ADAS Starter Kit). Surround view applications are expected to play a major role in future cars, providing additional comfort and new safety features.
2MP automotive CMOS image sensor mitigates LED flicker
Featuring the industry’s first LED flicker mitigation function, Toshiba Electronics Europe has announced a 2MP CMOS image sensor for automotive cameras. The CSA02M00PB sensor is equipped with Toshiba’s original LED flicker (pulsed LED) mitigation circuit to minimise image flicker caused by LED light sources.
Toyota continues rollout of Microchip MOST50 networking devices
Microchip Technology has announced that its MOST50 Intelligent Network Interface Controllers (INICs) are powering the infotainment systems of the new Toyota Alphard executive-lounge hybrid vehicles. This is the latest deployment among a wide variety of the Toyota Motor Corporation’s brands, which have been using MOST50 in their infotainment systems for many years, including both volume and luxury vehicles. In the new Alphard implementation,...
Driverless cars: The new testing ground for connected tech
Throughout 2015, the development of driverless cars has dominated technology headlines across the UK. Between the futuristic predictions of Elon Musk and the real life road tests of Google’s SDCs (Self-Driving Cars), driverless vehicles are quickly moving from a work of science fiction to a genuine commercial reality.
Artificial intelligence could help cure breast cancer
Western University researchers are working on a way to use artificial intelligence to predict a patient’s response to two common chemotherapy medications used to treat breast cancer, paclitaxel and gemcitabine. Peter Rogan, PhD, and a team of researchers, including Stephanie Dorman, PhD, and Katherina Baranova, BMSc, at Western’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, are hoping to one day remove the guesswork from breast cancer...