Artificial Intelligence
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...
BLDC pre-driver IC offers enhanced security features
Toshiba has released a BLDC motor pre-driver IC for use in Electric Power Steering (EPS) systems. The TB9081FG features enhanced fail safe and failure detection circuits to achieve a high level of functional safety. With safety-critical automotive systems such as EPS now needing to meet the requirements of ASIL-D, it is vital for these devices to offer comprehensive redundancy and protection systems.
Camera-based assistance system handles inattentive driving
Throughout Europe 25,700 people were killed on the roads last year – an average of 70 traffic fatalities a day. Most of these accidents happened because the motorists weren’t paying attention. A system has been designed to assist the driver and significantly reduce the number of accidents. At the 2015 International Motor Show (IAA), Kostal presents a camera-based ADAS with know-how from Infineon.
Making robots more autonomous
Scientists at the University of Glasgow have joined forces with British and American colleagues in a project that may ultimately help robots become more autonomous through recognising and understanding everyday scenes.