News tagged with vehicle computer system

Computer scientist developing intersections of the future with fully autonomous vehicles

Intersections of the future will not need stop lights or stop signs, but will look like a somewhat chaotic flow of driverless, autonomous cars slipping past one another as they are managed by a virtual traffic controller, ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor to power Audi's next-gen infotainment and digital instrument clusters

NVIDIA announced that Audi AG has selected the NVIDIA Tegra 3 mobile processor to power in-vehicle infotainment systems -- as well as new digital instrument clusters that replace traditional dashboard gauges ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (9) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

Drafting without drivers

Fewer accidents, less fuel consumption, and fewer traffic jams: Autonomous, computer-controlled vehicles have many advantages in road traffic. In particular, if many cars join to form long convoys. On May ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Engineers study birds, bees to design unmanned vehicles

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Arizona aerospace and mechanical engineers are studying bird and bee flight to develop unmanned vehicles that stay aloft longer and cope with sudden and severe changes in airflow.

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 08, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

TomTom to pay Microsoft to end patent fight

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, on Monday said it settled a patent dispute over car navigation technology with TomTom NV for an undisclosed amount.

Technology / Business

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

P2P traffic control

Could a concept from information technology familiar to online file sharers be exploited to reduce road congestion and even traffic accidents? That is the question answered in the affirmative by researchers in California, ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 07, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2