Automotive blog

A quick review of Ethernet switches and transceivers will highlight their importance in the automotive Ethernet and the OPEN Alliance. The connectivity that we’ve long enjoyed via the Internet at home…

In some ways a self driving car is the ultimate embedded system (my definition of an embedded system is one where the user doesn't have access to the OS) and they have been in the news recently because…

Chinese version 中文版：高级驾驶员辅助系统 (ADAS) 取得诸多进步——无人驾驶汽车离我们越来越近Automobile manufacturers are constantly making improvements to the design of cars, creating an experience that is safer and more comfortable…

Although the theme of EW was Internet of Things, there was so much to see at Embedded World (EW).  I was impressed with the breadth of embedded computing technologies.   If you are interested in my morning…

As electronics become ever more pervasive in the automotive, industrial automation and medical device sectors, fault-tolerant electronics sub-systems are becoming a standard requirement. Designing these…

Advanced Driver Assistant System (ADAS) is a key application leading towards autonomous drive in the not distant future.

SAN FRANCISCO--Design Automation Conference 2014, more than ever, was about SoC design challenges and solutions, IoT, automotive, embedded market opportunities and how they electronics ecosystem is joining…

I’ve thought for a while that connecting the car of the future implies at least three different kinds of communication system with a vehicle: Mobile Internet, using 4G mobile communications (LTE, LTE…

There is currently a lot of talk around Advance Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) in the car market. Car makers are trying to differentiate their vehicles to end customers by implementing more and more…

In the last decade, the automobile’s navigation system or in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) has become more popular in the market. Recently, even entry-level vehicles are installing an IVI system with large…

Yesterday in Shanghai, Freescale Semiconductor made a significant announcement to bring their Kinetis EA series of MCUs into the automotive market.Thus far, ARM’s success in automotive has mainly been…

This is the third of three blogs I've written around the announcement of the new ARMv8-R architecture for real-time embedded processors.  Simon Craske, our Embedded Processor Architect, and myself will…

Having previously introduced the ARMv8-R architecture, it’s time to look more closely into its new technology and explain some of the benefits it will bring.  I’ll try to convey the key concepts simply…

This year’s ARM TechCon conference in Santa Clara sees ARM disclosing details of its next processor architecture; ARMv8-R.  This eighth-generation ARM architecture is already established as …