Ford has disclosed that it is developing a driver-less car which can be driven under snowy conditions. The company uses LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology to create 3D maps of the roads that the AV (Autonomous Vehicles) will ...
Tags: Ford, Drive-less car, LiDAR, 3D maps, Snow
Mitsubishi Electric Corp, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ryukoku University and Microwave Chemical Co Ltd have jointly developed a microwave heating system that uses 500W-output gallium nitride (GaN) amplifier modules as heat sources. The ...
Hyundai Motor has started testing its fully-autonomous Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) in the US after receiving a license from the US state of Nevada. The automaker testing two Tucson (ix35) Fuel Cell on the public roads to ...
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At its regular radar users' conference in Orlando, FL (attended by representatives from more than 25 countries), security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin of Bethesda, MD, USA has unveiled its Digital Array Row Transceiver (DART) ...
Volvo Cars is working on a kangaroo detection technology for its cars in Australia that will help the cars avoid accidents occurred due to the national animal. The technology will include radars and cameras that will detect kangaroos and ...
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NI (formerly AWR Corp) of El Segundo, CA, USA says that India-based RF/microwave module and sub-system maker Astra Microwave Products Ltd (AMPL) has designed an S-band gallium arsenide (GaAs) monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) ...
Tags: AWR EDA, electric components, MMIC
New research from market research organisation Mintel has found that the share of own-label food products launched in the UK carrying a ‘better-for-you’ claim reached a five-year high in 2014. Mintel found that almost two ...
Brands from the Asia-Pacific region have emerged as major players in the global packaged food industry over the last decade, according to market research organisation Euromonitor International. Euromonitor has released its 2014 list of ...
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Curtin researchers have helped create technology that will make an autonomous car affordable to the average-income person within a decade. The ‘eyes and ears’ technology comprises a dozen different sensors installed in an ...
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International automotive supplier Continental will launch production this month of short range radar sensors for advanced driver assistance systems at its plant in Seguin, Texas. Expanding our manufacturing capacity takes us a step closer ...
To better protect lives and property, a new radar network offering higher resolution data and potentially earlier warning of severe weather goes live this month in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex as government, university and industry ...
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Cars that park themselves, radar-guided safety sensors and infotainment systems with web access; automakers are competing for customers who now expect constant innovation. The speed at which the new features are migrating from premium ...
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The massive Consumer Electronics Show (CES), hosted annually in Las Vegas, showcases the latest discoveries and innovations, including audiovisual, gaming, smartphones, computing, household appliances and in-car technologies. While we see ...
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A government and industry team led by engineers from the US Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (AFRL/RX) has completed a program to assess, improve, refine and validate a domestic source of supply ...
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Luxury car brands including BMW, Benz and Audi are using more advanced lighting technologies in their cars, such as LED headlights, smart high beams, and infrared-assisted lights to give them a better technological edge and justify their ...
Tags: LED, Automotive lighting, Lights, Lighting