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August 21, 2007

ABI: Vehicle Safety Drives Early Deployments of DSRC
While industry participants continue to fine-tune details of the standard for dedicated short-range communications (DSRC), the major players ... more

August 21, 2007

ABI: Ford Sync Represents New Selling Point for Auto Makers
The integration of portable electronic devices into the automobile is about to change from being a sparingly offered, passively supported luxury ... more

August 21, 2007

ABI: Auto Wireless Connectivity Hindered by Lack of Standards
Satellite radio, worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX), Wi-Fi, various flavors of digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB), high ... more

August 20, 2007

Chinese Standards Committee Adopts TMC Traffic Information Standard
The Chinese National ITS Standardisation Committee (Chinese equivalent of European Committee for Standardization (CEN)/International Organization ... more

August 16, 2007

Frost: Increased Auto Electronic Content Spurs Demand for ASIC, ASSP, FPGA
A proliferation of automobile electronic content is the result of government pollution guidelines, safety and security regulations and the ongoing ... more

August 15, 2007

DOE to Provide Up to $21.5M for Research to Improve Vehicle Efficiency
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it will award up to $21.5 million for 11 cost-shared R&D projects to improve the fuel efficiency ... more

August 8, 2007

SwRI Plans Second Hydrogen Technology Information Report
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) intends to publish its second information subscription service on the status and future prospects for generating ... more

August 7, 2007

TIA to Hold Inaugural Telematics Standards Committee Meeting
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) created an Automotive Telematics Engineering Committee to provide a forum for bringing telematics ... more

August 6, 2007

EMA Study: Urea Infrastructure Can Accommodate Projected Nonroad Engine Demand
An Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) study demonstrated that the projected infrastructure for urea, a key reagent used in pollution control ... more

August 1, 2007

ASTM Int'l Develops Inductive Loop Detector Installation Standard - ASTM E 2561
Drawing on the best practices of the U.S. Federal Highway Administration and the states, ASTM International Committee E17 on Vehicle-Pavement ... more