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Top 10 automotive electronics stories of 2012
Brian Fuller
12/17/2012 8:00 PM EST
Connected cars
2012 also will be known in automotive electronics as the year in which the pieces of the connected network began quickly falling into place. Many years after the vision was first suggested with the OnStar service, components vendors, software companies and service providers all crashed into the car's cockpit, trying to take the lead in the race to "own" not just functionality but the human-machine interface.
Some were more energetic than others in embracing the car as a new connected battle ground. On the first day of June, communications service provider Verizon plunked down more than $600 million buys Hughes Telematics. A few days later, Verizon announced the formation of the 4G Venture Forum for Connected Cars, to find ways to use LTE to power future automotive telematics applications.
In August, Sprint partnered with Chrysler to integrate its wireless technology into Chrysler’s Uconnect Access in-vehicle communication system. Three months later, Sprint was at the Los Angeles Auto Show unveiling Velocity, an in-car infotainment and telematics architecture aimed at automakers.
Even though the tipping point seems to be here, however, just about 4 percent of all existing cars right now can connect to a user's smart phone.
Next: Chevy Volt 'recalled'
2012 also will be known in automotive electronics as the year in which the pieces of the connected network began quickly falling into place. Many years after the vision was first suggested with the OnStar service, components vendors, software companies and service providers all crashed into the car's cockpit, trying to take the lead in the race to "own" not just functionality but the human-machine interface.
Some were more energetic than others in embracing the car as a new connected battle ground. On the first day of June, communications service provider Verizon plunked down more than $600 million buys Hughes Telematics. A few days later, Verizon announced the formation of the 4G Venture Forum for Connected Cars, to find ways to use LTE to power future automotive telematics applications.
In August, Sprint partnered with Chrysler to integrate its wireless technology into Chrysler’s Uconnect Access in-vehicle communication system. Three months later, Sprint was at the Los Angeles Auto Show unveiling Velocity, an in-car infotainment and telematics architecture aimed at automakers.
Even though the tipping point seems to be here, however, just about 4 percent of all existing cars right now can connect to a user's smart phone.
Next: Chevy Volt 'recalled'
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GREAT-Terry
12/17/2012 9:50 PM EST
EV and driverless are good trend and opportunities for electronics!
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Brian Fuller2
12/19/2012 12:36 PM EST
What would readers add to the list? Let us know!
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EdA_#1
1/2/2013 8:41 AM EST
I'd say the Tesla Model S winning Motor Trend COTY would be my #1. Perhaps that makes the 2013 list?
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crisslo
2/4/2013 9:48 PM EST
Back in 1960, when I was a young EE, I was told then there was a great more energy storage capability in a tablespoon of gasoline than in a typical car lead acid battery.
Question to anyone out there. Where are we now as to the gasoline tablespoon vs the car lead acid battery?
To me that is the bottom line as to 100% electric cars ---- the batteries. So far I am for the hybrid approach for electric cars.
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