Get Ready for DVN Triple Workshop at San Francisco!
The grand U.S. DVN Triple Workshop awaits you in San Francisco on 29-3 August, including an interior Deep Dive centered around the theme Interior Lighting and Beyond. Interior lighting is…
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AI / ChatGPT – Technology to Change Driving?
This time it’s generative AI; specifically, Musk’s new “TruthGPT” project. Will it really save the world, like he says? Well, h’mm; will “Full Self Driving” ever be an accurate description…
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Driver Monitoring Systems Pave the Way for In-Car AI
Some driver assistance systems have been mandatory for newly-type-approved cars and trucks in the European Union since July 2022. These include a drowsiness warning system. From July 2024, this and…
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Android Updates for Infotainment, Navigation
Several new updates for vehicles compatible with Android Auto have been launched by Google to enhance entertainment safety and navigation for drivers and passengers. To foster productivity, Google has worked with their partners to bring Microsoft Teams; Webex, and Zoom to vehicles. The YouTube app is now also available for automakers to offer; Polestar; Volvo,…
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BMW i5 is New 5-Series Top Model
BMW has unveiled the new 5-Series sedan, which has grown to over 5 meters long and is offered as an EV; as a plug-in hybrid, or with electrified combustion engines. In the vegan interior, sports seats are standard. Electric comfort seats are optional, as is Merino leather upholstery. In the cockpit, the number of buttons…
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New HVAC System for Kia EV9 Electric SUV
The EV9 features three-row seating, and can accommodate up to seven passengers, with two independent climate control systems. This enables separate climate zones for the driver; the front passenger, and the rear passengers. As standard, the seats equipped in the front and the first row are all ventilated and heated, and feature new wiring to…
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Innolux’s Innovative Front, Rear Displays
Innolux describes their Integrated Automotive LID as the world’s first-ever single-piece large curved display, is a one-piece front-seat display that maximizes information display and ease of manœuverability. This is aided and abetted by the likes of display-wide touch functions; diversified in-vehicle applications, and a more intuitive design. And the company’s one- high-resolution Cinema Display for…
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Bowers & Wilkins Immersive Sound in Volvo EX90 EV
Volvo is offering an audio system in their electric EX90 that creates an immersive, high-resolution sonic experience. The Bowers & Wilkins High Fidelity sound system pairs perfectly with the quietest Volvo cabin ever built. Even when the EX90 was nothing more than a sketch on paper, Volvo designers collaborated with the audio engineers at Bowers…
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Seeing Machines, Ambarella, Autobrains Mix DMS With ADAS on SoC
Seeing Machines (see DVN-I interview with CEO) has announced a partnership with Ambarella, a human vision and edge-AI applications specialist company in Santa Clara, California, and Tel Aviv, Israel-based automotive AI expert company Autobrains. The partnership will deliver a streamlined solution for automotive manufacturers by combining front advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and driver monitoring…
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Hyundai Pony Coupé Concept Restored After 50 Years
Hyundai’s recreated Pony Coupé Concept has made its world premiere, nearly 50 years after its original debut, in Lake Como, Italy. Originally unveiled at the 1974 Turin Motor Show, the…
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