News tagged with vehicle computer system
TomTom to pay Microsoft to end patent fight
Mar 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, on Monday said it settled a patent dispute over car navigation technology with TomTom NV for an undisclosed amount.
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Solar car aims to put rivals in the shade
Apr 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Plans for a solar-powered racing car which will cruise at 60mph using the same power as a hairdryer have been unveiled by students at Cambridge University.
Accidental wireless: Wireless-based sensor system could SAVE lives
Technology / Computer Sciences
Feb 09, 2009 |
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Following a rollover automobile accident, driver and passengers are usually unable to call for help. So, unless the accident occurs on a busy road, rescue is unlikely to arrive in time to save them. Writing in the International Jo ...
P2P traffic control
Jan 07, 2009 |
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Could a concept from information technology familiar to online file sharers be exploited to reduce road congestion and even traffic accidents? That is the question answered in the affirmative by researchers in California, ...
Ground Control to Major Tom: London ISA Catches Speeders
May 11, 2009 |
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An Intelligent Speed Adaption (ISA) system is being tested by the London for Transport (TfL). The eye-in-the-sky ISA system relies on a computer installed in the vehicle with pre-loaded speed limit road data ...
Vehicle communications system in your pocket
Apr 09, 2008 |
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The device that will manage the telematics communications of next-generation vehicles may already be in our pockets. Multiple application ‘nomadic’ devices like the mobile phone are ideal for telematics solutions. Automotive ...
Pieces Coming Together for First Test Launch of NASA's New Spacecraft
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA is using powerful computers and software programs to design the rocket that will carry crew and cargo to space after the space shuttle retires. But those computers will have their work ...
Researchers define challenging carbon-emissions targets for U.S. auto industry
Jan 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- U.S. automakers must achieve an eightfold reduction in automobile-related carbon emissions to help stabilize the amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere by 2050, according ...
More power from bumps in the road: Energy-harvesting shock absorbers
Feb 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of MIT undergraduate students has invented a shock absorber that harnesses energy from small bumps in the road, generating electricity while it smoothes the ride more effectively than ...
NASA's Ares I-X moon rocket makes first test flight
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Oct 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Ares I-X test rocket lifted off at 11:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a two-minute powered flight.
The viability of hydrogen transportation markets: Chicken or egg?
Sep 11, 2008 |
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Hydrogen may well be the new gasoline. But where's the nearest "gas" station where you can pull up and refuel your energy-efficient vehicle? Will hydrogen stations be strategically convenient—located on street corners and ...
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