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New GPS/IMU fusion system improves the precision of GPS in vehicles in cities by up to 90%; implications for connected vehicles, autonomy and ITS

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The system is a fusion of a GPS (or GNSS, Global Navigation Satellite System) and an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) integrating three accelerometers and three gyroscopes, based on a context-aided Unscented Kalman filter for navigation in urban conditions. The result of attitude estimation is fed back into the sensor refinement process.

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BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye partner on open platform to bring fully autonomous driving to market by 2021

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This establishes the opportunity for self-driving fleets by 2021 and lays the foundation for entirely new business models in a connected, mobile world. The companies have agreed to a set of deliverables and milestones to deliver fully autonomous cars based on a common reference architecture.

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Siemens, Duke Energy and Ford demonstrate lower cost home smart charging technology for plug-ins; due on market next year

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and utilizing a Ford Fusion Energi Plug-In Hybrid, Siemens provided the first UL-approved residential electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) to demonstrate the ability to monitor status, report energy use, and be controlled locally from the local area network and from the cloud. Appliance connection.

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AI for Wireless

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As the number and scope of devices connected to networks expands, so too will the role of AI in wireless. Placing electronic communications in areas once mechanical orientated generates large amounts of data as applications like smart cities, telecommunication networks and autonomous vehicles (AV) connect.

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New QNX software platform enables ADAS and automated driving

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The QNX Platform for ADAS includes pre-integrated reference implementations for building multi-camera vision systems and V2X applications (vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications). ADAS platforms: NVIDIA DRIVE Automotive Platform for computer vision, deep learning, sensor fusion. Click to enlarge.

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Univ. of Utah study finds many infotainment systems too distracting to be used when vehicle in motion

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The dashed vertical red line represents the 24-second task interaction referent. Greater consideration should be given to what interactions should be available to the driver when the vehicle is in motion rather than to what features and functions could be available to motorists. Ford Fusion Titanium. Click to enlarge.

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TomTom extends coverage of real-time traffic products for congestion reduction

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Additional countries will become available before the end of 2011 and into 2012. We have shipped about 60 million devices to date, and the devices are progressively becoming more connected. TomTom invented the new category of the PND (personal navigation device) as something being connected.