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“Software-Defined Car” project seeks to develop standardized rules and processes; SofDCar

Green Car Congress

The “Software-Defined Car” (SofDCar) project now aims to develop standardized rules and processes to ensure that electronic components of the vehicle interact smoothly, remain updatable and, hence, safe. —Professor Ralf Reussner from KASTEL – KIT’s Institute of Information Security and Dependability.

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Renesas and Cohda collaborating on V2V and V2I communications; V2X reference solution available in 2017

Green Car Congress

By bringing together Renesas’ V2X R-Car system-on-chips (SoCs) and Cohda Wireless’ V2X and CAV software solutions, the companies deliver a V2X reference solution that supports European and North American communications standards for V2X system development. Both were deeply validated and proven for reliable operation.

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Bosch leading major research project on software-defined manufacturing

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Led by Bosch, the University of Stuttgart, and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), a total of thirty companies will define the foundations for software-defined manufacturing (SDM) over the next three years in the SDM4FZI research project (Software-Defined Manufacturing for the Vehicle and Supplier Industry).

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€7M German project to develop processes and demand scenarios for the mass production of synthetic fuels; “Refineries for Future”

Green Car Congress

Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and their partners have now launched the REF4FU (“Refineries for Future”) project to determine the refuel quantities needed and what future green refineries will have to look like to supply these quantities. Only 60 percent of the fuel today is consumed by individual car traffic.

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The best electric skateboard conversion kits

Green Authority

Electric skateboards , often referred to as e-boards, typically weigh less than 30 pounds (13.5 However, if you love skateboarding and thought of how to convert a skateboard to electric, there are DIY electric skateboard conversion kits available in the market today. Things to remember when buying skateboard conversion kits.

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Big Meats: Jeep Offers 35-Inch Tires on 2-Door Wrangler

The Truth About Cars

Shod with these jumbo BFGoodrich KO2 tires, breakover angle (a measure referring to clearance angles underneath the Jeep) jumps to an impressive 32.4 Anyone popping for the $62,295 Rubicon X will get this gear as standard kit. The extra height only pads the two-door Wrangler’s already impressive resumé.

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New high-resolution time-to-digital converter from ams offers better object detection and avoidance for LiDAR

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The new TDC-GPX2 also features standard low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) and serial peripheral (SPI) interfaces, and a new, smaller 9mm x 9mm QFN64 package. ams has put particular emphasis on making the TDC-GPX2 easy to implement in end-product designs, providing standard interfaces and requiring few external components.

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