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Consumer demand and competitive pressure is pushing automotive manufacturers to build more electronics into vehicles.
FREMONT, CA:Advanced technology systems started appearing in cars in the late 1980s, and today, auto electronics do everything from regulating fuel to diagnosing problems. Driven by stringent safety, energy efficiency requirements, and drivers’ desires for information and connectivity, vehicles today employ a vast spectrum of electronics modules throughout. Here are three ways in which automotive electronics are transforming self-driven vehicles.
• ADAS Reducing Drivers’ Workload
ADAS aims at lessening the driver’s workload during driving. Based on embedded vision technology, ADAS assists the drivers to park the vehicle properly. The technology also helps in protecting the vehicle against road obstacles and pedestrians. Through its visual processing capabilities, ADAS-powered systems offer object identification and tracking information.
• Motor Control Capability Enhancing Efficiency
An automotive vehicle is laced with tailored motor-control systems in addition to its primary motor features. The goal for achieving higher efficiency and control is driving the automobile engineers to design sophisticated digital vector algorithms that can create maximum torque with manageable acceleration and deceleration rates. Complex motor control capabilities also allow improved flexibility to the vehicle in terms of vehicle controls.
• Graphical Add-Ons Improving Customer Experience
Customer expectation for better information and entertainment experience has led the automotive device manufacturers to offer enhanced graphical add-ons. Automotive vehicles today are being amalgamated with touch screen displays latched on to the armrest, dash, seatbacks, and even mirrors. The touch features provide the customers with smartphone-like experience while driving. Features like third-party app stores are also being used to provide the commuters with enhanced in-vehicle services.
Because of the benefits offered through above automotive electronics, automobile manufacturers are rapidly embracing them. In turn, these solutions are delivering on the promise of enhanced safety, cost, and performance.