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Day 3: Accelerating Ahead of Automotive Design with Autonomous Racing

Day 3: Accelerating Ahead of Automotive Design with Autonomous Racing

Day 3 is packed with even more Live Sessions, content pages, and one very special keynote that brings some sensational applications into Industry Tech Days.


News Sep 02, 2020 by Kate Smith
DARPA’s Recent Deal With Arm Reflects a History of Microelectronics Innovation

DARPA’s Recent Deal With Arm Reflects a History of Microelectronics Innovation

From a three-year partnership with Arm to sponsoring ongoing Electronics Resurgence Initiatives, here’s how the U.S. DARPA is forging onward in microelectronics.


News Aug 27, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau
Is Stereovision the Key to Fully-Autonomous Vehicles?

Is Stereovision the Key to Fully-Autonomous Vehicles?

Advanced driving-assistance systems have been evolving technology for the past few years. The next evolution of processing technology—stereovision—is pushing ADAS into the future.


News Aug 24, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons
A New RF Upconverter Can Test Satellites Operating in the Q/V Band

A New RF Upconverter Can Test Satellites Operating in the Q/V Band

This week, Rohde & Schwarz released news of its new Q/V band upconverter meant to test satellite payloads. But what is the Q/V band?


News Aug 12, 2020 by Jake Hertz
From Space to Anywhere: New Ka-Band Transceiver Promises to Connect Remote Areas

From Space to Anywhere: New Ka-Band Transceiver Promises to Connect Remote Areas

Socionext and Tokyo Tech have developed what they claim is the first Ka-band SATCOM transceiver that uses CMOS technology.


How Two Low-Power Versions of Automotive Ethernet are Cutting CO2 Emissions

How Two Low-Power Versions of Automotive Ethernet are Cutting CO2 Emissions

Road vehicles are responsible for more than 17% of global CO2 emissions. Two types of automotive Ethernet designs may trim that percentage down.


News Aug 05, 2020 by Dr. Steve Arar
How Do Engineers Work Around a Congested RF Spectrum?

How Do Engineers Work Around a Congested RF Spectrum?

The usable RF spectrum is a finite resource, and, with enough simultaneous users, congestion can become a serious impediment to reliable communication.


News Jul 24, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Resolving the LiDAR Scanning Limitations of Autonomous Vehicles

Resolving the LiDAR Scanning Limitations of Autonomous Vehicles

Researchers employ mechanical means for the control of laser light to improve LIDAR performance.


News Jul 20, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
From Notre Dame to Mars, Ground-Penetrating Radar Unearths Mysteries Previously Unseen

From Notre Dame to Mars, Ground-Penetrating Radar Unearths Mysteries Previously Unseen

How are ground-penetrating radars forging exploration in space exploration, archeology, explosive detection? It turns out, this technology can be quite versatile.


News Jul 10, 2020 by Kayla Matthews
From Autonomous Cars to Autonomous Satellites, a NN Accelerator Chip Fits Both

From Autonomous Cars to Autonomous Satellites, a NN Accelerator Chip Fits Both

What happens when you bring AI initially geared for autonomous vehicles to space?


News Jul 09, 2020 by Jake Hertz
SpooQy-1 Nanosatellite Brings Gains in Space for Privacy and Computing Power

SpooQy-1 Nanosatellite Brings Gains in Space for Privacy and Computing Power

Entangled quantum signals generated aboard a 2.6 kg nanosat in low earth orbit herald the possibility of hack-proof computer networks.


News Jul 07, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
A New Method to Generate Data for Training Autonomous Vehicles

A New Method to Generate Data for Training Autonomous Vehicles

Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a new technique for generating more data, which could be used to train autonomous vehicles tracking systems more efficiently.


News Jun 29, 2020 by Luke James
Using Machine Learning to Gauge Consumer Perspectives of the Existing EV Charging Network

Using Machine Learning to Gauge Consumer Perspectives of the Existing EV Charging Network

A new study from a research team in Georgia reports the use of machine learning techniques to provide the “best insight yet” into the attitudes of electric vehicle drivers about the existing charging network.


News Jun 17, 2020 by Luke James
MEMs Six Degrees of Freedom Sensors are Built to Cover More ADAS Safety Bases

MEMs Six Degrees of Freedom Sensors are Built to Cover More ADAS Safety Bases

Partial or conditional autonomous vehicles leave critical blind spots. MEMs 6DoF inertial sensors plus GNSS, camera, RADAR, and LiDAR data may be a better bet.


News Jun 03, 2020 by Robin Mitchell
Two Companies Partner to Secure an Automotive Linchpin—the CAN Bus—at the Hardware

Two Companies Partner to Secure an Automotive Linchpin—the CAN Bus—at the Hardware

Despite its function as the central data bus for all modern vehicles, the CAN bus is still surprisingly underprotected.


News Jun 01, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
LiDAR-Captured Road Data Now Publicly Available in Open-Source Machine Learning Dataset

LiDAR-Captured Road Data Now Publicly Available in Open-Source Machine Learning Dataset

Scale AI says COVID-19 has shown the value of autonomous vehicles for no-contact delivery. They're making real-world road data available to train machine learning models to this end.


News May 26, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Study Focused on Photonics Circuitry Shows Promising Advances for the Use of LiDAR in Autonomous Vehicles

Study Focused on Photonics Circuitry Shows Promising Advances for the Use of LiDAR in Autonomous Vehicles

Researchers at the lab of Tobias Kippenberg at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) have reportedly found a new way to implement a parallel FMCW LiDAR engine by using integrated nonlinear photonic circuitry.


News May 26, 2020 by Luke James
US Navy Turns to Optical Beamforming for Real-Time Communication, Connectivity

US Navy Turns to Optical Beamforming for Real-Time Communication, Connectivity

The Navy will be testing Isotropic Systems’ multi-beam terminals for the turbulent environments at sea. The results may indicate a shift in satellite communications.


News May 19, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
The Pitfalls of Contact Tracing are Addressed in New Wireless Ranging Tech and a BLE Chip

The Pitfalls of Contact Tracing are Addressed in New Wireless Ranging Tech and a BLE Chip

Radio Signal Strength Indicators, a common method of contact tracing, often yield inaccurate positioning results. Dialog Semiconductor says they have a better solution.


News May 19, 2020 by Robin Mitchell
New IMU Addresses Critical Safety Threat for ADAS—Sensor Drift

New IMU Addresses Critical Safety Threat for ADAS—Sensor Drift

ACEINNA's latest IMU claims a reliability of 1.3°/hr, aiming for the daunting world of autonomous vehicle positioning where sensor drift can threaten safety.


News May 05, 2020 by Gary Elinoff