September 2013 – Car Engineer

GM's Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Milestones

GM will expand fuel cell developments thanks to a partnership with U.S. Army

Eco-conception, News_Technologie, Technology

General Motors and the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development & Engineering Center are expanding their collaboration in the development of hydrogen fuel cell technology. Through a new Cooperative Research and Development Agreement, GM and TARDEC will jointly test new hydrogen fuel cell-related materials and designs to evaluate their performance and durability before assembling them into full […]

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Energy Management System for electric vehicle by Denso and Nagoya University

Battery-based Energy Management System developped by Denso and Nagoya University

Eco-conception, News_Technologie, Technology

DENSO and Nagoya University have developed an in-vehicle battery-based energy management system (EMS), which uses forecasting models of household electricity demand and vehicle use to reduce electricity costs. The two organizations will start to evaluate the performance of the system in October this year under the Toyota City Low-carbon Society Verification Project, one of the

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New camera technology recognizes driver to adjust settings, monitor road obstacles, and prevent theft

Active safety, News_safety, News_Technologie, Safety, Technology

Visteon Corporation is addressing the challenge of driver distraction through a new cockpit concept that uses multiple cameras in the vehicle to keep a constant eye on both the driver and the road ahead. The new camera-enhanced cockpit concept from Visteon Electronics – designed with input from consumers – uses cameras to automatically enlarge certain

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TRW presents an integrated keyless entry system and tire pressure monitoring

Comfort, News_comfort, News_Technologie, Technology, Telematics

TRW Automotive announced the launch of its first integrated remote keyless entry RKE (Remote Keyless Entry) and tire pressure monitoring TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) for a Japanese automaker system. This system has fewer components to ensure the RKE and TPMS functions. “Integrating the RKE and TPMS functions in a single system offers more performance and

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The Spark-Renault SRT_01E presented at IAA show 2013

Motorsport, News_Technologie, Technology

FIA President Jean Todt and Alejandro Agag, CEO of Formula E Holdings, revealed the new Spark-Renault SRT_01E fully-electric single-seater during the opening day of the prestigious 65th International Frankfurt Motor Show. Watched by invited guests and members of the press, the SRT_01E has been designed and built by Spark Racing Technology, headed by the renowned

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