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Hot Technologies Driving the Next-Gen Vehicles

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Interviewed by

Mastufa Ahmed







Vehicle
manufacturers are coming up with sophisticated digital systems

addressing infotainment, vehicle safety, and telematics! What are

some of the hot auto technologies being used in next-gen vehicles?
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Consumer demand for
high-performance, smart connectivity is revolutionizing consumer

in-car experiences and creating growth opportunities for silicon

providers that offer automotive-grade products capable of meeting

the rigorous demands of the automotive industry.
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Vehicle manufacturers are
increasing working on providing sophisticated digital systems

addressing vehicle safety, infotainment, and telematics. Computing

functions in various forms is becoming an integral part of a car.

On-board motor digital content such as rear seat entertainment

systems, navigation systems, and driver assistance applications

are no more add-ons in a car model as they are considered

mainstream products in automobile industry.







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hspace="4" vspace="4">Car communication is one such future

technology to be adopted by more and more manufacturers. This

technology enables cars to communicate and enabling a warning

system for the driver. This technology is a real lifesaver,

especially when visibility is low, due to fog etc. or roads with

sharp turns.







Do you think
future generations of vehicles will require increased on-board

computing power?




Today, automotive market is
witnessing a swift electronic control evolution. New auto

technologies offer consumers cars that are safer, more fuel

efficient and more pleasant to drive than any previous generation

cars. Much of this has to do with the unprecedented expansion of

global market encompassing all aspects of the industry, from

government environmental mandates to vehicle manufacturing to

semiconductor solutions design.







The researchers are coming up with
innovative technologies to improve the driving experience for the

car occupant. Some of the technologies may simply not work in a

varied environment if implemented without taking into

consideration the environmental challenges.
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On- board computers is the
technology which our cars need today, offer features both for

efficiency and infotainment and comfort. For example, information

about a car's current or average fuel consumption on a display in

the instrument cluster can be really beneficial, both to the owner

and environment. With this information the technology can compute

how far one can drive with the fuel left in the tank. The data

also helps the driver to drive in an efficient and economical way.

With increased demand for the fuel efficiency and concerns for

environmental challenges, the technology is much sought after and

will be available in future generation vehicles.
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This is just the beginning of the
era when we will see advanced automated cars. Automotive

electronic systems built on innovative, zero-defect technology

will enable this vision, and Freescale is continually investing in

new designs that will help our partners redefine the vehicle.
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What are some
of the most compelling solutions for the auto industry?
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Ever since we began designing and

manufacturing automotive semiconductors in the 1950s, we have

partnered with nearly every automaker and tier one supplier in the

world. Freescale is actively developing market-ready solutions for

powertrain control and hybrid technologies to improve fuel

efficiency and lower emissions, advanced safety and chassis

applications to reduce and even prevent accidents, body

electronics and driver information systems to improve driving

experience.







Freescale has expanded its
portfolio of Qorivva 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) built on Power

Architecture technology to power the next wave of automotive

instrument cluster applications. Freescale's Qorivva MPC5645S MCU

family builds on the MPC5606S family with additional advanced

features such as high-quality digital graphics, dual displays and

video input capabilities (for applications such as backup camera

feeds), while supplying enough processing performance to

efficiently display data from a variety of internal systems
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Freescale in association with
Broadcom Corporate and OmniVision Technologie announced a jointly

developed 360-degree surround view parking assistance system —

Ethernet-based parking assistance solution. The collaboration is

an important step in the migration from a closed application to an

open and scalable Ethernet-based driver assistance network in

which several systems can easily access information
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Freescale Qorivva MPC567xK family
of 32-bit MCUs, built on Power Architecture technology, provides

designers of automotive safety systems the ability to engineer

advanced safety features, such as blind-spot detection,

lane-departure warning systems, side view assistance and adaptive

headlights. These and similar advanced automotive safety systems

are part of the rapidly growing market known as advanced driver

assistance systems (ADAS).







Freescale, i.MX 6 series
processors have been selected to power a variety of automotive

infotainment/telematics platforms, from entry-level systems to

highly advanced offerings. Freescale MM912J637 intelligent battery

sensor (IBS) accurately measures the voltage, current and

temperature of lead-acid batteries and calculates the battery

state, all while operating in harsh automotive conditions.
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