Empower RF is pleased to announce the release of the Low Power Series of our Next Generation family of RF amplifier systems. These broadband RF and microwave amplifiers are housed in a compact 3U air cooled chassis and are equipped with feature rich software control, making these amplifiers configurable to a wide variety of applications requiring digital modulation, … [Read more...]
The Connected Vehicle Is The Model T Of Our Generation
TE Connectivity has provided a white paper on the subject of connectivity of vehicles with a special focus on sensors and connectors. "The connected car has the power to shake up the auto industry as profoundly as the first Model T. The implications for the connected car revolution – and the outlook for its growth – are strongly positive. But if connected cars – equipped with … [Read more...]
Big Name Car Owners Want Their AM Radio Back
BMWBlog, Motherboard, TeslaForum, and others are reporting severe customer blowback regarding the decision by BMW and Tesla to remove or disable the AM radio function in the BMW i3 and Tesla Model X vehicles. The Tesla Model S is also affected. The reason is that EMI noise from drive motors and associated electronics is creating sufficient interference in reception that it … [Read more...]
Safety Concerns Raised About Autonomous Vehicles
A recently published article from Electronics Magazine highlights the concern consumers have for the reliability of future connected car functionality. The connected car initiative received a boost when Google announced the formation of the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA) a group of automotive manufacturers who agreed to pursue ways of making the connected car safer. This … [Read more...]
White Paper on Automotive Radar Released
This White Paper written by Rhode & Schwarz provides a detailed review of radar waveforms for Aerospace and Defense and commercial radar systems, as well as commercial radar sensors such as those used in automotive safety applications. Waveforms such as pulse and pulse-Doppler signal, continuous wave and frequency shift keying waveforms are described. It also shows … [Read more...]
U.S. DOT Rethinking Position on Self-Driving Vehicles
Officials from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) are rethinking their position on self-driving vehicles with the intention of getting more of this emerging technology into the public’s hands. In 2013, they felt that self-driving vehicles should be limited to testing and not "authorized for use by members of the public for general driving purposes.” In a recent … [Read more...]
New Amplifiers Specifically Designed to Help Automotive Industry
Recently Vectawave Technology released two new amplifiers to address an automotive industry requirement to test RF immunity to L-band and S-band pulsed radar frequencies. VBA 1200/1400-100 is being tested in the frequency range 1.2 to 1.4GHz at 1000 watts, and VBA 2700/3100-500 is being tested at 2.7 to 3.1GHz at 500 watts, with field strengths up to 600v/m. “Both amplifiers … [Read more...]
Self-Driving Car Tested on I-95
Recently, the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute demonstrated its automated vehicle technology on the I-95 Express Lanes in Virginia. According to officials at the institute and an administrator at the U.S. Department of Transportation, it is the first time that driverless technology this advanced has been tested on a highway. The demonstration was highly controlled … [Read more...]
Apple’s First Electric Car to Surface in 2019
According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Apple plans to manufacture and ship an electric car within the next four years. “The report says Apple is moving forward after investigating options for more than a year, as well as recently meeting with government officials in California. The report also says that Apple's first vehicles may not be autonomous,” USA Today … [Read more...]
RF Filter Ideal for Use in Intelligent Transport Systems
CTS Electronic Components, Inc. introduces a new surface-mount RF Bandpass Filter for use in Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) such as V2v, V2I, V2X and 802.11p. The filters were designed for use in Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments (WAVE) and Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DRSC). The CTS TCB001A Bandpass Filter is small in size and supports 2 … [Read more...]
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