Category: Cars

Mentor Graphics at ARM TechCon 2016 shows Games, Industrial Robots, Medical Devices and Security

Posted by – November 5, 2016

Ricardo Anguiano of Mentor Graphics describes a memory wall game demo built with the Nucleus RTOS and thirty six NXP FRDM-K64F boards and touchscreens, plus a Boundary Devices BD-SL-i.MX6 game controller which also runs the Nucleus RTOS. Phong Chau of Cepheid discusses their new GeneXpert Omni, a point of care molecular diagnostic system built with Mentor Embedded Linux. Also covered in the video is a Mentor Graphics industrial automation robot demo which runs both the safety-critical functionality and the HMI control running on the same SoC using hardware enforced separation with implications for safety certification feasibility and safety certification cost control. The video ends with a brief computer security discussion, how security doesn’t lend itself to soundbites, and how the industry still makes the same security mistakes we were making since the 60s and how security applies to the Internet of Things and to the Automotive market.

Renesas at ARM Techcon 2016


Renesas Electronics Corporation is a Japanese semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo. It has manufacturing, design and sales operations in around 20 countries. It is the world’s largest auto semiconductor maker, one of the world’s largest makers of semiconductor systems for mobile phones, the world’s largest maker of microcontrollers, and the second largest maker of application processors. It also makes LCD drivers, RF ICs, mixed-signal integrated circuits and system on a chip semiconductors.

Charlie Miller Keynote, Automotive Security: A Hacker’s Eye View

Posted by – October 28, 2016

Charlie Miller is a Senior Security Engineer at Uber Advanced Technologies Center, here is his keynote at ARM Techcon 2016. For better and worse, automotive security is headline news and garnering tremendous widespread attention from media, consumers, manufactures, and hackers alike. The security of today’s vehicles involves many moving parts, but while manufactures take a majority of the blame, multiple parties contribute to the security debt in today’s vehicle ecosystem. This keynote takes a deep dive into automotive security, current attacks and vulnerabilities, and also looks toward the future and onset of autonomous vehicles. Hear candid calls to action and highly distinctive insight into vehicle security from this famed hacker’s perspective.

Carlux Engine Jumpstart and Pokemon Go Ball

Posted by – October 18, 2016

Carlux produces engine jumpstarting equipment available in multiple sizes and capable of jumpstarting vehicles as large as cargo trucks. The low capacity white jumpstarter features a USB port sells for 21 USD for 300 pieces. The higher capacity yellow jumpstarter has a capacity of 24v and sells for 68 USD. Carlux also sells a Pokemon go ball 12 USD.

The $80 Electric Car, Scooter board turned into a car by Hong Technology

Posted by – October 13, 2016

Add this $15 seat adapter to a $65 self-balancing scooter, and you’ve got a $80 electric car with about 20km range per charge and a quite high top speed. They say that it won’t explode under you, and if you are a good driver you shouldn’t end up under a car while using it. Beware though, it seems easy to accelerate to top-speed using this setup.

Distributors can contact Hong Technology here (please let them know you watched the video):
Lily, Sales Manager
lily.zhan@hong-group.com
+8618926042006 (also wechat, whatsapp 18926042006)
+86(0755)61587869
skype: hxjs03

CarDroid auto data logging and diagnostics module

Posted by – September 25, 2016

CarDroid is a solution used to gather data in real time from a running car, and log this data onto the microSD card that can be mounted inside. Featuring 4GB of internal memory, microSIM card slot, GPS for positioning, two WiFi modules in case there is no WiFi connectivity, Bluetooth and a standard OBD-II port for connecting to the car’s diagnostic features, the CarDroid costs US$150 and is meant to track car location, detect theft and break-ins, in addition to displaying real time data such as speed. It uses an ARM Cortex-M3 CPU.

Saintway M7A, 7’’ Car Mobile Data Terminal on RK3188 with Android4.4 or Linux

Posted by – August 17, 2016

Saintway M7A is all-in-1 mobile data terminal for vehicles powered by Rockchip 3188 Quad-core ARM Cortex-A9. It comes with 7’’ TFT LCD screen at 1024*600 reolustion and capactive multi-touch panel, with 802.11b/g/n WiFi, 3G WCDMA, Bluetooth 4.0, it also have a pigtail cable with multiple USB ,serial devices and other applications extersion like RJ45(POE), RS232, USB/OTG, LAN etc. M7A runs Android4.4 or Linux OS, compatible with -20~60degree operation temperature, used for indutrial and commercial system like taxi dispatch system, intelligent industrial control, retail interactive terminal.

You can contact Saintway here:(Please let them know if you watch this video)
Kevin Wu, Sales Manager
okevinu@saintway.cn

MOVEO foldable electric scooter, Amber One electric super car range-extended (from Hungary)

Posted by – June 9, 2016

MOVEO is a light-weight, foldable electric scooter designed and made in Hungary. Its main features include:
– Foldability – easy to fold, carry and store
– Light weight: 45 kg – without battery: 38 kg
– 45 km/h max. speed, 50 km range
– Organic design, low consumption: 0,3 EUR/100 km
Amber One: light-weight range-extended electric super sports car
– 1150 kg total weight
– 308 HP
– 4 x 75 kW hub-motors, 4 x 1000 Nm
– 205 km/h max speed
– 0-100 km/h: 3,2 sec
– range: 100 km electric, 600 km extended

Filmed at the IDTechEx Electric Vehicles Europe 2016 Show

Aero-service EV4, 4-wheel electric bike from Poland

Posted by – June 8, 2016

EV4 is designed by Aero-service in Poland, using low weight components highly durable aeronautical aluminum alloy, constructed like an airplane. The main frame of the vehicle is riveted just like in the case of airplanes to make it more durable and lightweight. The independent suspension uses an adaptive suspension system to adjust to the shape of the terrain at any given moment. Regardless of the surface type, terrain, angle of inclination of roads and travel, the EV4’s wheels uniformly and evenly touch the ground. Thanks to the electric drive as well as gear belts the noise emission is close to zero, which has a positive effect on the driving comfort. The vehicle’s low weight and the use of modern and efficient lithium ion batteries achieve a 100km driving range. Shocks are absorbed by two bicycle shock absorbers with adjustable hardness and damping. Hydraulic disc brakes on 4 wheels allow for very short braking distances, making the EV4 very safe. The EV4’s four wheels result in stability superior to that of single-track vehicles.

Aero-service’s official video:

Technical specifications:
Drive: DC motors 800W/1000W
Driver: DC 1600 W/2100W
Gear: toothed belt
Li-ion battery: 36V 52AH/48V40AH
Brakes: hydraulic discs on 4 wheels
Width: 60cm
Length: 150cm
Height: 110cm
Mechanical tilting system
Cushioning system – 2 bicycle shock absorbers
Weight: 41 kg without battery
53 kg with battery
Range: 90-130km
Speed: max: 40 km / h
Riveted aluminum frame
Welded aluminum wishbones
Height-adjustable seat

Saintway Car Mirror DVR on Rockchip SoFIA 3GR, Voice Control, GPS, FM etc

Posted by – May 13, 2016

Saintway shows the cloud rear view mirror with DVR system, powered by Quad-core Rockchip/Intel SoFIA 3GR, runs Android 5.1, with WiFi, Bluetooth and SIM card slot, support intergraded 3G, GPS, FM features, With build-in dual-camera, support dual-channel video recording. It also supports voice control, customer can use many features hands free like make phone call, navigate, listen to music etc.

Toyota Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars

Posted by – May 13, 2016

Andy Fuchs of Toyota Motor Europe discusses hydrogen and electric vehicles and infrastructure at the IDTechEx Show! in Berlin. Toyota, is one of the world’s top automaker and creator of the Prius and the Mirai fuel cell vehicle. In addition to automotive products, its subsidiaries manufacture rubber and cork materials, steel, synthetic resins, automatic looms, and cotton and woolen goods. Others deal in real estate, prefabricated housing units, and the import and export of raw materials.

IDTechEx Interview: Toyota Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars

Posted by – May 13, 2016

Dr. Peter Harrop, Chairman of IDTechEx interviews Andy Fuchs of Toyota Motor Europe (https://www.toyota-europe.com/) at the IDTechEx Show! in Berlin about future electronic vehicles and infrastructure. Toyota discusses the range of options for passenger vehicles, electric buses and hybrid and electric manufacturing equipment. Toyota, is one of the world's top automaker and creator of the Prius and the Mirai fuel cell vehicle. In addition to automotive products, its subsidiaries manufacture rubber and cork materials, steel, synthetic resins, automatic looms, and cotton and woolen goods. Others deal in real estate, prefabricated housing units, and the import and export of raw materials.

Mozi X3, 5V/2.4A Car Charger with FM Transmiter, Car Charger with Air Purifier

Posted by – May 8, 2016

Mozi X3 is a Car charger with FM transmitter inside, it use cable to connect with your smart phone that means more stable and better signal than bluetooth. It come with 5V/2.4A power supply, you can still charge your phone while you listen to FM or other apps from smart phone. Mozi Q3 is a car charger with air purifier, with a small fan inside, that will makes your car air be fresh and cool. Mozi also shows their USB charger with private tooling and MP3 player.

Distributors can contact Mozi here:
Donald Wang, Sales Director
inquiry@mozicn.com (please let them know you watched this video)
Mobile/Wechat: +86-13632968417
Skype: donaldwang1
http://www.mozicn.com

OVEVO Q8 Bluetooth Headset 2.1A Car Charger, OVEVO LED Bluetooth Speakers

Posted by – April 23, 2016

reddot design award winner 2016, OVEVO Q8 is a smart Car charger with a single bluetooth earphone & microphone inside. It features 1 or 2 USB power charge ports at 5V/2.1A, charging any USB device in the car. The bluetooth 4.0 earphone built-in 75mAh battery works for 1.5 hours and recharges each time it’s put back in the charger using a unique magnet connection in the car. You can easily answer a phone calls just taking out the earphone to your ear from the car charger, or just press the button of the top of earphone to hang up a phone call.

OVEVO also shows many LED Bluetooth speakers at their China Sourcing Fair booth, supports millions of colors for the LED light through smart phone via the OVEVO app. OVEVO Z3 comes with a nice red bottle design in silver aluminum casing, it with dual-5watt speaker inside and over 10 hours battery life. OVEVO Z4 is portable bluetooth speaker with family design of Z3 but also features a leather case, also with dual-5watt speaker inside and over 10 hours battery life.

OVEVO Q8 selling at $29 on aliexpress now:http://www.aliexpress.com/OVEVO Q8

Distributors can contact OVEVO here:
Jade, Sales Manager (let them know you watched this video)
Mobile: +86 152 7817 8279
sales@ovevo.cn
http://www.ovevo.cn/
Or you can buy OVEVO from here:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=ovevo&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aovevo

BeBop Sensors: Printed Electronic Sensors for Music, Medical and Automotive

Posted by – March 5, 2016

Interview with BeBop Sensors at the IDTechEx Wearable USA event. BeBop uses smart fabrics to create sensor solutions for OEMs. Where things or people interact, BeBop Sensors comprehend force, location, size, weight, shape, motion and presence across any size, resolution and geometry. BeBop uses a proprietary Monolithic Fabric Sensor Technology that integrates all of the sensors, traces and electronics into a single piece of fabric. BeBop technology senses and displays 3D maps of pressure, bend, location, rotation, angle, and torsion. For more information see http://www.bebopsensors.com/ and http://www.IDTechEx.com

AIAIA Car Door LED Light with Customized LOGO

Posted by – February 19, 2016

AIAIA Car Door LED Light is a DIY light with customized LOGO for cars while you open the door the lights going down on the floor.

Bluetooth dice by u-blox

Posted by – January 27, 2016
Category: Sensors, Cars, ARM TechCon

U-Blox is a Swiss based semiconductor company supplying positioning and wireless semiconductors and modules for automotive, industrial and consumer markets. It provides Narrow band IoT connection to connect the device directly with cloud using ARM mbed. In this Video, the U-Blox dice sense their number when you roll them and sends it to a nearby gateway using Bluetooth, that gateway sends the data to cloud for making it ready to display in browser.

DuPont printed electronics for displays, photovoltaics, automotive and more

Posted by – January 17, 2016

Interview with DuPont at the IDTechEx Show! DuPont Microcircuit Materials manufactures specialized inks for a variety of printed electronic applications in the display, photovoltaic, automotive, biomedical, telecommunication and consumer products markets. DuPont Microcircuit Materials’ stretchable/formable ink developments are also designed for use in wearable and in-mold electronics applications.

For more information see http://www.mcm.dupont.com and http://www.IDTechEx.com.

JumpsPower AMG6S can start a car in Portable 6000mAh Power Bank size

Posted by – December 5, 2015

JumpsPower AMG6S is a 6000mAh pocket power bank with Jumpstarter function, shipping the the spark-proof clamp, it can Jump Start the dead battery of car, motorcycle, boat in seconds up to 10 times after full charging. With 5V/2A USB port, it also can used as a power bank to quickly charge the smart phone and tablet. With build-in LED flash light, it can used as a torch for emergency.

Sharp Free Form Displays, circular Smartphone, fancy car dashboards and no-bezel digital signage

Posted by – October 15, 2015

Sharp LCD IGZO cut into all kinds of shapes, and every pixel seems to work. They suggest an an all-round shaped Smartphone will be possible next year, in-car dashboards also with circular and curved designs, space for buttons, all using Sharp’s IGZO technology, could also be round displays for Nest type of smart thermometers, on Hi-Fi systems, all runs Android, customized for all these special LCD shapes!