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    FISITA World Mobility Conference 2025: Key themes and concerns for the automotive industry
    One thing is abundantly clear after the FISITA World Mobility Conference (WMC) last week. Megatrends impact everything. No longer can chassis development, braking, safety validation and so forth stand alone without impact from the broader drive towards electrification, the AI revolution or SDVs, to name a few.  The event’s sessions gave the impression that electrification is already baked into the industry, particularly in Europe where the debate on (regulation-pushed) direction is ...
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    Beyond horsepower: Compute becomes the new competitive edge for OEMs
    Automotive compute power is becoming a defining metric of vehicle capability — not just for autonomy, but across cockpit systems, connectivity and life-cycle software deployment. As vehicles transition toward centralized electrical/electronic (E/E) architectures and software-defined platforms, silicon performance is now a core determinant of what a vehicle can do — and how long it will remain competitive in the field. Two metrics have emerged as industry standards for measuring this compu...
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    Elektrobit unveils new scalable software for software-defined vehicles
    Elektrobit has announced the launch of EB tresos AutoCore Light, a new lightweight software platform designed to support the growing demands of software-defined vehicles (SDVs). Purpose-built for peripheral electronic control units (ECUs) such as smart sensors and actuators, this solution is optimized for integration into both modern zonal architectures and upgrades of legacy domain-based systems — all while significantly cutting development time and cost. Key features of EB tresos AutoCore...
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    Elektrobit partners with Foxconn to develop AI-centric software platform for EVs
    In a press release on June 25, Elektrobit announced a joint development agreement with Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) to create EV.OS, an AI-centric software platform aimed at advancing software-defined electric vehicles. The collaboration aims to develop a smart EV platform, integrating both hardware and software, to introduce groundbreaking supply chain innovations. The goal is to develop automotive platform solutions that minimize complexity, reduce the total cost of ownership, scale prod...
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    Elektrobit and Metoak partner to establish new benchmark for intelligent driving safety ecosystem
    Elektrobit has announced a strategic partnership with Metoak, a Chinese provider of intelligent driving solutions. The collaboration leverages Elektrobit’s EB corbos Linux for Safety Applications and Metoak’s high-performance chips and intelligent driving algorithms to accelerate the large-scale adoption and ecosystem evolution of software-defined vehicle (SDV) technology. The first mass production project under this partnership has entered its initial phase, focusing on breakthroughs in ...
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    Teamwork makes the dream work in automotive
    In an era where vehicles are as much about software as they are about steel, partnering has become essential rather than just beneficial. It is the powerhouse driving advancements in connected vehicles, autonomous driving innovations and sustainable practices within the automotive industry. However, collaboration in this sector can be a double-edged sword; while it sparks innovation, it also presents challenges. Cultural clashes, intellectual property dilemmas and the need for agility in respons...
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    Cognizant and Elektrobit collaborate to accelerate SDV development
    Cognizant has announced a new collaboration with Elektrobit to integrate the latter's Software Development Kit (SDK) for EB corbos AdaptiveCore into Cognizant’s software-defined vehicle (SDV) solution accelerator. This enhanced accelerator, featuring Elektrobit’s proven Adaptive AUTOSAR solution, aims to help Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier-1 suppliers create scalable, flexible, and cost-efficient SDV architectures. The goal is to meet customer demands by speeding up the dev...
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    AI-driven mobility
    In the high-octane world of automotive manufacturing, AI is more than just a tool — it is the powerhouse driving a monumental shift across the entire industry. From design to the showroom, AI is breaking barriers and igniting innovation. While self-driving technology often steals the spotlight, AI's impact is felt everywhere in the automotive landscape. S&P Global Mobility recently tapped into insights from AI specialists to explore its vast potential. When it comes to safety, AI emerge...
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    How AI is shaping the future of mobility — Interview with Elektrobit
    The automotive industry is undergoing a significant transformation through the integration of AI technologies. AI is being leveraged to enhance various aspects of vehicle performance, safety and user experience. One of the most prominent applications is in the development of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), which utilize machine learning algorithms to improve safety features such as adaptive cruise control, lane-keeping assistance and collision avoidance. These systems analyze vast amo...
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    CES 2025: Elektrobit to showcase expanded line of open-source and virtual software development solutions
    Elektrobit will showcase its latest innovations for accelerating the automotive industry’s shift toward software-defined vehicles (SDVs) at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025, scheduled Jan. 7–10, 2025, in Las Vegas. The key technologies on display will include the expanded line of open-source and virtual development solutions; a new classification system for SDVs that offers a roadmap for development; a new vehicle (Sony Honda Mobility’s Afeela) highlighting an SDV approach; seamles...
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    Automotive Supplier Outlook 2025: Volume 2 Companies E - I
    S&P Global Mobility’s Matthew Beecham has engaged senior executives from 42 suppliers in the automotive supply chain for an end-of-year interview initiative. This initiative seeks to gather valuable insights into the challenges faced in 2024 and the strategies being formulated for 2025, prioritizing genuine experiences over elaborate strategies. This report is the second of four volumes. The key discussion points include ongoing supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, and regulatory ...
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    Elektrobit launches automotive development kits on AWS Marketplace
    Elektrobit has made available its EB corbos Linux — built on Ubuntu operating system (OS) software development kit (SDK) on the AWS Marketplace. This development kit is an open-source OS aimed at the creation of advanced embedded automotive systems utilizing high-performance computing (HPC). The company has also introduced its EB corbos AdaptiveCoreCore on the AWS Marketplace, with plans to launch EB corbos Linux for Safety Applications shortly. The key highlight of this release is the...
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    Elektrobit's EB corbos Hypervisor achieves ISO 26262 ASIL-B safety certification
    Elektrobit has announced that its EB corbos Hypervisor has received a safety certification from TÜV SÜD according to the ISO 26262 ASIL-B standard as a Safety Element out of Context (SEooC). According to Elektrobit, this certification brings the automotive industry one step closer to utilizing open-source operating systems across the software-defined vehicle (SDV), including in applications that relate to safety. "This latest certification marks an important achievement on the pathway to fu...
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    Embracing the shift to software-defined vehicles: Interview with Elektrobit
    The software-defined vehicle (SDV) is a new buzz phrase in the car industry. It refers to vehicles that can enhance their capabilities through software updates, eliminating the need for physical part replacements. SDVs use software to govern operations, incorporate new features, and facilitate the integration of novel functionalities. This concept marks an advancement in the automotive industry, laying the foundation for autonomous driving and vehicle connectivity technologies. To learn more,...
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    Elektrobit's EB corbos Linux for Safety Applications gains industry approval for automotive functional Safety standards
    Elektrobit, a leading provider of automotive software solutions, has announced the launch of EB corbos Linux for Safety Applications, the first open-source operating system solution assessed to be compliant with automotive functional safety standards. This groundbreaking solution offers several benefits, including up to 15 years of maintenance to ensure security throughout the product's lifetime, up to 50 percent faster time to market due to faster development cycles with open source, and inh...
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    Elektrobit announces EB Zoneo GatewayCore to optimize performance of automotive network communication
    Elektrobit, a subsidiary of Continental, has launched EB Zoneo GatewayCore, a software product that enables and configures modern microcontrollers' hardware accelerators for advanced automotive electrical/electronic architectures based on the widely adopted Classic AUTOSAR standard. The new software simplifies the configuration of complex networking gateway use cases, reducing time, effort and cost for original equipment manufacturers and tier 1 suppliers, according to a press release on Ap...
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    The shift to software-defined vehicles: Q&A with Elektrobit
    Software-defined vehicles (SDVs) use software to govern operations, incorporate new features, and facilitate the integration of novel functionalities. This concept marks an advancement in the automotive industry, laying the foundation for autonomous driving and vehicle connectivity technologies. The evolution of SDVs entails separating software and hardware development, like smartphones. OEMs are establishing “walled gardens” for applications. This shift encompasses continuous agile softw...
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    CES 2024: Elektrobit to showcase complete offering for software-defined mobility
    Embedded and connected software products and services provider Elektrobit plans to showcase its 360° offering for software-defined vehicle (SDV) enablement, from automotive architecture and virtual development solutions to leading-edge digital cockpits that provide the ultimate in-vehicle user experiences at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024, according to a PRNewswire release dated Dec. 11. The company's innovative software and services — reflecting decades of experience and spannin...
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    Elektrobit launches Theming Engine, a new software capable of fully customizing a vehicle’s user interface
    Elektrobit in a press release on October 10 announced the Theming Engine, a new software capable of fully customizing a vehicle’s user interface (UI) at any point during the life of the vehicle — without the need for a software engineer. The software allows automaker, fleet managers, rental car operators and shared mobility service providers to personalize the look and feel of a vehicle on the fly, providing opportunities for revenue generation, improved customer satisfaction and enhanced...
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    Elektrobit and NXP Semiconductors team up on S32G3 processors for software-defined vehicles
    Elektrobit announced joining hands with NXP Semiconductors to develop automotive electronic control units (ECUs) based on the latest Autosar standards as well as its Linux solution support for the new S32G3 vehicle network processor, a company press release dated August 2 said. NXP’s S32G3 series processors more than double the processing, memory and networking capabilities, while maintaining package pinout and software compatibility with the highly successful S32G2 series of processor...
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    Blackberry to power Elektrobit’s advanced autonomous driving systems
    Elektrobit Automotive GmbH (Elektrobit) announced that it has selected BlackBerry Ltd. (BlackBerry) to provide the foundational software for a new neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV) of a luxury electric vehicle (EV) maker in China, according to a press release dated May 9. “This marks our first domestic collaboration with BlackBerry in the field of autonomous driving, and we look forward to delivering more successful joint projects in China. The combination of the Elektrobit AUTO...
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    Elektrobit and Canonical launch EB corbos Linux for open-source OS
    Elektrobit has partnered with Canonical to launch EB corbos Linux, it said in a press release dated 21 February. EB corbos Linux is built on Ubuntu. The new solution provides OEMs and tier-1 suppliers with the flexibility of an open-source operating system for developing electronic control units (ECUs) in software-defined vehicles. EB corbos Linux built on Ubuntu will enable open-source Linux to ECU application development needed for automotive mass production across development and in-vehicl...
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    Elektrobit makes available EB tresos 9 software
    Elektrobit has announced the availability of EB tresos 9 basic software for automotive companies to develop electronic control units (ECUs), according to a company press release dated 9 February. The new version fully supports AUTOSAR R20-11 and integrates the onboard intrusion-detection capabilities in Argus CAN IDPS. EB tresos 9 will help standardize on AUTOSAR to reduce development costs and overall development time. “With EB tresos 9 we’ve added the latest AUTOSAR compliance requireme...
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    Elektrobit to provide software and services for Sony Honda Mobility’s AFEELA prototype
    Elektrobit has announced that it has provided software and services for the Sony Honda Mobility AFEELA prototype, according to a company press release dated 7 February. The AFEELA prototype was unveiled in CES earlier this year, with the vehicles slated to enter commercial production in 2025. “We’re extremely proud to be the strategic software partner of Sony Honda Mobility on its groundbreaking AFEELA prototype project. Together with SHM we are redefining mobility around the vision of cr...
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    CES 2023: Elektrobit to jointly showcase preintegrated OTA solution with Airbiquity
    Elektrobit and Airbiquity have jointly announced that the companies would be displaying pre-integrated safe and secure over-the-air (OTA) solution for the mobility industry at CES 2023 in Las Vegas next month, according to an official statement on 19 December.   The solution combines Elektrobit´s in-vehicle OTA update software products with Airbiquity’s multi-ECU OTA software management platform, which will enable OEMs to source and build an end-to-end OTA system for their fleets. ...
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    Elektrobit partners with Canonical to build software for next-generation automotive OS
    Elektrobit has partnered with Canonical to integrate the Ubuntu operating system to its automotive software, it said in a press release dated 27 October. Canonical’s open-source Linux operating system will enable Elektrobit to develop automotive-grade embedded software for long-term maintenance, over-the-air updates, and functional vehicle safety innovation. Elektrobit’s partnership with Canonical will enable us to offer an OS solution with a unique value proposition to the automotive ind...
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    NXP, Elektrobit collaborate to jointly develop software for automotive battery management systems
    NXP and Elektrobit has announced in a press release on 22 September 2022 that both the companies have jointly developed a software with Elektrobit aims to reduce the entry-level cost of battery management system (BMS) development and enhance ease-of-use of NXP’s high-voltage BMS reference design (HVBMS RD). NXP Semiconductors has partnered with Elektrobit to co-develop the software platform that supports NXP's recently released high-voltage battery management system (HVBMS) reference d...
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    NXP, Elektrobit partner to develop next-generation battery management system software for EVs
    Elektrobit has announced via a press release on 22 September that it partnered with NXP Semiconductors and co-developed a high-voltage battery management system (HVBMS) reference design for electric vehicles (EVs). Andreas Schlapka, director and segment manager of Battery Management Systems, NXP, said, “NXP and Elektrobit have complementary competencies. NXP has extensive knowledge in BMS, with a scalable portfolio of analog and digital silicon devices to support the full variety of BM...
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    Elektrobit, Continental open new automotive software development center in Mexico
    Elektrobit and Continental have announced the opening of a new software center with focus on automotive applications in Querétaro, Mexico, Elektrobit said in a press release on 13 September.    Artur Seidel, VP, Americas, Elektrobit, said, “We’re excited about our expansion into Querétaro and look forward to welcoming and growing a new team of ambitious automotive software engineers. When you work at Elektrobit, you’re empowered to grow and develop in your career while defin...
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    Elektrobit, Argus Cyber Security introduce automotive switch firmware featuring embedded security functionality
    Elektrobit and Argus Cyber Security have announced the launch of EB zoneo SwitchCore Shield, a pre-integrated solution of embedded intrusion detection and prevention (IDPS) functionality within advanced network management systems for next-generation vehicles, according to a press release by Elektrobit on 14 September 2022. The collaborative solution is an automotive-grade switch firmware for E/E architectures that pre-integrates Argus Ethernet IDPS as an integrated module. Argus Ethernet IDPS...
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    Elektrobit joins Eclipse Software Defined Vehicle Working Group
    Elektrobit has joined the Eclipse Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) Working Group, it said in a press release dated 2 September. The group is dedicated to developing new and innovative software platform for the automotive industry. “The Eclipse Foundation welcomes Elektrobit and their contributions to the Software Defined Vehicle Working Group. The entire automotive software ecosystem is experiencing rapid and fundamental change. A shared platform and tooling, which the entire industry can bot...
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    Elektrobit partners with Qt to develop solution for next-gen automotive digital cockpits
    Elektrobit has collaborated with The Qt Company to help carmakers develop next-generation digital cockpits, it said in a press release on 6 July. The solution leverages Qt Device Creation framework and the NXP i.MX 8 series applications processor with Elektrobit’s EB tresos software for AUTOSAR development and user interface engineering services. This solution allows OEMs develop human-machine interfaces (HMIs). “Elektrobit is proud to bring our decades of deep experience in AUTOSAR, alon...
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    Startup Black Sesame picks Elektrobit AUTOSAR Classic Platform to develop autonomous solutions
    Black Sesame Technologies has announced it will use EB tresos in Elektrobit’s AUTOSAR Classic Platform (CP) for its autonomous driving platform, according to a company press release dated 14 February. Black Sesame’s A1000 series chip supports Elektrobit’s AUTOSAR CP, including OS, BSW, RTE, and basic software. “At Black Sesame Technologies, we are committed to making intelligence for better living. Currently, we have built a complete customer empowerment system that will enable car fa...
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    Elektrobit launches industry-first automotive ethernet switch firmware for in-vehicle communications
    Elektrobit announced the industry's first Automotive Ethernet switch firmware, enabling secure, high-performance communications for in-vehicle networks, in a press release published on PR Newswire on 18 November. The EB zoneo SwitchCore, which is now available for switches from leading hardware vendors and is already in production electric vehicles (EVs), will make it easier for carmakers and their suppliers to develop the advanced, high-bandwidth communications systems required by next-generati...
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    Elektrobit develops solutions for intelligent automotive digital cockpits
    Elektrobit has developed a new solution for intelligent automotive digital cockpits, it said in a press release on 24 June. The EB Cockpit System Solutions are ideal for next-generation in-vehicle user experiences, starting from conception and design to production engineering and integration of hardware, software, and third-party applications. Elektrobit focuses on solutions for hypervisor, over-the-air (OTA) updates, UX design, UI development, natural language understanding (NLU), and speech...
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    Elektrobit partners with Continental to offer in-vehicle integration of Alexa Custom Assistant
    Elektrobit has partnered with Continental to produce in-vehicle integration of Alexa Custom Assistant, it said in a press release on 15 June. The solution allows automakers access Alexa’s advanced AI to create their own branded, intelligent assistants. The Alexa Custom Assistant enables custom features to be programmed into the vehicle, for a natural dialogue between the driver, custom assistant, and Alexa. Its advanced AI ensures each request is routed to the assistant. “The automotiv...
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    Elektrobit develops advanced V2G solution for its EB tresos product line
    Elektrobit has announced two additions to its Classic AUTOSAR product line, a company press release dated 9 June read. The solution enables the development of next-generation electric vehicles (EVs) with the advanced vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capabilities within an AUTOSAR development environment for electronic control units (ECUs). “The race to build next-generation vehicles has the industry rethinking every part of the car. As software experts, our goal at EB is to make it easier for our cust...
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    Elektrobit appoints Maria Anhalt as new CEO
    Elektrobit, a supplier of embedded and connected software products for the automotive industry, has appointed Maria Anhalt as its new CEO and managing director, the company announced in a press release on 6 January 2021. Anhalt, who previously served as Elektrobit’s CTO, succeeds Alexander Kocher, who has been the company's CEO and managing director since 2011, and retired at the end of 2020. Significance: The appointment of Anhalt as CEO is effective 1 January 2021. She brings more than tw...
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    Elektrobit develops software platform for next-generation automotive electronics architectures
    Elektrobit has developed a software platform to streamline the development of next-generation automotive electronics architectures based on high-performance computing (HPC), according to a company press release dated 25 November. The EB xelor platform offers OEMs and tier-1 suppliers with a secure and easily upgradable software foundation for connected vehicles. “Every carmaker is grappling with how to deal with the increased complexity of vehicle electronics engineering systems. It is requ...
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    Elektrobit’s software supports BlackBerry QNX platform for building automotive architectures
    Elektrobit has announced on 17 November that its EB corbos AdaptiveCore 2 software supports BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform 7.1. The platform is used for building high-performance computing-based automotive architecture. EB corbos AdaptiveCore 2 is the basic software for running Adaptive AUTOSAR and is used as safety element out of context. It is also the core technology for creating secure and flexible, high-performance electronic control units (ECUs). “EB and BlackBerry QN...
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    Elektrobit, Unity Technology collaborate on automotive HMIs
    Elektrobit has announced a collaboration with Unity Technology to streamline the process to design and develop automotive human-machine interfaces (HMIs), the company said in a press release on 5 October. The collaboration leverages the power of Elektrobit’s EB Guide HMI development toolchain and Unity’s real-time 3D rendering platform. By combining these two, Elektrobit and Unity will enable their customers to jump-start next-generation real-time 3D automotive HMIs by accelerating time-to-m...
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    Elektrobit shows computing software for automated driving at Automotive Testing Expo China 2020
    Elektrobit is showcasing its latest technologies for automated driving testing and validation as well as its software platform for building next-generation electronic/electrical (E/E) architecture based on high performance computing (HPC), at the Automotive Testing Expo China 2020, currently (14–16 September) being held at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, China, the company said in a press release. The solutions Elektrobit displaying at the event include EB...
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    Synopsys, Elektrobit collaborate to develop EB tresos Classic AUTOSAR software
    Synopsys, along with Elektrobit (EB), have announced availability of EB tresos Classic AUTOSAR software for its ASIL-D compliant DesignWare ARC EM and ARC HS functional safety processor IP, a company press release on 1 September read. The DesignWare ARC functional safety processors simplifies safety-critical automotive system-on-chip (SoC) development and accelerate ISO 26262 qualification. “Embedded processors used in advanced automotive applications must adhere to the highest safety stand...
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    Elektrobit provides EB Guide toolchain to Pioneer for development of display audio systems in Japan
    Elektrobit is providing EB Guide, its toolchain for human-machine interface (HMI) development, to Pioneer for the development of advanced display audio systems, the company said in a press release on 27 July. The Japanese supplier used Elektrobit’s toolchain for the development of DMH-SF700 and DMH-SZ700 display audio systems. “We were able to develop our HMI efficiently with the data-binding function that doesn’t require complicated design. As it supports multiple languages, it can be ...
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    SemiDrive picks Elektrobit’s EB tresos Studio to develop connected and AD applications
    Elektrobit has announced that SemiDrive Technology has selected the EB tresos Studio tool for use in its AUTOSAR-compliant Microcontroller Abstraction Layer (MCAL) development platform, a company press release on 21 July read. The studio tool will allow SemiDrive to develop and deliver an MCAL layer for automotive applications across a variety of ECUs such as advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), infotainment, connectivity including vehicle-to-everything (V2X), and autonomous driving dom...
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    SUSE Innovates, Elektrobit partner to develop Linux-based OS for vehicles
    SUSE Innovates has announced a strategic partnership with Elektrobit to offer next generation, Linux-based operating system (OS) for intelligent vehicles, a company blog post on 20 May read. SUSE says it will leverage Elektrobit’s automotive experience with its IT infrastructure for Linux and container technologies to develop a vehicle platform that is open and transparent with seamless system updates over the air (OTA). The Linux-based OS will be a first for both the companies. Signific...
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    CES 2020: Elektrobit demonstrates services for Android Automotive
    Elektrobit has exhibited its services for Android Automotive users at the Consumer Electronics Forum at Las Vegas, a company press release dated 10 January showed. The services allow users to install apps, download music and use navigation services just like in a smartphone. With a low development cost, OEMs and tier - suppliers can integrate EB’s services for Android Automotive into their product lines on every level, from concept creation and UX design to product engineering. Elek...
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    Daimler unit MBition picks Elektrobit to design and implement software platform for next-gen Mercedes-Benz telematics systems
    Elektrobit has signed a long-term collaboration agreement with MBition, a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler AG under which Elektrobit will be a key partner to design and implement the software platform for the next generation of Mercedes-Benz telematics systems, the company said in a press release on 30 September. Elektrobit also opened a new software lab in Berlin. “In Berlin, EB is able to bring innovative software products to the automotive industry in an ambitious environment abundant ...
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    Elektrobit displays EB Assist portfolio for ADAS and autonomous driving functions at Automotive Testing Expo China 2019
    Elektrobit, a supplier of embedded and connected software products for the automotive industry, is displaying cutting-edge technologies for automated driving at the ongoing Automotive Testing Expo China 2019 in Shanghai, China, the company said in a press release on 24 September. The display includes its EB Assist product line, comprising hardware and software products that enable automakers and tier-1 suppliers to successfully develop, test, visualize, validate, and build advanced driver a...
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    Elektrobit provides software services to WM Motor's all-electric EX5 SUV
    Elektrobit is providing software design, development and integration services for Weltmeister (WM) Motor’s first electric vehicle (EV), the WM EX5, the company announced in a press release on 20 August. WM Motor is using EB tresos, which enables implementation of AUTOSAR- and OSEK/VDX-compliant basic software for automotive ECUs. It also enables customization of basic software to meet WM Motor’s specific requirements. “It has been exciting and rewarding to partner with WM Motor in devel...
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    Elektrobit to supply automotive infrastructure software for Baidu Apollo Computing Unit
    Elektrobit (EB) has signed a strategic partnership with Baidu to supply its automotive infrastructure software for the Chinese Internet company’s Apollo Computing Unit (ACU), the company said in a press release on 7 August. Baidu’s ACU is an autonomous driving in-vehicle computing platform for mass production. Elektrobit will provide its EB tresos automotive basic software products to the Baidu ACU-Advanced Automated Vehicle Parking project. EB tresos will enable the development of AUTOSAR s...
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    Elektrobit provides ‘EB GUIDE’ HMI development platform for Volkswagen’s next-gen electric cars
    Elektrobit is providing its development platform ‘EB GUIDE’ for the digital instrument clusters and infotainment devices in Volkswagen’s (VW’s) next-generation electric vehicles (EVs), the company said in a press release on 11 April.  According to Elektrobit, its EB GUIDE is an all-in-one tool for specification, modeling, prototyping, and mass production of human-machine interfaces (HMIs) for digital instrument clusters, infotainment systems, and heads-up displays in vehicle co...
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    Geneva Motor Show 2019: TomTom, Elektrobit release 'HD map horizon' for automated driving
    TomTom and Elektrobit have released a jointly-developed high definition (HD) map horizon for automated driving vehicles at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland, TomTom said in a press release on 7 March. The new solution combines TomTom AutoStream and Elektrobit’s EB robinos Predictor and helps vehicles build a highly accurate virtual picture of the road ahead for safer and more comfortable driving. TomTom AutoStream is a ‘cloud to car’ map delivery system which streams the latest map...
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    Elektrobit start shipment of augmented reality software framework
    Elektrobit has announced the general availability of ‘EB arware’, its augmented-reality (AR) software framework, according to a press release by the Germany-based automotive software company on 26 November. The company’s software toolkit allows the creation of AR head-up display (AR-HUD) that enables safer and enhanced driving experience. According to Elektrobit, its EB arware allows human-machine interface (HMI) developers to create solutions that add AR information to a vehicle’s HU...
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    Elektrobit, IPG Automotive team up to develop automated driving functions
    Elektrobit and IPG Automotive have entered into a technological partnership to develop automated driving functions, the company said in a press release last month. According to Elektrobit, EB Assist ADTF – a tool for development, validation, visualization and testing of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving features – is already a key product feature of IPG’s CarMaker product family. The latest partnership between Elektrobit and IPG is expected to enable two partn...
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    Elektrobit, Infineon agree to collaborate on cybersecurity for vehicles
    Elektrobit Automotive and Infineon Technologies have teamed up to offer a hardware-software solution to address cybersecurity issues in vehicles, Elektrobit said in a press release yesterday (27 February). The joint solution integrates Infineon’s second generation of the multicore microcontroller (MCU) family AURIX™ (TC3xx) with Elektrobit’s zentur hardware security module (HSM) solution. Infineon’s AURIX MCUs help control communication processes, carry out monitoring and securit...
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    Mobile World Congress 2018: TomTom, Elektrobit join forces to demonstrate ‘Electronic Horizon’ system for autonomous driving
    TomTom and Elektrobit have joined forces to demonstrate an ‘Electronic Horizon’ system for driver assistance functions and autonomous vehicles at the Mobile World Congress 2018, currently being held in Barcelona, Spain, the two companies announced in a joint press release yesterday (26 February).  The joint project will combine TomTom’s AutoStream map delivery system and Elektrobit’s EB robinos Predictor to establish an easy-to-use demonstrator, evaluation and development platform f...
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    Cinemo, Elektrobit collaborate on enhanced in-vehicle infotainment
    Cinemo has reached an agreement to collaborate with Elektrobit on enhanced in-vehicle infotainment, the company said in a press release earlier this month. The two companies agreed to collaborate on Elektrobit’s EB GUIDE Reference UI (user interface), which was showcased at the Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) booth at the CES 2018, held earlier this month in Las Vegas, United States. At the CES this year, Cinemo also showcased content distribution and mobility solutions for Android in-car plat...
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    Elektrobit to develop solutions for Amazon Alexa integration in vehicles
    Elektrobit will develop solutions to help automakers integrate the Amazon Alexa into their vehicles, the company announced in a press release on 10 January. Elektrobit will use its automotive software expertise for the integration of Alexa voice services. “We’re proud to work with Amazon to usher in a new era of in-car voice and natural language capabilities. In addition to providing a more personalized in-car experience, voice input interaction with an HMI (human-machine interface...
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    NXP partners with Elektrobit on new platform for highly automated driving
    NXP will collaborate with software developer Elektrobit on a new platform for highly automated driving, NXP announced in a press release yesterday (21 June). The new development platform combines NXP BlueBox Automated Drive Development Platform with Elektrobit’s EB robinos software framework. “Automakers working at the forefront of autonomous development are faced with increased complexity, greater competition and challenging timelines. Together, NXP and Elektrobit are allowing automakers...
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    CES 2017: Elektrobit unveils software for predictive driving; partners with Argues for cyber security in connected, automated cars
    Connected technology solution provider Elektrobit has unveiled a new software, EB robinos Predictor, to provide accurate street map and topographical data for development of predictive driving systems at the 2017 Consumer Electronic Show (CES), the company announced in a press release on 4 January. This is the first software Elektrobit has brought under its EB robinos product line. The new solution features a self-learning algorithm to enable the implementation of advanced driver assistance syst...
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    Elektrobit launches ‘EB Assist ADTF 3’ to support software development of highly automated driving systems
    Elektrobit has launched EB Assist Automotive Data and Time-Triggered Framework (ADTF) 3 to accelerate the software development of highly automated driving (HAD) systems, says a company press release. This new version of this tool helps automakers and suppliers quickly develop, test and bring to market highly automated vehicles. Significance: The newest version, EB Assist ADTF 3, provides high stability and increased performance to meet the needs of complex HAD development. Some of the key fea...
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    EDITORIAL - Auto suppliers eye acquisitions of software companies
    Many automotive component suppliers are investigating acquiring software companies to enable and enhance the integration of software offered in vehicles. Automotive software has been on a growth curve for many years in terms of feature importance, development cost, intellectual property significance, bill-of-material (BOM) cost, and many others.  Because of this, software competency is growing in importance in the auto industry and all Tier 1s need more software resources and expertise. The...
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    Elektrobit unveils new software architecture for automated driving system
    Elektrobit has introduced a new software architecture for automakers and tier-1 suppliers to develop automated driving systems, the company said in a press release on Wednesday (29 June). The new architecture, called EB robino, is based on the company’s new open architecture for highly automated driving, open robino. The standardized architecture is complemented by pre-coded software modules and a host of driver assistance functions. According to Elektrobit, the integrated approach acceler...
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    HERE develops vehicle-to-cloud data standard Sensoris
    HERE, a location cloud company, has announced the development of a global standard for vehicle-to-cloud data. This is a significant step in bringing automated vehicles closer to reality. Following successful months-long discussions with international automotive and mapping companies, HERE submitted the design for a universal data format called Sensoris to Ertico-ITS Europe, a partnership of over 100 global companies and institutions involved in the production of Intelligent Transport Systems (IT...
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    Elektrobit appoints Andreas Heim as executive vice-president of Operations
    Elektrobit has appointed Andreas Heim as executive vice-president operations, effective 1 June, according to a company press release. Heim will report directly to Alexander Kocher, president and managing director of Elektrobit. In his new role, Heim will manage operations for all development domains that include navigation, connected car, driver assistance, HMI, software integration and services, and car infrastructure within the company. He will be responsible for finding new areas for growth a...
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    Company Product Details SunLine Transit Agency, BYD  Electric bus  supply deal US-based SunLine Transit Agency has added BYD’s 40-foot all-electric buses to its fleet. The transit agency began testing the vehicle on service routes in January. SunLine Transit Agency was formed in 1977 to operate the Coachella Valley’s public transportation system. Its fixed route and paratransit vehicles travel more than 4 million miles per...
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    Elektrobit expands AUTOSAR software development with new offices in India and Romania
    Elektrobit has announced plans to expand AUTOSAR software development capability with establishment of two new offices in Timisoara (Romania) and Bangalore (India), the company said in a press release on Monday (18 April). The expansion will create up to 80 software developer jobs. With this expansion, Elektrobit intends to support current development of its EB tresos line of solutions, and expand its efforts in the next generation of AUTOSAR. "Automakers are demanding more sophisticated fea...
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    Elektrobit, Mapscape support WEpods autonomous electric shuttle buses
    Elektrobit, an embedded technology solutions developer, and Mapscape, a Netherlands-based digital map provider, are contributing to enhance the WEpods autonomous functionality. Mapscape will provide an NDS (Navigation Data Standard) map database with comprehensive road geometry data which delivers more detailed information for objects and pinpoint locations than standard map information. The data provided by Mapscape will be delivered to Elektrobit’s electronic horizon solution'; this ...
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    Visteon appoints Markus Schupfner as chief technology officer
    Visteon has appointed Markus Schupfner as chief technology officer, effective 1 April 2016, according to a company press release. Schupfner will lead advanced technology development of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving, along with product management of all Visteon products. Schupfner has more than 20 years of experience in leading software development for global automotive suppliers, mainly for high-end vehicle manufacturers. His new role will be based in Karls...
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    Continental’s 2015 net income grows 14.8% y/y to USD3 billion
    Continental has reported 14.8% year-over-year (y/y) increase in net income to EUR2.7 billion (USD3 billion) in the financial year ended 31 December 2015, the Germany-based supplier of auto parts and tires said in a press release today. The company recorded strong growth in net income driven primarily by a 13.7% y/y increase in sales to EUR39.2 billion (USD42.9 billion). Strong growth in top line also helped Continental report 16.9% y/y increase in EBITDA to EUR6 billion (USD6.6 billion) and 23% ...
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    Automotive infotainment acquisitions of 2015 spell an exciting 2016
    The automotive infotainment market saw major changes in 2015 and more are expected in 2016. The most significant changes are related to or created by infotainment system connectivity via embedded modems, mobile phones (now dominated by Smartphones) and increasingly both communication links. These telematics connections are not new, but the sum of connected car capabilities they now provide, have reached a threshold that is rapidly changing the whole infotainment industry. The next table shows k...
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    Elektrobit releases EB GUIDE 6.1 with improved user interface
    Elektrobit has released the latest version of the Human Machine Interface (HMI) development product, EB GUIDE 6.1. Compared with EB GUIDE 6, this release includes user interface improvements and makes the product available with a Chinese and a Japanese interface, in addition to the current English interface. In addition, Elektrobit has added six new tutorials to the EB GUIDE website, showing how to: Model a path gesture Model button behavior with EB GUIDE Script Add a dynamic state machine ...
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    Continental’s Q3 net profit up 28% y/y to USD713 million
    Continental has reported a 28% year-on-year (y/y) increase in net income to EUR635.7 million (USD713 million, 30 September 2015) in the third quarter ending 30 September 2015, the company said in a press release. Sales improved by 11.6% y/y to EUR9.6 billion (USD10.7 billion). Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) increased 62.8% y/y to EUR1 billion (USD1.1 billion). Sales in the Automotive Group increased 9% y/y to EUR5.6 billion (USD6.2 billion), while EBIT increased y/y to EUR441 million ...
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    Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to support autonomous driving tech development
    Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is investing in an autonomous driving development programme being undertaken by the University of Birmingham (United Kingdom), reports the Birmingham Post. The automaker has revealed that it has put together GBP11 million (USD16.9 million) of funding alongside the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) which asked for research proposals. The university will be supported by the University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom) and Heriot-Watt University (United ...
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    Continental’s Elektrobit to develop Augmented Reality software
    Continental’s software firm will build augmented reality (AR) Creator software which will be used in developing AR solutions that improve driver safety and experience, according to a press release by Continental. The suite’s head-up display combines virtual information with reality to show close to real-world driving environment. “Software is developing into the single biggest enabler of innovation in the car. With the advent of the more than 1,300 EB embedded software and system speci...
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    Continental consolidates Elektrobit as standalone software company, building AR software
    Continental has announced that its subsidiary Elektrobit (EB) will build the augmented reality (AR) Creator software suite that will foster the creation of AR solutions to make driving safer and improve the driver experience. AR Creator is the sensor data fusion software and software framework for Continental’s Augmented Reality Head-up Display (AR-HUD) project announced in 2014. AR Creator consists of a wide range of software features from EB, such as precise lane positioning, environment...
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    Elektrobit, Infineon and NVIDIA collaborate on automated driving platform
    Elektrobit, Infineon Technologies and NVIDIA are collaborating to develop an automated driving platform. The solution will make it easier for automakers and suppliers to create advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) that integrate the highest levels of safety. The solution consists of the NVIDIA DRIVE PX self-driving computer integrated with Elektrobit's AUTOSAR 4.x-compliant EB tresos software suite, which runs on the NVIDIA Tegra processor and AURIX 32-bit TriCore microcontroller from I...
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    Continental’s H1 net profit up 11% y/y to USD1.5 billion
    Continental has reported a 11% year-on-year (y/y) increase in net income to EUR1.4 billion (USD1.5 billion, 30 June 2015) in the first half (H1) ended 30 June 2015, the company said in a press release. Sales improved by 16% y/y to EUR19.6 billion (USD21.5 billion). Higher sales helped the Germany-based supplier to realise a 19% y/y growth in EBIT to EUR2.1 billion (USD2.3 billion) resulting in an EBIT margin of 11%, up from 10.7% during the same period a year earlier. Adjusted EBIT increased 17....
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    Elektrobit releases new version of EB GUIDE 6
    Elektrobit has released the latest version of the Human Machine Interface (HMI) development product, EB GUIDE 6. The new version comes with a new user interface, a new website, and a host of additional features. EB GUIDE 6 uses one tool to design every interaction mode. Whether the interface uses graphics, speech, touch, or haptics, users can use EB GUIDE to develop it. It includes the latest technology in graphics, such as vector-based and 3D graphics, with effects and animations; speech t...
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    Continental completes acquisition of Elektrobit Automotive
    Continental has completed its acquisition of Elektrobit Automotive Group, the company announced in a press release yesterday (1 July). Elektrobit was formerly wholly owned by Helsinki-based Finnish Elektrobit Corporation. The acquisition was approved by Elektrobit shareholders on 11 June, and the relevant antitrust waiting period ended on 30 June. As reported, the deal comprises sale of Elektrobit Automotive and its subsidiaries, including Elektrobit's 51% ownership in e.solutions GmbH, a jointl...
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    Elektrobit introduces automotive HMI software toolkit EB GUIDE 6
    Elektrobit (EB) has introduced EB GUIDE 6, a software toolkit that allows automakers, Tier 1 suppliers and developers to design and develop customized human-machine interface (HMI) systems. EB GUIDE 6 is an updated version of an HMI toolkit for the development of multimodal in-car screens with advanced graphics, voice-, touch screen- and gesture-based controls. EB GUIDE 6 represents a complete redesign of the EB GUIDE HMI development toolchain, integrating new features such as a strea...
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    Autonet Mobile and Elektrobit demonstrate OTA software update system
    Autonet Mobile is demonstrating a new over-the-air (OTA) software update system, which can provide reliable and secure updates to control units in a vehicle. In the demo, the Autonet OTA Policy Manager will be used to initiate a live update of an instrument cluster created with EB GUIDE – Elektrobit Automotive’s human machine interface (HMI) software. EB GUIDE is a tool chain for intelligent, multi-modal HMI product developments, enabling the development of advanced user in...
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    TU-Automotive Detroit: QNX showcases OS technologies
    QNX to demonstrate a “cluster innovation wall” that showcases the results of QNX OS technology integrated with user interface design tools from the cluster software providers and members of the QNX automotive ecosystem, at TU-Automotive Detroit. The member include 3D Incorporated’s REMO HMI Runtime, Crank Software Inc.’s Storyboard Suite, DiSTI Corporation’s GL Studio, Elektrobit’s EB GUIDE and EB street director, HI Corporation’s exbeans UI Conductor, a...
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    Automotive software importance spurs acquisitions, strategic self-assessment
    Automotive software has been on a growth curve for many years in terms of feature importance, development cost, intellectual property significance, bill-of-material (BoM) cost, and many others. The growth in connected car deployment and research into autonomous driving technology will further add to the importance of automotive software. Recent automotive software company acquisitions clearly demonstrate that Tier 1 suppliers have recognized these trends and other Tier 1s will be on the prowl to...
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    Continental develops new touchscreen display with tactile feedback for use in cars
    Continental has developed a new touchscreen display with tactile feedback for use in passenger cars, called Haptic Feedback Display, said a company press release yesterday (28 May). The 8-inch screen (20.3 cm) has an inbuilt haptic actuator system. "The active haptic feedback enables us to close the loop between driver, vehicle, and environment...The clear advantage is that the driver does not have to change focus or take their eyes off the road, but instead get direct tactile feedback on the to...
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    Automotive software importance spurs acquisitions
    Automotive software has been on a growth curve for many years in terms of feature importance, development cost, intellectual property significance, bill-of-material (BoM) cost, and many others. The growth in connected car deployment and research into autonomous driving technology will further add to the importance of automotive software. Recent automotive software company acquisitions clearly demonstrate that the Tier 1s have recognized these trends and other Tier 1s will be on the prowl to acqu...
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    Continental acquires software solutions provider Elektrobit Automotive
    Continental has acquired Germany-based Elektrobit Automotive, a software solutions provider, to meet growing demand for electronics and safety technology, says a company press release. The deal comprises sale of Elektrobit Automotive and its subsidiaries, including Elektrobit's 51% ownership in e.solutions GmbH, a jointly-owned company between Elektrobit Automotive and Audi Electronics Venture. In addition, the rights to the name Elektrobit will transfer to Continental. According to Elektro...
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    Continental Acquires Elektrobit for $680 Million
    Today, Continental Corporation announced its intention to purchase Elektrobit Automotive GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Finnish Elektrobit Corporation, for 600 million euros ($680 million). Continental expects to close on this purchased by Q3 of 2015. Elektrobit (EB) Automotive is a leading supplier of automotive software and services, including HMI development, connected navigation, ADAS features, ECU development and other software engineering services. Major OEMs such as Audi, BMW, Daimle...
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    Schaeffler develops new spindle for clutch actuators
    Schaeffler has showcased a screw drive with particularly high load carrying capacity and power density at the Hannover Messe 2015 being held in Hanover, Germany, says a company press release. The PWG range is already being used in the automotive industry in clutch actuators. It can also be used in areas like mirror tracking systems in the solar power sector, azimuth adjustment systems in the wind power sector, feed units for sheet metal forming in the mechanical engineering sector, in sheet meta...
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    German consortium leverages DAB+ to improve traffic system
    The Lower Saxony consortium (ECODyNIS) - formed by Volkswagen, Delphi, Elektrobit, PQM, Media Broadcast, BMT, and both the Region and the City of Hannover (Germany) - have announced the successful completion of its project to sustainably improve the dissemination of real-time traffic data around Hannover using DAB+ (Digital Audio Broadcasting) radio. The consortium’s methodology takes traffic information in the Hannover region and automatically converts it into the TPEG (Transport Protoco...
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    CES: Qualcomm displays Snapdragon Automotive Solutions
    At the 2015 CES, Qualcomm demonstrated the full range of its Snapdragon Automotive Solutions in two new full technology concept cars based on the 2015 Maserati Quattroporte GTS and the 2015 Cadillac XTS. Integrated into the technology concept cars are: Elektrobit’s EB street director navigation software and the latest version of its EB Assist eHorizon Solution with audible and visual warnings and recommendations about the road ahead TomTom’s advanced navigation and map services ...
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    CES: Elektrobit opens automotive software Innovation Lab in Silicon Valley
    Elektrobit (EB) announced at CES it is opening a research and development center in the San Francisco-Bay area to extend and establish the company's software and systems innovations for in-car connectivity and autonomous driving. The EB Automotive Innovation Lab will focus on development of connected and autonomous car software. The company hopes to take advantage of the co-location in Silicon Valley alongside other innovative technology giants. EB will build a team of engineers dedica...
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    CES: QNX demonstrates QNX CAR Platform for Infotainment
    During CES, QNX is demonstrating its QNX CAR Platform for Infotainment. Both a Maserati and a Jeep are outfitted with a full-featured infotainment system designed for natural interaction with the vehicle. For instance, the Maserati includes: iHeartRadio “Drive Anywhere” radio: The infotainment system will detect when the AM/FM signal is missing and automatically switch to the corresponding digital iHeartRadio station, so you can continue listening to your favorite local radio anyw...
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    CES: QNX showcases QNX technology concept car, highlights ADAS features
    QNX offers the new QNX OS for Automotive Safety and will demonstrate ADAS features in the QNX technology concept car at the 2015 International CES: ADAS display for enhancing obstacle awareness: LED-based display allows drivers to gauge the direction and proximity of objects to the front, rear, and sides of the vehicle, without having to take their eyes off the road. Stretching the width of the dash, the display integrates input from the car’s ultrasonic and LiDAR sensors to provide a c...
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    CES: QNX unveils Jeep Wrangler reference vehicle
    QNX unveils Jeep Wrangler reference vehicle at the 2015 International CES featuring driver assist technologies. ADAS system that can detect traffic signs and warn of lane departures and help enable driver awareness, the vehicle’s ADAS system uses Itseez’s sophisticated computer-vision algorithms for traffic sign recognition, forward collision warnings, and lane departure warnings; the corresponding alerts are displayed in the vehicle’s digital instrument cluster. Realtime v...
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    Elektrobit and Nuance Collaborate on NLU Speech Recognition for 2015 Audi TT
    Elektrobit and Nuance collaborate to deploy speech recognition with natural language understanding as a part of the Virtual Cockpit (12.3-inch Full Digital Instrument Cluster) in the 2015 Audi TT. Drivers are able to engage in a natural, conversational dialogue with Audi's infotainment and navigation capabilities, the same way they would talk to their friend. With intuitive voice commands, drivers and passengers can control system menu, phone, tuner, media and navigation features through eve...
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    Elektrobit's latest EB Guide version supports development of connected-car features
    Elektrobit has developed a new version of human machine interface (HMI) development platform EB Guide 5.5, says a press release by the company. The EB Guide is an integrated HMI software platform used by global carmakers and suppliers since 2005. The latest version offers additional features including 3D content import, compelling graphical animations and effects, speech recognition for dynamic data and multi-touch and touch gesture recognition for smartphone-like user interaction. It also suppo...
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    Elektrobit, Daimler boost partnership for driver assistance software
    Elektrobit and Daimler have strengthened their partnership to develop embedded driver assistance software for Daimler, says a press release by Elektrobit. “With EB assuming the role of direct software supplier for Driver Assistance at Daimler, a new model is being introduced for collaboration with carmakers”, said Elektrobit. Significance: As the demand for software in vehicles rises, it makes sense for Daimler to extend its relationship with Elektrobit – the partnership will allow Dai...
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    Elektrobit opens new office in Romania for automotive software development
    Elektrobit (EB) last week announced the opening of a new office in Brasov (Romania). According to a press release the company plans to recruit more than 100 new software developers. The Brasov office will focus on automotive software product development and testing. "With the office opening in Brasov, Romania, EB expands its engineering operations to eastern Europe, and plans to generate over 100 jobs for software development engineers in the region with a focus on navigation and ECU software an...
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    Renesas, Elektrobit join hands to provide infotainment systems
    Renesas’ R-Car H1 system-on-chip (SoC) has now been equipped with runtime solution of Elektrobit (EB)’s EB GUIDE Graphic Target Framework (GTF), human machine interfaces (HMIs) development platform, according to company’s press release. Car manufacturers can make the optimum utilisation of system-on-chip (SoC)’s graphical capabilities by using high-end Renesas chip along with EB GUIDE GTF.  Car makers will benefit by creating economical prototypes of future HMI platforms with the he...
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    Elektrobit provides navigation and speech software for Volkswagen Golf VII
    Elektrobit is offering navigation, speech dialog software and HMI tooling for the head unit of Volkswagen Golf VII, according to the company’s press release. The navigation software offers drivers access to graphics for mapping, convenient speech features, selection of alternative routes, and integrated voice control. It also offers voice control feature with convenient speech destination entries for more than 50 countries. The head unit has been developed by Panasonic Automotive Systems. ...
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