Putting a Fine Point on Vehicle Locator Tech
If you want your car to drive itself, it has to know precisely where it is at all times. GPS alone isn’t up to the task, says Mark Vogel of Mitsubishi Electric.
Steve Plumb
Senior Editor, AutoBeat Daily , AutoBeat
Mitsubishi Electric Targets Touchless Interfaces
Verbal cues are better than gestures (grand or otherwise)
Korea Fines 4 Japanese Suppliers for Price Fixing
Four Japanese auto suppliers have been fined a combined 92 billion won ($76 million) by South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission for rigging bid prices on electrical components sold to Korean carmakers.
Flexible Turning
Lathe maker Index designs to get more types of operations out of each machine.
Mitsubishi Electric to Add 2nd Czech Plant
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. plans to build a second manufacturing plant at its complex at Slany, Czech Republic.
New Approach to ISG from Mitsubishi Electric
Mitsubishi Electric has put the crankshaft-mounted integrated starter-generator (ISG) that it has developed into mass production.
Mitsubishi Electric Develops Futuristic Concept
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. says its Emirai 4 concept car is designed to optimize future autonomous, connected electric vehicles.
How Mitsubishi Electric Automotive Wants to Improve Your Autonomous Driving Experience
Tech developments just aren’t about sensors and processors but what people will actually do in an autonomous vehicle.
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, AutoBeat Group
Mitsubishi Electric Develops Dual-Occupant Monitoring Tech
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. says it has developed a wide-angle camera system that can simultaneously monitor a driver and front-seat passenger.
Partners Form Satellite Nav Receiver Venture
Suppliers Robert Bosch GmbH and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. are teaming up with global positioning systems specialists Geo++ GmbH and u-blox AB to form a joint venture that aims to enhance global navigation satellite system (GNSS) services for mass-market applications.
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America’s Approach to Building Trust in Autonomy
Let’s face it: turning over the driving tasks to sensors, computers and actuators may be technically feasible, but seriously uncomfortable for the occupants in the vehicle. Here’s one approach that can help mitigate the discomfort.
Mitsubishi Electric Touts Compact Inverter for Electrified Vehicles
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has developed a working model of an ultra-compact silicon carbide (SiC) inverter for hybrid electric vehicles it claims is the smallest and has the highest power density of any such device of its type.
Daimler Picks Valens Multimedia Platform
Daimler AG says it will use Valens Semiconductor Ltd.’s HDBaseT Automotive platform for future infotainment, driver-assist and telematics systems.
Trusting the Tech Behind Self-Driving Vehicles
When carmakers add high-tech driver aids such as automatic braking or steering, they need to make sure such systems clearly signal the car’s occupants about when they’re working and what they’re doing, says a recent study by Mitsubishi Electric.
Mitsubishi Electric Automation’s Remarkable Training Program
Yes, unemployment rates are low, but for more than a million people, employment is elusive. One company helped some of those people
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, AutoBeat Group
Renesas Electronics May Buy U.S. Chip Maker
Japan’s Renesas Electronics Corp. is in negotiations to buy California-based chip maker Intersil Corp. for an estimated 300 billion yen ($3 billion), according to media reports.
Mitsubishi Electric Partners on Maps for Self-Driving Cars
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and Japanese mapmaker Zenrin Co. Ltd. are collaborating to produce high-resolution maps of Japanese highways a soon as this year, The Nikkei reports.
IMTS 2016 Preview
About the Event The 2016 International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) marks the 31st edition of the event which will take place September 12-17, 2016, at McCormick Place in Chicago.
Mitsubishi Electric Adds Weather Updates to Navigation System
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America Inc. (MEAA) is adding real-time weather updating capability to its FlexConnect infotainment technology.
Honda to Launch Electric Motor That Contains No Heavy Rare-Earth Metals
Honda Motor Co. and Japan’s Daido Steel Co. have developed an electric motor that doesn't use heavy rare-earth metals.
Mitsubishi Electric Readies Driver-Assist Technologies
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. unit is adapting sensor technologies it developed for military applications into systems for automated vehicle functions.
CNC Interior Leather Cutting System; Mobile App for CNC Monitoring; Long-stroke Gripper for Cobots
CNC Interior Leather Cutting System; Mobile App for CNC Monitoring; Long-stroke Gripper for Cobots
Japan Jumps into Vehicle Anti-Hacking Effort
Developers in Japan are working on ways to defend tomorrow’s cars against hacking attacks that could threaten occupant safety, The Nikkei reports.
EC Fines Two Japanese Suppliers for Price Fixing
The European Commission has levied a combined €138 million ($150 million) in fines against Hitachi Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. for conspiring to fix prices on automotive electrical components in Europe between 2004 and 2010.
MEAA Going OTA
One of the challenges that some OEMs are facing with increased applications in their vehicles is that sometimes there needs to be updates which can be inconvenient for the customers of those vehicles, as either they have to go to their dealership for the update or they get a thumb drive and are expected to do the work, two things that aren’t exactly expected of them with their smartphones or tablets, when updates generally take no more heavy lifting than touching the screen.
Auto Industry Accounts for 10% of Top 100 Global Innovators
Three carmakers—Honda, Nissan and Toyota—and seven predominately automotive suppliers were included in this year’s Thomson Reuters' list of the top 100 global innovators.
Mitsubishi Electric Flexes Telematics, Noise Cancellation Prowess
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America Inc. is expanding its lineup of infotainment and electronic control systems with two new products.
U.S. Indicts 7 Execs in Supplier Price-Fixing Probe
The U.S. Dept. of Justice has indicted seven executives from two Japanese auto suppliers for conspiring to rig prices on auto parts between 2000 and 2010.