Automotive Electronics Blog

The pole keeps watch

While classic traffic light cameras - sometimes even with chemical film - are still very common in Europe, their days are numbered. That doesn't mean that red light violations won't be controlled any longer, but the cameras are becoming multifuctional and even more inconspicuous. A rather elegant traffic control system is being installed in Estonia.

Threewise triple MCU

In modern automotive systems, various bus systems, rigid safety demands and the need for high performance at low power have to be balanced. While there are many specialized automotive chips like microcontrollers and SoCs around, this  is an area where the general trend towards higher integration finally makes sense.

Electric Entertainment

All surveys indicate that a majority of drivers would prefer an electric car over a fuel-based one - if it was fast enough and ran long enough. However, one tiny problem escaped the attention of the public until now: Radio.