EPN Automotive Electronics Blog

IAA 2011: An extra eye on the road

One of the hottest among the hot topics at IAA 2011 - Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung - in Frankfurt is safety. Safety for driver and passengers but also for pedestrians and all the other traffic on the road.

ABS for two wheels

In 2008, the number of motorcyclists involved in fatal accidents in the European Union amounted to 5520 – 14% of all road deaths. Since the introduction and standardization of ABS has lowered

Model truck

Inefficient driving techniques can increase carbon emissions and raise fuel consumption by as much as 10%. For a company with 20 trucks, each driven 120,000 kilometres a year, this translates to 200 tons

The muffled truck

Particularly in metropolitan and urban areas, the noise produced by delivery trucks, buses, coaches and urban municipal vehicles constitutes a form of environmental pollution. A special ant-sound-technology might prove helpful.

Step into the light

So you think the list of extra equipment for your next car is too short? 80something microcontrollers are not sufficient? Here is what you need: The illuminated tread plate!