During the Connected Car trial, NXP, IBM and its partners (Nokia, Rijkswaterstaat, ANWB, Cibatax, Technolution, TNO, KPN, Tass Software Solutions and TU Eindhoven) have equipped 200 participating cars with a special telematics chip to automatically gather driving conditions data – such as bad weather or traffic density – which is then
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Innovation Day demoes – Intelligent Traffic Systems for ALL road users
Recently, we held a special Innovation Day for the media in Amsterdam to highlight some of the fantastic things that our R&D guys are doing in areas such as the Internet of Things, NFC, and the connected car. Elsewhere on the blog and at the automotive section of the NXP site you’ll find
Read MoreNXP connects the car – Tackling the traffic challenges of modern megacities
One of the key topics that NXP focused on at electronica 2012 is the connected car. In the world’s megacities, traffic infrastructure often looks like it’s collapsing under its own weight. Authorities have realized that simply constructing more roads cannot relieve the daily routine of major traffic congestion – instead,
Read MoreNo more traffic delays? The future of mobility needs smarter solutions!
Posted by Maurice Geraets / September 24, 2012 / Posted in Automotive, Automotive Featured / No Comments
How to improve mobility in times of economic crisis is a hot topic in many countries. However, pilot projects already showed that technology can improve traffic flows and motivate car drivers to change habits. In this video, shot for the Dutch mobility week, I explain that with smart technology, governments don’t
Read MoreHamburg’s first Electric Racing Car!
Last week, the first test run of the electrical racing car of Technical University of Hamburg took place. The car, which is sponsored by NXP, had been developed and built by engineering students within just one year. Engineers from NXP Automotive had set up laboratory workstations for the students at
Read MoreNXP shows future of Car infotainment at IFA Berlin Preview
End of August, IFA Berlin will open its doors and before the show starts the High-tech Press Club Germany organized a preview to demonstrate the newest, coolest and greatest in gadgets, internet, TV, projectors, cameras, smartphones and a lot more to German trade and business media. Torsten Lehmann, GM Car Entertainment
Read MoreTelematics for Congestion Management, Active Safety, Electromobility: World Cities Summit
This week we have begun testing a next-generation congestion management system in Singapore. Cars equipped with NXP’s 3.5G telematics solution ATOP (automotive telematics on-board unit platform) are currently piloting this urban modern mobility solution. Singapore’s world-class infrastructure is the ideal test bed for intelligent traffic solutions as it faces the
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