Ensuring Electric Vehicle Safety
Ensuring electric vehicle safety is crucial for vehicle occupants and those around them. Here are some important considerations for everyone’s electric vehicle safety: By addressing these considerations, manufacturers, regulators, and users can collectively contribute to the safe adoption and use of electric vehicles.
Automotive Electronics: Drive-by-Wire (DBW) Technology
Drive-by-wire (DBW) electronics, also known as electronic throttle control (ETC), is a technology used in modern vehicles to replace the traditional mechanical linkages between the accelerator pedal and the throttle body with electronic sensors and actuators. When you press the accelerator pedal in a traditional…
Automotive Electronics: 11 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) are a set of technologies and features designed to assist drivers in operating their vehicles safely and more efficiently. These systems use a combination of sensors, cameras, radar, and other electronic manufacturing technologies to monitor the vehicle’s surroundings, provide real-time…
Q: What is the SAE J1939 Communication Protocol
A: The SAE J1939 communication protocol is used in the automotive and heavy-duty trucking industries. It is a standardized protocol that defines how information is exchanged between electronic control units (ECUs) in vehicles, particularly in commercial vehicles like trucks and buses. SAE stands for the…