CMOS-based isolated FET drivers reduce system cost
The Si875x family features isolated FET drivers designed to transfer power across an integrated CMOS isolation barrier.
Two-phase controller boosts automotive battery power
The LTC3871 operates in buck mode from the 48V bus to the 12V bus or in boost mode from 12V…
Chinese engineers hack Tesla Model S
Chinese white hat hackers broke into the Model S and played around with the control system.
Autonomous car dreams fuel education programme
The one-year course in self-driving car technology is expected to address a shortage of engineers.
Indian Railways officer wins contest with futuristic train proposal
Ashwani Kumar Upadhyaya and Emil Jacob believe they have an electric mass transit idea that beats even monorails and SkyTrain…
Semi-automated ‘city bus of the future’ hits the road
The bus manoeuvres automatically, recognising obstacles, vehicles and pedestrians on the track and slows down accordingly, if necessary to a…
3D-printed skins take car customisation to new heights
Automobiles have come a long way since the time when you could have yours in any colour, as long as…
Automaker commits to ethical standards for supply chain
Can a company do well by committing to do good? Ford affirms it can.
Unified API promises to answer all auto security demands
The self-driving car platform is a battleground from which the big boys—both tech companies like Google and traditional automakers—are unlikely…
Tesla’s first fatal crash casts pall at three-way auto event
The accident, currently under investigation by U.S. auto-safety regulators, is likely to direct more scrutiny toward autonomous driving technology, which…