IT communications Another technology of IT in the design of vehicle should be regarded as "Bluetooth" technology. Chrysler in U.S. used the Bluetooth hands-free car kits "UConnect" in its vehicles as early as the second half of 2002, which is officially import Bluetooth technology in the mass production. In fact, modern information technology is becoming a driving force for Bluetooth technology of automobile industry.
Nearly two years, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on the distribution of narrow-band communications DSRC 5.850 ~ 5.925 GHz band is promoting the Wi-Fi development. Recently, Toyota Motor, Japan's Denso, NTTDoCoMo, Matsushita Electric Industrial, Nissan and Toshiba formulate the specifications of using in-vehicle wireless Bluetooth hands-free- CCAP (Car Communication Application Promotion). With CCAP, the cell phone will be easily connected with automotive audio equipment via Bluetooth technology. Its advantage is that during driving, we can create a call system space, which can provide absolute security.
IT music Many analysts have estimated that car computer technology and products would grew to 8 billion U.S. dollars in 2005 from 1 billion U.S. dollars in 2000, sales of MP3,DVD players and satellite radio and other car devices were expected to be accumulated to 28 million sets in 2005. Then in all kind of car computer devices, music entertainment device would one important for a new car. A digital music jukebox manufacturer Phat Noise developed an MP3 jukebox for vehicle using, so that drivers can listen to the music downloaded from the computer on the road. On this point Ford Motor Company took the first step to let owners choose whether to install the device. Another company Visteon also launched their car MP3 player in 2003. In addition, the largest U.S. auto supplier Delphi Automotive Systems Corp also showed a satellite radio, which could allow drivers to directly receive high-quality digital music via satellite whether in traveling or at home.
IT era What kind of technology is the future of "Automotive IT era"? There is no doubt that IT is all-round definition for the vehicle control system. If you are driving on the highway, the car suddenly jumped out such a message: "Your operating system has fatal error 60,438, you must restart!" on the dashboard, then how to do? Read the instructions? Using mobile phone to inform rescue centre? Where is the restart button? Of course this is only to the pros. However, with the competition of software makers for the car dashboard space is becoming increasingly fierce, "operating system" is being given a new meaning. If you are reversing, but suddenly it stopped. Open the door, you find that the 3-year-old girl next door fell on the car side. Thank God, thanks to the "roadblocks detection system" installed in your car, otherwise you can not see her, and it is easy to grind from her past! On the road, the GPS global positioning system provides a color map, if repair work on the road it flashes red, purple flash for accident, blue flash fro free. If unintentionally into a traffic jam zone, the computer will be very polite to tell you another line. If one in the vehicle had no breakfast, the computer will search for a car restaurant, where there will not be too long row of the team. If the day really comes, then it is no exaggeration to say that we have entered the automotive IT era. |