All items tagged with automotive (276)
Flexound Augmented Audio Appoints Isak Olevic as Chief Executive Officer
November 10, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Flexound Augmented Audio Appoints Isak Olevic as Chief Executive Officer

Flexound Augmented Audio, the innovative haptics audio company from Finland, appointed Isak Olevic as the new CEO. Olevic, an experienced automotive and audio business executive, comes from Sweden and has a vast executive experience at Volvo, Harman International, and Ericsson. He will assume responsibilities for Flexound on January 1, 2022, succeeding Flexound co-founder Mervi Heinaro, who was recently appointed as the Deputy Mayor of the City of Espoo, Finland. Mervi remains a partner in the company as well as a member of the Advisory Board.
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NXP Introduces i.MX 93 Applications Processor Family for Secure Connected Devices with Edge AI
November 9, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

NXP Introduces i.MX 93 Applications Processor Family for Secure Connected Devices with Edge AI

NXP Semiconductors is gradually catching up from the time the company wasted in the attempted merger with Qualcomm. The company announced the i.MX 93 family of applications processors designed for automotive, smart home, smart building and smart everything applications. The i.MX 93 family leverages a heterogenous multicore SoC architecture designed to leverage efficient edge machine learning.
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AES Audio Product Education Institute Webinar Explores Automotive Immersive Audio
September 9, 2021 by Audio Engineering_Society

AES Audio Product Education Institute Webinar Explores Automotive Immersive Audio

The AES Audio Product Education Institute (APEI), created to promote methodologies, practices and technologies involved in developing and bringing audio products to market, will present a new free webinar on its Automotive Audio education pillar, addressing “Immersive Audio in Automobiles,” on Wednesday, September 15 (12:00pm EDT). The webinar will feature presentations from Dolby Laboratories and Dirac Research detailing the technologies enabling the expansion of vehicle acoustic perceptions.
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Dolby Collaborates With Cinemo To Accelerate Dolby Atmos Music Experience In Cars
September 7, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Dolby Collaborates With Cinemo To Accelerate Dolby Atmos Music Experience In Cars

Dolby Laboratories announced a collaboration with Cinemo, a leading global provider of automotive infotainment middleware. The goal is to accelerate the integration of Dolby Atmos into vehicles. During Dolby’s panel at the IAA Munich International Mobility Show 2021, discussing how the immersive sound technology is set to drive a revolution for in car entertainment, the company confirmed Cinemo has become the very first middleware licensee globally of the Dolby Car Experience.
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Audio Product Education Institute Discusses Automotive Audio Supply Chain Challenges
August 28, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Audio Product Education Institute Discusses Automotive Audio Supply Chain Challenges

The AES Audio Product Education Institute (APEI) promotes an online event to discuss the challenges in the automotive supply chain, specifically in the perspective of those companies and professionals working in automotive audio and acoustics. The event, Wednesday, September 1 (12pm EDT), will outline the evolution and growing product development requirements for automotive audio, while APEI's education pillars experts will share lessons learned from suppliers and actual cases.
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Noveto Completes Chipset Development to Drive SmartBeaming Technology
August 20, 2021 by Joao Martins

Noveto Completes Chipset Development to Drive SmartBeaming Technology

Noveto, the company responsible for the development of one of the most promising audio technologies, with large implications in multiple markets, including mobile and automotive industries, confirmed the successful completion of its proprietary new C1 chipset. The development is designed to drive its SmartBeaming technology, a speaker that dynamically tracks and beams audio to the user's ears, creating a personal audio zone.
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Automotive Audio Solutions: Vehicle Electrification and Active Noise Cancellation
August 11, 2021 by Krunal Maniar

Automotive Audio Solutions: Vehicle Electrification and Active Noise Cancellation

As audio systems are expanding to integrate Active Noise Control (ANC), Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS), and Acoustic Vehicle Alert Systems (AVAS) for quiet car sound design and autonomous driver alerts, Krunal Maniar (Silicon Labs) writes about Vehicle Electrification and Active Noise Cancellation, which are currently two key driving forces fostering innovation in In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) systems. The article also examines new challenges for OEM audio system designs and how they are being met.
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Xperi Celebrates 15th Anniversary of HD Radio Technology in BMW Cars in North America
July 21, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Xperi Celebrates 15th Anniversary of HD Radio Technology in BMW Cars in North America

Xperi is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the launch of HD Radio commercial digital radio system in a US vehicle. As HD Radio’s first car partner, BMW Group led the charge in bringing digital radio into vehicles, helping to revolutionize dashboard entertainment. In September of 2005, HD Radio technology, which BMW Group described at that time as ‘one of the most significant advances in radio broadcasting history,’ first came into the vehicle market as an option in BMW 2006 7 Series and 6 Series models.
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Microchip Announces Qi 1.3 Wireless Charging Reference Design
July 14, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Microchip Announces Qi 1.3 Wireless Charging Reference Design

The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) has recently released the Qi 1.3 specification that requires authentication for improved safety when transmitting up to 15W of power between a transmitter and a receiver. To meet the specification, Microchip Technology announced a new Qi 1.3 wireless charging reference design providing developers of wireless charging systems for automotive and consumer applications with the necessary tools and support for the seamless integration and certification of new-generation product designs.
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AKM Partners with Silentium On Automotive Noise Control Solution
July 9, 2021 by Joao Martins

AKM Partners with Silentium On Automotive Noise Control Solution

Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) and Silentium have signed a license agreement to develop engine order cancellation (EOC) solutions that reduce the impact of engine noise in the car cabin. By incorporating Silentium's proven EOC software, combined with AKM semiconductor and sensor technologies, vehicle manufacturers will be able to quickly implement systems that improve fuel efficiency by reducing reliance on heavy noise dampening materials.
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