Specs for Cars?

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRLh2Fvd4qvC-ZeRYg4T9TUvY1zKRpUE02I1pwEBia1gLCOrVQJHYIeFTZrPi47e1wPSKVrLyrYSnHklqnDMGrcZXykCuaiWydCRUv7RcHbGB4hnAtfIhLmbBLDw11bOXpim4cGwXshrs/s1600/tina_jeffrey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRLh2Fvd4qvC-ZeRYg4T9TUvY1zKRpUE02I1pwEBia1gLCOrVQJHYIeFTZrPi47e1wPSKVrLyrYSnHklqnDMGrcZXykCuaiWydCRUv7RcHbGB4hnAtfIhLmbBLDw11bOXpim4cGwXshrs/s1600/tina_jeffrey.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr align="center"><td class="tr-caption"><b>Tina Jeffrey</b></td></tr></tbody></table>As <a href="http://www.google.com/glass/start/">Google Glass</a>, the latest in experimental computer wearables, starts to make its way into the hands of select users, a multitude of use cases is popping up. For instance, a <a href="http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/04/google-glass-car/">WIRED article</a> recently explored the notion of your car being a ‘killer app’ for Google Glass. Now, you may not want to think of your car as a killer app, but let’s contemplate this use case for a moment. <br /><br />Drivers wearing Glass could pair their new specs to their phone and instantly have a personal heads-up display (HUD) that overlays virtual road signs and GPS information over the scene in front of them. For instance:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyywD7XI97CPvnUdwLFGhP5z6lyG45xoXyAXrK76ymY_mg2DSWWyZZBQdmA9KZfTIrFQdpZEobiw-YX0CaMPDTij46h4RBSLcbErrhycmveB4M8EDtXTObmjFXHkPXhy50PGGB5y6_wWA/s1600/glass_550.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyywD7XI97CPvnUdwLFGhP5z6lyG45xoXyAXrK76ymY_mg2DSWWyZZBQdmA9KZfTIrFQdpZEobiw-YX0CaMPDTij46h4RBSLcbErrhycmveB4M8EDtXTObmjFXHkPXhy50PGGB5y6_wWA/s1600/glass_550.jpg" /></a><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source: Google</span></b><br /><br />Glass also understands voice commands and could dictate an email, display turn by turn directions, or set up and display point-of-interest destination data based on a simple voice command such as “Find the nearest Starbucks”. <br /><br />This is all very cool — but does it bring anything new to the driving experience that isn’t already available? Not really. Car makers have already deployed voice-enabled systems to interface with navigation and location-based services; these services either run locally or are accessed through a brought-in mobile device and displayed on the head unit in a safe manner. ADAS algorithms, meanwhile, perform real-time traffic sign detection and recognition to display speed limits on the vehicle’s HUD. All this technology exists today and works quite well. <br /><br /><b>Catch me if you can</b><br />Another aspect to consider is the regulatory uncertainty created by drivers wearing these types of devices. Police can spot a driver with their head down texting on a cellphone or watching a movie on a DVD player. But detecting a driver performing these same activities while wearing a head-mounted display — not so easy. There’s no way of knowing whether the activities a driver is engaged in are driving related or an outright distraction. Unlike an HUD specified by the automaker, which is designed to coordinate and synchronize displayed data based on vehicle conditions and an assessment of cognitive load, a head-mounted display like Glass could give a driver free reign to engage in any activity at any time. This flies in the face of driver distraction guidelines being promulgated by government agencies.<br /><br />Don’t get me wrong. Glass is cool technology, and I see viable applications for it. For instance, as an alternative to helmet cams when filming a first-person perspective of a ski run down a mountain, or in taking augmented reality gaming to the next level. (You can see many other applications on the <a href="http://www.google.com/glass/start/what-it-does/">Glass site</a>.) But Glass is a personal display that operates as an extension of your cellphone, not as a replacement for a car’s HUD. Cars need well-integrated, useable systems that can safely enhance the driving experience. Because of this, I don’t believe that devices like Glass, as they are currently conceived, will garner a spot in our cars.<br /><br />

Specs for Cars?

Tina Jeffrey As Google Glass , the latest in experimental computer wearables, starts to make its way into the hands of select users, a multi...

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Mercedes-Benz Typ 320 Stromlinien Cabriolet by Wendler

S6 / 3.208 cc / 78 PS / 161 ft/lb (218 Nm) @ 1.700 / Vmax: 81 mph (130 km/h)<br /><br />(click images for a larger view)<br /><br /><a href="http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/2439/mercedesbenz320stromlinu.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/2439/mercedesbenz320stromlinu.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/7093/mercedesbenz320stromlin.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/7093/mercedesbenz320stromlin.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/8444/mercedesbenz320stromlinw.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/8444/mercedesbenz320stromlinw.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/7093/mercedesbenz320stromlin.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/7093/mercedesbenz320stromlin.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/7093/mercedesbenz320stromlin.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/7093/mercedesbenz320stromlin.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a name="more"></a><a href="http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/7093/mercedesbenz320stromlin.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/7093/mercedesbenz320stromlin.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/7093/mercedesbenz320stromlin.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/7093/mercedesbenz320stromlin.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/7093/mercedesbenz320stromlin.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/7093/mercedesbenz320stromlin.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/7093/mercedesbenz320stromlin.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/7093/mercedesbenz320stromlin.jpg" width="480" /></a>

Mercedes-Benz Typ 320 Stromlinien Cabriolet by Wendler

S6 / 3.208 cc / 78 PS / 161 ft/lb (218 Nm) @ 1.700 / Vmax: 81 mph (130 km/h) (click images for a larger view)

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Porsche Turbo / Turbo S (991) - Part 2

Turbo: B6 / 3.800 cc / 520 PS / 524 ft/lb (710 Nm) @ 2.100 - 4.250 / twin turbo / AWD / 0 - 62 mph (100 km/h): 3,4 s / 0 - 100 mph (160 km/h): 7,4 s / 0 - 124 mph (200 km/h): 11,1 s / Vmax: 196 mph (315 km/h)<br /><br />Turbo + Sport Chrono Package: B6 / 3.800 cc / 520 PS / 524 ft/lb (710 Nm) @ 2.100 - 4.250 / twin turbo / AWD / 0 - 62 mph (100 km/h): 3,2 s / 0 - 100 mph (160 km/h): 7,1 s / 0 - 124 mph (200 km/h): 10,8 s / Vmax: 196 mph (315 km/h)  <br /><br />Turbo S: B6 / 3.800 cc / 560 PS / 553 ft/lb (750 Nm) @ 2.200 - 4.000 / twin turbo / AWD / 0 - 62 mph (100 km/h): 3,1 s / 0 - 100 mph (160 km/h): 6,8 s / 0 - 124 mph (200 km/h): 10,3 s / Vmax: 198 mph (318 km/h)<br /><br />(click images for a larger view)<br /><br /><a href="http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/1597/2013porscheturbo13.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/1597/2013porscheturbo13.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/7493/2013porscheturbo14.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/7493/2013porscheturbo14.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/5513/2013porscheturbo15.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/5513/2013porscheturbo15.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/7615/2013porscheturbo16.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/7615/2013porscheturbo16.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/3901/2013porscheturbo17.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/3901/2013porscheturbo17.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a name="more"></a><a href="http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/3954/2013porscheturbo18.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/3954/2013porscheturbo18.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/6098/2013porscheturbo19.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/6098/2013porscheturbo19.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/3028/2013porscheturbo20.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/3028/2013porscheturbo20.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/8990/2013porscheturbo21.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/8990/2013porscheturbo21.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/7856/2013porscheturbo22.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/7856/2013porscheturbo22.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/1253/2013porscheturbo23.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/1253/2013porscheturbo23.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/2593/2013porscheturbo24.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/2593/2013porscheturbo24.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/5492/2013porscheturbo25.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/5492/2013porscheturbo25.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/6736/2013porscheturbo26.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/6736/2013porscheturbo26.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/126/2013porscheturbo29.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/126/2013porscheturbo29.jpg" width="480" /></a>

Porsche Turbo / Turbo S (991) - Part 2

Turbo: B6 / 3.800 cc / 520 PS / 524 ft/lb (710 Nm) @ 2.100 - 4.250 / twin turbo / AWD / 0 - 62 mph (100 km/h): 3,4 s / 0 - 100 mph (160...

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Marussia B2

V6 / 2.800 cc / 420 PS / 443 ft/lb (600 Nm) @ 4.000 / turbo / 0 - 62 mph (100 km/h): 3,8 s / Vmax: 162 mph (260 km/h)<br /><br />(click images for a larger view)<br /><br /><a href="http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/6225/marussiab21.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/6225/marussiab21.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/8941/marussiab27.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/8941/marussiab27.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/4159/marussiab28.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/4159/marussiab28.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/9810/marussiab213.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/9810/marussiab213.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><a href="http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/7862/marussiab215.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/7862/marussiab215.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/964/marussiab22.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/964/marussiab22.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/1117/marussiab24.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/1117/marussiab24.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/2540/marussiab29.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/2540/marussiab29.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/541/marussiab25.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/541/marussiab25.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/641/marussiab211.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/641/marussiab211.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/5508/marussiab26.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/5508/marussiab26.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/8071/marussiab210.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/8071/marussiab210.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/5682/marussiab212.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/5682/marussiab212.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/3537/marussiab214.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/3537/marussiab214.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><a href="http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/5152/marussiab23.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/5152/marussiab23.jpg" width="480" /></a>

Marussia B2

V6 / 2.800 cc / 420 PS / 443 ft/lb (600 Nm) @ 4.000 / turbo / 0 - 62 mph (100 km/h): 3,8 s / Vmax: 162 mph (260 km/h) (click images for a ...

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QNX, Renesas to integrate R-Car SoCs and QNX CAR platform

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPI9R5JTdt8f_Ry79uqtwziv8H7RhE7h4-8jj5Fwvo5eMTii56luXWSbYBYEEXAHARqnLNh1faz_6U6_ZyEEMd7i8pWvCf8zs-ucTDpGkQhgXNcB9BJGaVuH5zZoto6kethLv8bdXLK_w/s1600/paul_leroux_photo_crop_v3_thumb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPI9R5JTdt8f_Ry79uqtwziv8H7RhE7h4-8jj5Fwvo5eMTii56luXWSbYBYEEXAHARqnLNh1faz_6U6_ZyEEMd7i8pWvCf8zs-ucTDpGkQhgXNcB9BJGaVuH5zZoto6kethLv8bdXLK_w/s1600/paul_leroux_photo_crop_v3_thumb.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr align="center"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Paul Leroux</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>This just in: QNX and Renesas today announced that they are integrating support for <a href="http://am.renesas.com/applications/automotive/cis/cis_highend/rcar_h2/index.jsp">Renesas R-Car SoCs</a> into the <a href="http://www.qnx.com/products/qnxcar/index.html">QNX CAR application platform</a>. The companies also announced that QNX is joining the Renesas R-Car consortium, a partner program designed to help drive rapid development of next-generation in-car systems.<br /><br />Renesas designed its R-Car SoCs to power a variety of high-end navigation and infotainment systems. The SoCs integrate a 3D graphics processor, an audio processing DSP, and image recognition processing IPs, as well as support for CAN, MOST, USB, Ethernet, SD Card, and other interfaces.<br /><br />As part of their collaboration, QNX and Renesas intend to include support for the recently announced R-Car H2 Soc. According to Renesas, the H2 is now the world's highest-performance SoC for car information systems, with a Dhrystone benchmark of over 25000 DMIPS.<br /><br />For more information, read the <a href="http://www.qnx.com/news/pr_5580_1.html">press release</a>.<br /><br /><b>UPDATE:</b> My colleague Kosuke, who writes for the <a href="http://qnxjapan.blogspot.ca/">QNX Japan blog</a>, has just sent some photos from the Embedded Systems Expo in Tokyo, where Renesas unveiled the first demonstration of the QNX CAR platform on an R-Car M1A processor.<br /><br />Here is a shot of the demo:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjTB8oAwnMkgrkPBG7FrEtcbtkrmWRyVUk305eXRb2X8J8FdX879notarBiHiiVVjfnhyphenhyphenjNQ0-_Z6qb2UOInf8BBPBx2wYYXkgM08gR9yME7Z5oyQMzaC-LxsNbA7EyG0QqwA5NUaiw-s/s1600/qnx_car_platform_on_renesas_r-car_m1a_board.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjTB8oAwnMkgrkPBG7FrEtcbtkrmWRyVUk305eXRb2X8J8FdX879notarBiHiiVVjfnhyphenhyphenjNQ0-_Z6qb2UOInf8BBPBx2wYYXkgM08gR9yME7Z5oyQMzaC-LxsNbA7EyG0QqwA5NUaiw-s/s1600/qnx_car_platform_on_renesas_r-car_m1a_board.jpg" /></a><br /><br />And here's a closeup of the board:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7LlBmJC4roG04ffRCfLUFq8DNyMcxnQlxlzrXw6OH65FUCe11ekU2LpFdwCv98DGohHUKYORsxFVbRlecAP97tCPk_mh0XYhmLEfobyivpBuvheji3DpYAptluBVV-EbBKUdr2oSynw/s1600/renesas_r-car_m1a_board.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7LlBmJC4roG04ffRCfLUFq8DNyMcxnQlxlzrXw6OH65FUCe11ekU2LpFdwCv98DGohHUKYORsxFVbRlecAP97tCPk_mh0XYhmLEfobyivpBuvheji3DpYAptluBVV-EbBKUdr2oSynw/s1600/renesas_r-car_m1a_board.jpg" /></a><br /><br />

QNX, Renesas to integrate R-Car SoCs and QNX CAR platform

Paul Leroux This just in: QNX and Renesas today announced that they are integrating support for Renesas R-Car SoCs into the QNX CAR applica...

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