A few belated photos and thoughts from the Detroit Auto Show. We had lots of our user interface / embedded projects featured by OEMs at this year’s show. Driver clusters and information displays, as well as TFT touchscreen center consoles….
Ford Motor Co. is the latest automaker to open a research lab in Silicon Valley, where it hopes to scout out new technology and keep ahead of trends. Auto makers have shown a penchant towards technology, especially following the big launches…
While browsing the latest and greatest from CES, this cool new technology popped up: http://www.snapkeys.com/ I’ve personally always found typing on the iPhone awkward to say the least. Must be my fat thumbs. But this technology didn’t reveal a ‘eureka’…
The Apple Effect “But wait,” you say, “Steve Jobs never went to CES, so this year is no different.” You’re right, of course. But the net he cast always permeated the show. “What was Apple doing next?” “How did Apple’s…
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The 2012 MAIN Event welcomes auto execs and celebrates student automotive concepts On Sunday, January 8, Altia joined Ford Motor Company, Inteva Products, Dassault Systems, Navistar and many others in sponsoring the 2012 Motorcity Automotive Industry Night Event – the…
Our User Experience Director, Steve Tengler, recently had an article published in Connect World magazine about Driver Distraction- a prevelant theme in the arena of automotive technology. How do you create cutting-edge interfaces for drivers, but minimize the amount of time…
At this year’s Detroit Auto Show, Dodge made waves with a new 2013 Dodge Dart. A solid competitor in the midsize sedan category. And of course, lots of great technology including a center stack touchscreen and a digital driver cluster.Check…
Check out Lamborghini’s 2012 release of the Aventador featuring some cutting-edge technology in the Driver cluster and center stack!
CES starts this week, with countless tech blogs announcing the gadgets buried within. (A few of my favorites: The Verge – Mashable – Gizmodo’s live blog – Engadget) And just like last year, our intrepid CEO (Mike Juran) will be…
