[...]... such as engine management, air-bag deployment, and even in intelligent brake systems In addition, users now expect to sit in an automobile and have their brought -in devices, and beamed -in services harmoniously integrated with the built -in interfaces inside the automobile Thus, widespread adoption of vehicular networks is fast becoming a reality and critical data is being exchanged with-inside and with-outside... addressing key research areas in automotive technology The consortium is driven by 7 A*STAR research institutes namely, Data Storage Institute (DSI), Institute for Infocomm Research (I²R), Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES), Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC), Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Institute of Microelectronics (IME), and Singapore Institute... technologies, and specially designed technologies DSRC standards and communication stack for data exchange As the emerging area of vehicular networks has attracted a number of R&D groups in the world, this chapter then introduces the consortiums and initiatives working on advanced automotive technologies in Europe, the U.S., Japan and Singapore In the future, vehicular networks certainly play a vital role in. .. manufacturing, and as a participating guest at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in their Precision Engineering Program His research focuses on the design and development of advanced systems targeting the automotive sector (OEM and supplier) including vehicle and production systems He has signi.cant experience in high precision manufacturing and metrology systems He has received numerous awards including... system, parking information, realtime traffic information, various warning information, driver’s daily blog, automatic emergency call, etc Infotainment: Vehicles in future are foreseen to be dominated with feature-rich audio-video infotainment Users can expect to sit in an automobile and have their brought -in devices and beamed -in services harmoniously integrated with the built -in interfaces inside the... emerging area of vehicular networks in the forms of Intra-Vehicle (InV), Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V), and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) communications This will enable a variety of applications for safety, traffic efficiency, driver assistance, as well as infotainment, to be incorporated into modern automotive designs Critical data is being exchanged within a vehicle and with outside the vehicle via vehicular. .. focuses on intelligent vehicles, intelligent infrastructure and the creation of an intelligent transportation system through the integration of these two components The Federal ITS Program Initiatives in 2004 included Vehicle Infrastructure Integration, Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance Systems, and Integrated Vehicle Based Safety Systems Through the Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems initiative,... chapter next introduces the consortiums and initiatives working on advanced automotive technologies in Europe, the United States, Japan, and Singapore Finally, in the future trend, vehicular networks still plays a vital role in enhancing the automotive industry for safety, security and entertainment Chapter II presents the impact of drive by wire systems on vehicle safety and performance An overview of the... entertainment In the future, as more and more information is streamed onto the Internet, vehicular networks will allow drivers and passengers to enjoy their journey more than ever before with entertainment and area information CONcLUSION This introduction chapter presents the emerging area of vehicular networks in the forms of IntraVehicle (InV), Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V), and Ve- hicle-to-Infrastructure... applications that would, in the future, transform our land transportation systems Information technology is the driving force behind innovations in the automotive industry In the past years, control systems of cars have moved from the analog to the digital domain In particular, xby-wire systems began to appear, and have driven research efforts of the whole automotive industry in the last decade Networked . alt="" Automotive Informatics and Communicative Systems: Principles in Vehicular Networks and Data Exchange Huaqun Guo Institute for Infocomm Research, A*STAR, Singapore Hershey • New York InformatIon. Cataloging -in- Publication Data Automotive informatics and communicative systems : principles in vehicular networks and data exchange / Huaqun Guo, editor. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. . assistance, as well as infotainment, to be incorporated into modern automotive designs. Critical data is being exchanged within a vehicle and with outside the vehicle via vehicular networks. Thus,