[...]... 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... industry in Singapore through R&D (Yong, 2008) A*CAR taskforce has launched an automotive consortium to bring together automotive OEMs, suppliers and R&D community to work hand in hand in 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... Vehicular networks still plays a vital role in enhancing the automotive industry for safety, security and 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. .. 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. .. 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 of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) (A*CAR, 2008) FUTURE TRENDS The global automotive industry is the world’s largest manufacturing industry and most industry SEES Introduction analysts predict... basic information of electromagnetic compatibility issues affecting automotive communications for non-EMC engineers and engineering managers who work with automotive networks Chapter IV introduces the most widely used automotive networks like LIN (Local Interconnect Network), CAN (Controller Area Network), MOST (Media-Oriented Systems Transport), and FlexRay To fulfill the increasing demand of intra-vehicle... 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 enhancing the automotive industry for safety, security and entertainment RE Armstrong, L (2008) What is DSRC? Retrieved September 2, 2008, from http://www.leearmstrong.com/DSRC/DSRCHomeset.htm A*CAR (2008) Automotive. .. start engines and lighting Today’s vehicles are complex systems, with networks of computers controlling their most important functions Increasing fuel costs, as well as increasing awareness of vehicular pollution and noise affecting large human agglomerations and unacceptable numbers of traffic accidents and road congestion are exerting much pressure for change on the automotive industry What kind of... used specifically in in-vehicle networks Varying functionalities of vehicles will require different types of communication networks and networking protocols As the size and complexity of the network grows, integration, maintenance and troubleshooting will become a major challenge To facilitate integration and troubleshooting of various nodes and networks, it would be desirable that networks of future . 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,