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Mitsubishi Electric rolls out FLEXConnect infotainment system - 0 views

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Mitsubishi Electric

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  • Electric Automotive America wants to put in-home wireless networks on wheels with FLEXConnect, an information and entertainment audio-video bridging system.
  • The system includes 10-inch, 720-pixel screens for the front and rear passengers as well as a tablet remote control system. Passengers can share media including videos, games and photos from screen to screen. FLEXConnect is linked to the vehicle’s Ethernet network and supports Wi-Fi connectivity for multiple devices.
  • The front passenger can control content on the rear screens. Rear passengers can also be monitored from the front seat via cameras installed above each rear seat screen.
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  • Mitsubishi Electric, a Tier 1 supplier in Mason, Ohio, hopes the technology will be used in 2018 model vehicles, but has not yet signed any agreements with automakers for FLEXConnect, Doug Ray, a Mitsubishi Electric audio, video and communications director, told reporters Monday.
  • Mitsubishi Electric partnered with other companies -- such as Apple, Google and Garmin -- to develop FLEXConnect.
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Japanese collaborate on r&d for new fuel efficient engines - 0 views

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shared by Molly Brookshire on 19 May 14 - No Cached
  • Japan’s automakers, aiming to take the lead in fuel-efficient powertrains, have joined forces in a new consortium to develop the next generation of fuel-sipping combustion engines.
  • Their goal: A 30 percent improvement in the fuel efficiency of traditional gasoline and diesel engines by 2020.
  • The Japanese government will aid the country’s eight automakers by chipping in half of the project’s 1 billion yen ($9.9 million) budget. The automakers will foot the rest.
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  • Research Association of Automotive Internal Combustion Engines. It pools the resources of Toyota Motor Corp., Nissan Motor Co., Honda Motor Co., Mazda Motor Corp., Mitsubishi Motors Corp., Daihatsu Motor Co., Suzuki Motor Corp. and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., the maker of Subaru-brand vehicles.
  • The objective is to share costs in an increasingly competitive, investment-heavy field to meet more stringent fuel economy guidelines, organizers
  • The strategy is patterned after a similar approach taken by competitors in Europe, organizers said. There, rivals cooperate with academia and the government on basic technologies, giving European carmakers a head start in cutting costs.
  • While Japanese automakers have developed advanced electric and hybrid drivetrains, the creation of AICE acknowledges that internal combustion engines will remain the workhorse of global fleets for a long time, especially in cost-sensitive emerging markets.
  • Organizers outlined a 10-year time frame for achieving world-leading advancements in combustion engine efficiency.
  • Engineers target thermal efficiency rates for both approaching 50 percent. That compares with today’s best rates of around 39 percent for gasoline engines and 42 percent for diesel engines. Higher thermal efficiency means more energy from internal combustion is captured for higher engine output. Organizers said such a breakthrough could boost the fuel efficiency of gasoline and diesel engines 30 percent by 2020.
  • Diesel engine development will focus on eliminating particulate matter and nitrogen oxide emissions, partly through better particulate filters and exhaust gas recirculation systems. Gasoline engine research will focus on achieving more complete combustion cycles and better ignition while reducing knock.
  • Keiji Ohtsu, managing officer of Honda R&D Co., Honda’s product development arm, will be AICE president.
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