The Standardization Group for Embedded Technologies - SGET - has published the new design guide for the current SMARC 2.1.1 specification. It provides developers with up-to-date design guidance for SMARC boards. Read about the changes the specification will bring here.

Heycar has designed its own perfume: With the new car fragrance - with aromas of thyme, saffron and suede, as well as raspberries and toasted aromas - the used car platform wants to evoke emotions like those that arise when you first get into your own new car.

Eberspächer has acquired the US company ViCTORi, better known as Vairex Air Systems, with effect from July 2. The automotive supplier will thus be offering air supply components for fuel cell systems in the future.

Extensive debug and trace functions for the Stellar SR6 P and SR6 G series from STMicroelectronics are included in the latest version of the Universal Debug Engine (UDE) from PLS. Among other things, runtime analyses are possible.

As part of a feasibility study, Here Technologies, Vodafone and Porsche are working to improve the safety of road users - with the help of 5G and by means of highly precise identification and localization of hazardous situations in real time.

Goodbye range anxiety? In 2020, Germany will be in third place in the EU with 44,538 charging points. But is that enough? For drivers, the next charging point within a radius is important when the battery is empty. Elektronik automotive has calculated where Germany stands.

The Eclipse Foundation has published its latest report on the use of IoT and edge computing. It shows that more and more companies are turning to open source applications. Edge computing is also increasingly becoming the focus of activities.