Learning Center
Automotive Electronics is a vibrant field created by forces of consumer electronics, vehicular safety/entertainment/convenience, and the emerging roadway & telephony infrastructure. This Learning Center was assembled to help all of us continue to stay abreast of the latest trends, market influences, vehicle design, and consumer electronic trends.
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Technical Societies of Interest
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
The IEEE has always been an excellent support for technical issues surrounding the engineering, physics, system, and device design required for success in the automotive electronics industry. They are well known for their technical journals and their technical symposia. Together with the SAE, the IEEE sponsors the Convergence Meeting in Detroit held every two years (see section listing Industry Meetings for more details and web site.)
Society of Automotive Engineers
This organization is excellent for year-round support of all suppliers and manufacturers to the worldwide automotive industry. They have an excellent series of technical papers, plus numerous exhibitions aimed generally and also specifically at various portions of the market.
| @Road Fleet Management Systems |
Supplier of mobile resource management solutions including GPS vehicle tracking and asset management |
| ABI Research |
Consultant firm in numerous areas including automotive navigation, telematics and infotainment |
| Accenture, Inc. |
Consultant firm in automotive electronics |
| Aisin AW |
Navigation systems and databases |
| Alpine, Inc. |
Audio and navigation systems |
| Alps Electric, Inc. |
Focused on telephony modules |
| ATX Group, Inc. |
Full service call center for telematics services |
| Autoliv, Inc. |
Supplier of numerous automotive safety products including seatbelts, airbags, and telematics |
| Booz-Allen & Hamilton, Inc. |
Consultant in automotive electronics |
| Bosch, Inc. |
Full range of automotive electronic systems |
| C.J. Driscoll and Associates |
Marketing consultancy and research for GPS and wireless applications |
| Clarion, Inc. |
Supplier of high-end infotainment systems worldwide |
| Continental, AG |
Full range of automotive electronics systems |
| Cross Country, Inc. |
Supplier of integrated vehicle and driver services in North America |
| Delphi, Inc. |
Full range of automotive electronic systems |
| DENSO Inc. |
Full range of automotive electronic systems |
| Faurecia, Inc. |
Automotive supplier focused on major vehicle modules including seats, doors, and acoustic modules |
| Frost and Sullivan, Inc. |
World wide consultancy in many markets, with an Automotive & Transportation practice that provides industry analysis and custom consulting |
| Garmin, Inc. |
One of the premier aftermarket handheld navigation/gps system suppliers |
| Harman/Becker Automotive Systems |
Worldwide supplier of automotive electronics suppliers including navigation, audio, and telephone systems |
| Hughes Telematics, Inc. |
Emerging North American telematics supplier |
| iBiquity Digital Corporation |
The singular developer and licenser of HD Radio technology to enable digital broadcasting and reception in the AM and FM bands in home and automotive equipment |
| INRIX |
Supplier of real time, historic, and predictive traffic information in the US |
| JCI/Prince, Inc. |
Supplier of automotive cockpits and electronic content |
| LG Electronics, Inc. |
World wide supplier of broad spectrum of commercial and home electronics including some telematics |
| Logikos, Inc. |
Supplier of robust automotive systems and software expertise in North America |
| Magna Electronics, Inc. |
Supplier of automotive electronic systems including power systems, driver assistance and safety, and body electronics |
| Magneti Marelli |
Traditional mix of automotive electronics products |
| Mitsubishi Electric (MELCO) |
Full range of automotive electronic systems |
| MSD Ignition, Inc. |
Premier North American supplier of automotive after market parts and systems |
| NAVIGON, Inc. |
Supplier of navigation products and software solutions in the PND, wireless, and automotive sector |
| NAVTEQ, Inc. |
Supplier of telephony components, telematics hardware, automotive silicon and GPS components |
| NetworkCar, Inc. |
Supplier of network services primarily for asset tracking and other commercial clients |
| OnStar, Inc. |
Full service call center for telematics services |
| OSGi (Open Services Gateway Initiative) |
Open Spec’s for multiple services over WANs |
| Panasonic Automotive Systems (US) |
Supplier of infotainment automotive electronics systems to OEMs in North America |
| Pioneer Automotive, Inc. |
Supplier of automotive audio & navigation systems and related components |
| Siemens-VDO Inc. |
Full range of automotive electronic systems. (In midst in 2007 of being sold to Continental AG.) |
| Software Engineering Professionals, Inc. |
Supplier of software expertise to multiple industries including automotive |
| Sony-Ericsson, Inc. |
Supplier of telephony components and handsets |
| Sony, Inc. |
Supplier of audio & navigation systems and GPS components |
| Strategy Analytics, Inc. |
Consultancy providing market analysis and data across multiple markets including automotive |
| Teleatlas Inc. |
Navigation databases |
| Telematics Research Group |
Consultants in Telematics Systems plus databases on hardware in field |
| Telematics Valley |
Consultants in Telematics Systems plus active bulletin board on telematics |
| TomTom International BV |
One of the premier suppliers of handheld and portable navigation systems for vehicles and personal use |
| Traffic.com |
One of primary providers of real time traffic information to variety of clients and distribution networks. (Wholly owned by NAVTEQ) |
| Tyco Electronics, Inc. |
Supplier of many electronic products into multiple markets world wide including networks, components, wireless, and automotive |
| Visteon, Inc. |
Full range of automotive electronic systems |
| WirelessCar, Inc. |
European and North American focused telematics service provider |
| Wireless Matrix, Inc. |
Supplier in North America of fleet management solutions and wireless data communications services |
| Xanavi, Inc. |
Supplier of navigation components and systems |
| Yazaki, Inc. |
Supplier of automotive wiring harnesses |
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