Cybersecurity for Cyber-Physical Vehicle Systems
Since their conception, manufacturers have needed to consider an assortment of issues to assure safety and reliability in the fabrication of automobiles. For these interests,…
Dynamic Message Signs (DMSs)
Dynamic Message Signs (DMSs), also known as variable-message signs, are traffic control devices that provide real-time traveler information. These electronic signs can be used for…
Local Interconnect Network (LIN)
Local Interconnect Network (LIN) allows the many different components of motor vehicles to communicate. In technical terms, the current LIN protocol is “an automotive focused…
AVE Mizar – Failed Flying Car
By Doug Duncan – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17015488 In a past post, we discussed today’s flying cars, and having them at this time…
Today’s Flying Cars
As 2015 draws to a close, we should admire all of the technological accomplishments that exist now that we could only imagine thirty years ago,…
Range Anxiety in Electric Vehicles
According to a Consumer Reports Car Brand Perception Survey, 77 percent of U.S. adults do not believe that an electric car could meet their current…
Implementation of Electric Cars
The most popular method of powering automobiles is and has been with gasoline-powered combustion engines, despite the many other potential power sources that could be…
Guardrails (Traffic Barriers)
There is an assemblage of standards for all kinds of automobiles, which have the ultimate goal of ensuring the safety of car passengers. Organizations that…
Traffic Control for Work on Roads
In a prior post about ANSI/ASSE 810.8-2011: Scaffolding Safety Requirements, we discussed a standard that is intended to protect both construction workers and pedestrians passing…