Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) are additional electronic systems in motor vehicles supporting the driver in certain driving situations. They often focus on safety aspects or on increased driving convenience.

Automated driving describes the autonomous operation of a computer-controlled vehicle in road traffic. An autonomous vehicle is one that navigates independently (that is, without support from human beings). Such vehicles use various sensors to gather information about their surroundings, from which they can determine their position, navigate toward [..]

The broad-based strategy is the German automotive industry’s strategy for raising efficiency.

Business electronics refers to electronic devices used in companies, such as printers, large format displays and large format projectors.

This form of connected communication is the exchange of information between two vehicles that warn each other of obstacles on the roadway, a change in the road surface, or other hazards. (See also car-to-X communication.)

This term refers to wireless communication between vehicles and components of the infrastructure. These components may be intelligent traffic signs, or nodes in the cellular network, which can be used for establishing communication with the Internet, infotainment platforms or carmakers.

Cloud computing replaces local data storage with storage in a “cloud” that can be accessed via the Internet.

A community on the Internet is a virtual group of Internet users. Usually the members have interests in common, communicate via the Internet, and make their knowledge available for use in the community.

Consumer electronics is a general term covering electronic devices used for entertainment. They include PCs and mobile telephones, along with MP3 players, DVD players and digital cameras.

eCall (short for “emergency call”) is a system that the European Union is currently planning for motor vehicles, which will call the emergency services automatically. Devices installed in the vehicle will automatically report a road traffic accident to the European emergency telephone number 112, and faster activation of the rescue services will he [..]