Functional Safety in the automotive industry, part 1: The rise of C

June 8, 2018

Bogdan Andone

In the 1980s electronically controlled ignition and fuel injection systems were the first major embedded systems deployed for the automotive industry, as ignition and injection analog units started to be progressively replaced by the more controllable digital alternatives facilitated by the availability of microcontrollers. Electronically-controlled ignition and fuel-injection systems were the first major embedded systems deployed in the automotive industry,…
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June 8, 2018

Bogdan Andone

8 min read

Advanced Technologies / Embedded

Chatbots categories and their limitations

Especially over the last few years, many businesses have been considering the idea of building or acquiring their own AI-enabled conversational agent. However, despite the interest, research and effort that are put in, there are still just a handful of successful attempts.

March 21, 2018

Stefania Budulan

7 min read

Advanced Technologies / Embedded

The power of word embeddings

Natural language processing is a messy and complicated affair but modern advanced techniques are offering increasingly impressive results. Word embeddings are a modern machine learning technique that has taken the natural language processing world by storm.

February 6, 2018

Cristian Dima

9 min read

Advanced Technologies / Embedded

The Engineering behind Machine Learning

Google is making a big impression right now with the launch of the Pixel Buds, the earphones that can translate conversations between 40 languages. This is just the latest display of remarkable machine learning power, applied to human language.

October 18, 2017

Silviu Stefanescu

3 min read

Embedded / Engineering Insights

How Android Auto integrates with car infotainment systems

Around 300 car models are Android Auto-ready today. Nvidia, the mobile tech supplier and over 28 car manufacturers have joined efforts to promote the platform, as part of the Open Automotive Alliance.

September 15, 2017

Iulian Cutui

5 min read

Advanced Technologies / Embedded

Consider a chatbot for your business now. Here is why.

In March 2017, the top four mobile messaging apps equaled social media for the first time ever. WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, WeChat, and Viber had 2.125 billion monthly users, mostly on mobile. The same as the top four social media platforms combined – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. It’s fair to say that messaging is taking over social media as the…
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August 29, 2017

Silviu Stefanescu

7 min read

Embedded / Enterprise solutions

UX drifting away from screens. Where to?

Today, using a display to interact with technology is so commonplace that even the most low-tech experiences are getting a screen for basic tasks. Think of fridges, trash bins or even hotel lobbies. The advent of AI and machine learning is further accelerating the change.

August 10, 2017

Silviu Stefanescu

7 min read

Embedded / Engineering Insights

What it means to code for the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things is becoming huge. Numbers increase exponentially. From two billion in 2006, over 200 billion “things” will be connected by 2020. That includes 1.9 billion home devices and 90% of all running cars. Over 82% of businesses will be impacted.

July 3, 2017

Silviu Stefanescu

4 min read

Embedded / Engineering Insights

Functional safety software: coding for the unexpected

When the Ariane 5 rocket exploded mid air in June 1996, only 36 seconds after its test launch, the software aboard the spaceship was working within official specifications. Still, it was a software error that had caused the disaster.

June 13, 2017

Rares Dumitrache

4 min read

Case Studies / Embedded

Exia

The main project of Exia Belgium, the Active Sideguard™, is an innovative blind spot accident avoidance device for heavy trucks, using electrostatic sensors technology for detecting cyclists and pedestrians. Bringing their expertise in automotive safety software and embedded software development, Tremend team members became partners with this ambitious startup and helped its founders turn its ideas and early prototypes into…
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November 14, 2015

Iulian Cutui

1 min read

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