An initial pair of low-emission and environment-friendly buses are set to ply the streets of in Makati this week, following the footsteps of the electric jeepney or e-jeepney that were deployed in the city a couple of years back.
DOST Secretary Mario G. Montejo announced on Monday, April 15, new transport projects ? the ?Road Train? and the remodeling of the Philippine National Railway (PNR)?s idle trains ? as part of DOST?s Advanced Transport Program.
Automotive applications such as lane-departure warning and self-parking will be among the major growth drivers this year of the market for embedded vision.
After two straight years of blockbuster expansion, the market for magnetic sensors experienced lower-than-expected growth in 2012 due mainly to depressed automotive sales and a diminished industrial sector.
Following the announcement of US mobile operator AT&T that it will soon offer built-in LTE connectivity in private vehicles, local carrier Smart Communications said a similar application of the technology is already possible locally through the use of the Smart LTE Pocket WiFi device.
The Bus Management and Dispatch System is the first bus reduction program in the country that utilizes biometrics or finger-scanning to identify and monitor bus drivers.
Global shipments of automotive full-color LCDs will nearly double during the four-year period from 2012 to 2016, partly propelled by a US mandate on rear-view cameras that will result in expanding use in both midrange and economy-class vehicles.
