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From AutoChannel.Com:

Official testing of connected vehicle technology at Michigan International Speedway has now become a reality at the Irish Hills NASCAR racetrack.

Following a January announcement by MIS, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Center for Automotive Research (CAR) to use MIS’ road course as a test facility for connected vehicle technology, August 24 marked the . . . → Read More: TEAMLINC Tests Connected Vehicles at MIS

ECN Asia is currently running a story on automotive test strategies. Here’s an excerpt that discusses process testing:

In terms of verifying the quality of the assembly process, the automotive industry is somewhat conservative in implementing denser technology. According to the International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (iNEMI), the automotive industry is slower than other market niches in adapting . . . → Read More: Testing Strategies in Automotive Electronics

MTC400 – Mems Test CellIntegrated test cells, specifically designed for testing MEMS devices, represent a substantial innovation able to support the market of these components, whose request is exploding, driven by consumer and automotive applications.

The ATE producer SPEA, granting the increasingly pressing request from manufacturers, has developed automated test cells specific for MEMS devices, which integrate . . . → Read More: Integrated MEMS Test Cells Provide High-Throughput Full Final Test

Hans-Peter Hoenes, Senior Manager for Product Line Applications, Automotive at Fairchild Semiconductors, writes:

The increasing complexity of electronic systems in modern automobiles reached a level where a paradigm shift both in design and the qualification process becomes mandatory. Releasing products according AEC-Q101, a sampling based method derived from ammunition testing in the 1940s and implemented in . . . → Read More: Powering Reliability – Ensuring Automotive Quality beyond AEC Q100/101