German researchers want to use the infrastructure of a new European Union emergency system called eCall to complement the national satellite-based warning system SatWaS. Individuals currently can only receive a warning of a natural disaster via SatWaS if a radio or TV is turned on, but Germany could use eCall to trigger car horns and [...]

Researchers at the University of Technology, Sydney, (UTS) Australia, have developed software that uses new imaging technology to enable moving police cars to automatically detect stolen cars in traffic. The new imaging techniques, which are based on hexagonal pixels instead of the traditional square pixels, allow a computer connected to a camera to accurately identify [...]

The European EMMA project has developed a new middleware platform for embedded sensors called EM2P that acts as an interface between designers and the electronics. The project’s researchers say that EM2P could lead to thousands of new applications in a variety of industries, starting with in-car electronics. Embedded sensor systems are often designed for a [...]