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Future Cockpit Design Key Market Driver – Zonal Architecture & Centralized Compute

By Peter Cooney / October 1, 2024
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Zonal architecture in automotive design is transforming the way vehicle electronics and computational systems are organized. Instead of the traditional approach, where each vehicle function—such as braking, infotainment, or climate control—has its own dedicated electronic control unit (ECU), zonal architecture consolidates multiple ECUs into fewer, more powerful units. Each zone within the vehicle manages a […]

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Renault Scenic E-tech, Audio and Infotainment Collaboration

By Peter Cooney / March 8, 2024
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The Renault Scenic has been a long-time bastion of the European family car market. DATAportl estimates that almost 400,000 Renault Scenics have shipped since 2016. So, the introduction of a new electric version of the car could have significant impact on EV volumes. Harman announced on March 5th, 2023 that its Harman Kardon brand audio […]

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JBL’s New Party Speakers

By Lachlan Cooney / February 10, 2024
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JBL, a global leader in the portable speaker industry, announced its new party speakers at CES last month, the PartyBox Club 120 and the PartyBox Stage 320. The PartyBox Club 120 features Bluetooth 5.3 with LE audio, IPX4 water resistance, and multi-speaker connection thanks to Auracast. It also features up to 12 hours of battery life, […]

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Road Noise Cancellation (RNC) Systems See Rapid Growth

By Peter Cooney / February 6, 2024
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Road Noise Cancellation (RNC) technology is gaining importance in Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) due to the absence of engine noise, making road noise more noticeable. RNC systems operate by strategically placing microphones inside the vehicle cabin to measure interior noise. These microphones send audio data to an audio subsystem, which generates anti-audio signals played through built-in […]

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CES 2024 Round Up – Sustainability, Smart Homes, AI for Voice, Audio Platforms and Ambient IoT

By Peter Cooney / January 19, 2024
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Getting back to normal? Are we “getting back to normal”, CES 2024 suggest so. This was my 8th year attending in my current role and anecdotally it felt as busy as it ever was pre-COVID. The CEA stated that there were 135,000+ attendees, which is close to the usual 150,000+. As always there was a wide range of […]

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HARMAN Acquires Roon

By Peter Cooney / November 29, 2023
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November 27, 2023, Harman announced the acquisition of Roon, a music software company most well-known for its Roon app. Roon Labs was founded in 2015, but its journey in music technology began much earlier, in 2004. The founders were involved in developing music software for companies like Sooloos, Meridian Audio, and HP before establishing Roon […]

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