Auto innovations in 2015 + EU/US statistics

as presented during the recent retrospective:

Tesla Model X (~80 000$)

• 0 emissions
• 500km travel
• 5stars safety in each category
• Free charge
• Expensive
• Longtime recharge
• Not enough recharge stations
• (38 000$ for the model S in 2017 foreseen)

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Tesla Model X infotainment

• 17-inch LCD touchscreen
• The NVIDIA Tegra system on a chip (SoC) integrates eight specialized processors, including a multi-core ARM CPU, a GPU, and dedicated audio, video and image processors. Nvidia claimed that it consumes 2% of the energy of a typical CPU.
• Uses Linux - Ubuntu

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2016 Toyota Mirai (58 000$)

• Hydrogen – emits only water
• Only in California
• 500km travel
• Refuel in 5min
• Free fuel for 3 years (15 000$)
• Tax reductions
• Expensive
• Few hydrogen fuel stations

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Google driverless car ~ expected in 2020

• Laser range finder
• Front camera
• Radar sensors
• Ultrasonic sensors (wheels)
• Software to combine data
• Looking for auto partners to produce the vehicles and mass production
• Legislation is an issue

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Porsche Mission E ~ expected in 2020 (cluster instrument)

• OLED technology 
• Eye tracking system cluster instrument
• Charging by simply parking over coil embedded tile – 15mins

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AUDI TT 2016 (cluster instrument)

• Display resolution 1440x540px at 60fps  
• Tegra 3 NVIDIA CPU

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In the end, the top auto models sold in EU and USA in 2015

Cars sold in EU	Make & Model	2015
1	Volkswagen Golf	533,584
2	Ford Fiesta	314,432
3	Renault Clio	305,305
4	Volkswagen Polo	301,817
5	Opel / Vauxhall Corsa	269,765
6	Ford Focus	234,442
Cars sold in USA
1	Ford F-Series	780,354
2	Chevrolet Silverado	600,544
3	Ram P/U	451,116
4	Toyota Camry	429,355
5	Toyota Corolla	363,332
6	Honda Accord	355,557

Proudly most of the automotive manufacturers presented in the charts are clients of Continental AG and the teams I work with deliver the software for the cluster instruments.