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)
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
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
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
Porsche Mission E ~ expected in 2020 (cluster instrument)
- OLED technology
- Eye tracking system cluster instrument
- Charging by simply parking over coil embedded tile – 15mins
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.
