This paper draws upon on-going research into the changes taking place in the Brazilian vehicle assembly industry with particular reference to the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It focuses upon a case study of Volkswagen’s bus and truck plant and its workers at Resende. The plant opened in 1996 on a green-field site and was presented as a major development in vehicle assembly. The unique featu...

The Intelligent vehicle (IV) is experiencing revolu tionary growth in research and industry, but it still suf fers from many security vulnerabilities. Traditional se curity methods are incapable to provide secure IV dat a sharing. The major issues in IV data sharing are trus t, data accuracy and reliability of data sharing data in the communication channel. Blockchain technology works for the c...

OBJECTIVE To describe how the tobacco industry used the "accommodation" message to mount an aggressive and effective worldwide campaign to recruit hospitality associations, such as restaurant associations, to serve as the tobacco industry's surrogate in fighting against smoke-free environments. METHODS We analysed tobacco industry documents publicly available on the internet as a result of li...

RoadRunner is an in-vehicle app for traffic congestion control without costly roadside infrastructure, instead judiciously harnessing vehicle-to-vehicle communications, cellular connectivity, and onboard computation and sensing to enable large-scale traffic congestion control at higher penetration and finer granularity than previously possible. RoadRunner limits the number of vehicles in a cong...

The automotive industry is witnessing a revolution with the advent of advanced vehicular technologies, smart vehicle options, and fuel alternatives. However, there is very limited research on consumer preferences for such advanced vehicular technologies. The deployment and penetration of advanced vehicular technologies in the marketplace, and planning for possible market adoption scenarios, cal...

MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVERS ARE INCREASINGLY USING electronic devices while driving for activities such as calling or sending text messages (texting) from cell phones, watching video, and searching the Internet. Automakers are also incorporating electronic devices into standard vehicle design, including dashboard Internet and satellite connections. Because these devices are integrated into everyday l...

SUMMARY Over the past decades the technological development of vehicles has evolved rapidly and today almost everything in a vehicle is controlled by electronic systems. At present time there are no signs of any weakening regarding this trend. With the maturity of wireless communication technologies it is possible to provide new kind of telematics services. A category of telematics concern vehi...

The NASA Langley Research Center has been performing studies to address the feasibility of various single-stage to orbit concepts for use by NASA and the commercial launch industry to provide a lower cost access to space. Some work on the conceptual design of a typical lifting body concept vehicle, designated VentureStarTM has been conducted in cooperation with the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works. ...

OBJECTIVE The initial months of licensure are especially hazardous for teenagers. Factors leading to crashes of novice 16-year-old drivers were identified. METHOD Sixteen year-olds in Connecticut who were involved in nonfatal crashes during the first 8 months of licensure were interviewed, and police crash reports were examined. Crash types and contributing factors were identified. RESULTS ...

The safety of today’s vehicles is one of the major concerns of the automotive industry. Modern cars are equipped more and more with vehicle assistance functions in order to increase vehicle safety. Vehicle assistance functions are realised using electronic control units (ECUs), designed for the use in a vehicle. It is of critical importance that the ECUs used in vehicles operate properly. Thus,...