Automobile makers and software developers need to be more proactive about addressing the safety oversight challenges presented by the increasingly complex electronics systems used in today's vehicles. Read More...
Auto makers at CES show off cloud-based automotive software
Not to be outdone by the makers of personal gadgets like smartphones and tablet computers, Ford and General Motors both demonstrated innovative new automotive software and hardware at the Consumer Electronics Show this week. Read More...
A small USB device that can be used to provide medical alert information takes advantage of flash storage and embedded software to provide a modern twist on the traditional silver bracelet, according to a report in the Aiken Standard. Read More...
Embedded software to be key target for hackers in 2012
Predictions for computer security trends in 2012 released this week by McAfee said that embedded software will be one of the juiciest targets for online criminals in the coming year. Read More...
The British Royal Air Force is preparing to deploy a system that improves both situational awareness and combat efficiency. Read More...
Report: New avionics for heavy-lift helicopter developed
A joint effort from Stilwell Baker Inc. and Erickson Air-Crane has created a new automatic flight control system for the S-64F heavy-lift helicopter airframe, according to a report from AIN Online. Read More...
Advanced railway software and equipment can provide major improvements in safety, reliability and efficiency on modern trains, and needs to be put to more widespread use, according to a Rail Journal editorial. Read More...
Railway software may have been hacked
A pair of strange service delays on a Northwest rail line may have been the result of overseas hackers, according to a report from NextGov. Read More...
The usefulness of agile development techniques extends even to corporations that many might not think of as being on the cutting edge of software creation, ComputerWorld reported this week. Read More...
Researcher finds more than 10,000 vulnerable industrial control systems
The basic vulnerability of industrial control systems has been more or less an acknowledged fact for some time. Read More...