Trends in Automotive Electronics [Automotive Electronics]

Automotive computers have been standard devices on cars since the late 1960s. From the management of engine emissions and fuel economy under increasingly stringent standards to the control of the entire driving process, automotive computers are used more and more. The first use of a small computer in a car was for an electronic fuel -injection system developed by Bosch (Gerlingen, Germany) for a 1968 Volkswagen (VW) model. Because the computer...