Software

Honda builds Accord with 'autopilot' tech.

Honda UK has launched a car that can drive itself on motorways and dual-carriageways, the British equivalent of freeways. When it is in self-drive mode, the new Honda Accord ADAS automatically accelerates and decelerates, and can steer around bends. However, its Advanced Driver Assist System (ADAS) self-drive technology only works on motorways and dual-carriageways. (NewsFactor)

Car enthusiasts revving up car computers.

Upgraded car shocks, mufflers and brakes are something you would expect from a souped-up car, but how about an actual, custom computer? Thousands of extreme car-modders already are installing complete computer systems in their vehicles for GPS, music playback and even Internet access. Members of the mp3car.com forums recently got together in Huntington Beach, Calif., to show off their electronic vehicles.

Metrix and Trimble Partner to Expand Solutions for Mobile Resource Management

Service management software vendor Metrix and Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB), a leading provider of end-to-end Mobile Resource Management (MRM) solutions today announced that they are working together to provide comprehensive field service automation solutions to companies worldwide.

Computex: MSI shows X800XT board with AGP and PCIe interfaces.

MSI displayed at Computex an ATI X800XT-based graphics card that integrates an AGP as well as a PCI Express interface. The X800XT chip commonly offers native PCI Express support only, but an added AGP bridge on the backside of the board, makes the "RX800 Series / Geminium VIII" an interesting solution for users who want to stick with AGP for now and upgrade to PCI Express sometime in the future.

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