Automotive electronics: Improved safety, handling, emission, and audio-visual technologies for the car of the future

Recently, automotive technology has made great strides by applying electronics to the design process. Even more innovations are anticipated in the near future. Electronics provide important car control and communications features that were previously either impossible or too costly to implement. The growth of the consumer electronics market, including high-quality entertainment systems, electronic display devices, and two-way radio communicators, has raised a strong public demand for electronically-equipped automobiles. Furthermore, technological advances are bringing these products into the automobile in a cost-effective manner.