While the FlexRay automotive data bus system has yet to find mass acceptance in volume vehicles, some OEMs already consider connectivity options beyond FlexRay. At a congress, BMW detailed plans to ...

The bandwagon may be starting to roll behind the FlexRay in-car comms bus standard and Freescale Semiconductor has seen BMW be the first car maker to design the technology into its latest X5 vehicles.

Several European automakers and electronics suppliers have launched a major initiative to set standards for future in-car control systems. In simple terms, they want to make it easier to let the ...

LONDON — The first commercial use of the FlexRay safety-critical communications standard is in the X5 sports car from BMW, according to a statement issued by Freescale Semiconductor Inc. Freescale ...

Car makers are inching closer to a standard high bandwidth data network called FlexRay that should spark renewed interest in the development of brake-by-wire and other by-wire technology, according to ...

Munich, Germany and Austin, Texas: Freescale Semiconductor and the BMW Group introduced the industry’s first implementation of FlexRay technology in BMW’s new X5 sports activity vehicle (SAV). The ...

BMW's new X5 SUV features faster onboard communications that will help the vehicle's computers to keep passengers safe. The FlexRay network communications system enables safety systems that stabilize ...