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Digital Commuting
Cars are now virtual electronic machines, from embedded microprocessors that control gas consumption, speed control, and impact intelligence systems to the satellite radio playing your favorite tunes, or displays that help you navigate to a local farmers market. And, that doesn’t even count the specialized glass that protects you from the sun. Now, more than ever before Applied Materials’ technology is with you wherever you go.
Sun-shielding Glass
Vehicle air conditioning in the U.S. consumes more than 11 billion gallons of gasoline per year. Automotive glass coated with Applied’s solar infrared reflective glazing technology reflects over 60% of the sun’s heat from a car’s interior, reducing overall gas consumption. Little things do add up.
Digital Auto Advances
Microprocessors used in luxury cars in the late 1970s were only able to display average speed, miles per gallon, and a few other bits of information, but they didn’t have enough capability to even adjust today’s side-view mirrors. Now, a typical car contains over 50 microprocessors — that’s more computing power than the Apollo spacecraft that put the first man on the moon!
Electronics on the Road
Staying connected while in your car gets easier all the time. Applied’s nanomanufacturing technology makes auto electronic features such as Bluetooth technology, GPS flat-screen displays, DVD players, satellite radios, automated self-parking or even anti-lock brakes, all part of the ride.
Auto Lights
Did you know LEDs can provide brilliant light for up to 100,000 hours without being replaced? Auto makers are putting this technology into new cars to minimize maintenance costs and brighten the road.
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