Automakers are close to adopting a faster in-car data network standard that could revive brake-by-wire and other by-wire technologies, Automotive News says. BMW will reportedly introduce the FlexRay high-bandwidth data network on a limited basis in the next-generation X5 SUV in fall 2006. The German automaker will use the system only to control dampers on the X5 suspension, says analyst Chris Webber. By-wire systems remove mechanical links between the driver and critical systems. Today’s in-vehicle networks cannot carry the increasing data load fast enough and reliably enough to operate advanced systems such as brake-by-wire. The first automaker will use the full FlexRay network on a production vehicle by late 2008, predicts Stephan Lehmann, strategic marketing manager for Freescale Semiconductor’s global automotive business.
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