Recent Books:   Automotive Embedded Systems Handbook CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, December 2008 Industrial Information Technology Series ISBN: 978-0849380266 Hardcover, 488 pages Edited by: Nicolas Navet INRIA/RealTime-at-Work, Vandoeuvre Les Nancy, France, and Francoise Simonot-Lion Loria/Nancy-Universite INPL, Vandoeuvre Les Nancy, France;     Publisher Note   Highlighting requirements, technologies, and business models, the Automotive Embedded Systems Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of existing and future automotive electronic systems. It presents state-of-the-art methodological and technical solutions in the areas of in-vehicle architectures, multipartner development processes, software engineering methods, embedded communications, and safety and dependability assessment. Divided into four parts, the book begins with an introduction to the design constraints of automotive-embedded systems. It also examines AUTOSAR as the emerging de facto standard and looks at how key technologies, such as sensors and wireless networks, will facilitate the conception of partially and fully autonomous vehicles. The next section focuses on networks and protocols, including CAN, LIN, FlexRay, and TTCAN. The third part explores the design processes of electronic embedded systems, along with new design methodologies, such as the virtual platform. The final section presents validation and verification techniques relating to safety issues. Providing domain-specific solutions to various technical challenges, this handbook serves as a reliable, complete, and well-documented source of information on automotive embedded systems.