It’s a fundamental component of the modern car. ECU stands for Electronic Control Unit – basically a computer that handles various functions in your car. The first ECUs started appearing in ...

Modern vehicles can contain around 100 Electronic Control Units (ECUs). An ECU is a minicomputer that collects data and determines whether to activate a function based on the information received.

By integrating control of these functions into a single unit, BMW claims information can be processed up to ten times faster than in current vehicles, leading to greater precision and responsiveness.

Porsche has partnered with Mobileye, the autonomous driving unit that Intel spun out into a public company last year, to bring hands-free automated assistance and navigation functions to future ...