| 1981 |
First developments of the CAN protocol in production engineering. |
| 1983 |
Start of development of the CAN protocol for automobiles by Bosch. |
| 1985 |
Start of Bosch and Intel co-operation on chip development. |
| 1988 |
The first CAN production run by Intel is available. Daimler-Benz begins development of CAN in automobiles. |
| 1991 |
First production application of CAN protocol in the power train of the Mercedes Benz class.In the meantime CAN has also become accepted as a widely used protocol in production engineering. |
| 1999 |
Audi, BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Motorola, VW and Volvo introduce the Local Interconnect Network, LIN. This is concerned with a local subsystem, e.g. for the control of the air conditioning unit, roof module, etc.
The LIN is a single wire bus, made of copper wire without shielding. It receives broad acceptance, since it is economical and guarantees a stable data transfer. |
| 2001 |
Auch bei Kleinwagen wird der CAN-Bus im Triebstrang und im Karosseriebereich eingesetzt. |
| 2002 |
The CAN bus is also used in the power train and body of compact cars.
- D2B Optical (DaimlerChrysler): 5,65 Mbit/s;
- MOST, Media Oriented Systems Transport: 22,5 Mbit/s;
- Byteflight (BMW): 10 Mbit/s.
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| 2003 |
The new Audi A8 introduces the popular Bluetooth interface from GSM technology for wireless transmission between the telematics unit and the mobile handset. |
