Automotive
Will electric cars overload the power grid?
According to Next Green Car, in the UK, electric passenger car sales increased by 74% in 2020. With the number of electric car owners growing, there is concern about the need for more charging points and the impact this will have on the National Grid, especially during peak charging times.
EV charging solution set to revolutionise new-build industry
An electric car charge point is set to revolutionise the house building industry, saving time and money for developers.
CIT Relay & Switch automotive relays
CIT Relay & Switch offers Automotive Relays from low current up to our highest switching capacity of 80amps with voltage ranging from 6VDC to 72VDC.
Seoul City transforms its transport system
Seoul City can now offer an advanced public transport system able to intelligently alert drivers of pedestrian collision, school, and silver zones, as well as road and weather conditions warnings.
Create Embedded 8 for higher reliability in sensor fusion
BASELABS, a specialist for sensor fusion, introduces a release of its modular, ISO 26262-certified software library for the development of data fusion systems for automated driving functions: BASELABS Create Embedded 8 now supports distinct models for different types of dynamic objects in its software development kit (SDK).
R-Car V4H for automated driving level 2+ / level 3
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced the R-Car V4H system on chip (SoC) for central processing in advanced driver-assistance (ADAS) and automated driving (AD) solutions. The R-Car V4H achieves deep learning performance of up to 34 TOPS (Tera Operations Per Second), enabling high-speed image recognition and processing of surrounding objects by automotive cameras, radar, and lidar.
Door-zone system IC integrates more functions
To increase the integration of automotive body electronics, STMicroelectronics had launched the L99DZ200G door-zone system IC.
Tata Elxsi and Renesas establish EV innovation center
Tata Elxsi, in design and technology services, and Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has announced their collaboration on a design center in Bangalore that will develop targeted solutions for electric vehicles. The Next Generation EV Innovation Center was opened in January of this year.
Vishay releases commercial and automotive grade shield inductors
Vishay Intertechnology has expanded its IHLE series of low profile, high current inductors featuring integrated E-field shields for the reduction of EMI with commercial and automotive grade devices in the 5mm by 5mm by 3.4mm 2020 case size.
Renesas and Fixstars to establish automotive SW platform lab
Renesas and Fixstars have announced announced their intention to collaborate in the automotive deep learning field.