Automotive
BLDC pre-driver IC supporting ASIL-D showcased by Toshiba
BLDC pre-driver IC supporting ASIL-D supports ISO 26262 functional safety requirements
Infineon Technologies Automotive MOSFETs
Infineon offers a wide selection of automotive-qualified MOSFETs in robust packages for 12V to 48V board net applications. The portfolio of automotive-qualified OptiMOS™ power MOSFETs is offered in diversified packages and range from 30V to 300V with RDS(on) down to 0.55mΩ. The portfolio starts with a small S3O8 and continues to the SSO8 packages in either single, dual, or a half-bridge configuration.
Commercial vehicle powered by 3D-printed batteries
Blackstone Resources AG have announced that their partner ORTEN Electric Trucks will soon present its first commercial vehicle, which will be powered by Blackstone's new 3D-printed lithium batteries as early as the end of 2022.
Rohde & Schwarz joins car connectivity consortium
Rohde & Schwarz joins Car Connectivity Consortium to support development of smartphone-to-car communications including UWB
New compact ethernet interfaces for portable use
Vector now presents the VN5611 and N5612 hardware, both compact and handy interfaces for Automotive Ethernet applications. Users benefit from flexible configuration and usage options in the Ethernet environment. Advantages such as Ethernet Monitoring and individual access options to the network under test are characteristic for both devices.
EV charger manufacturer Tritium to deploy XMReality's remote guidance software
Tritium, a hardware and software manufacturer that designs and creates advanced and reliable DC fast chargers for EVs, has signed an agreement to deploy XMReality's remote guidance software.
Volvo and Holcim: project to use autonomous electric haulers
Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Holcim Switzerland have partnered to jointly test and further develop the use of autonomous electric haulers in a limestone quarry.
'First' hydrogen powered ambulance prototype at COP26
Visitors to COP26 in Glasgow are viewing the world’s first hydrogen fuelled ambulance, created by ULEMCo, the UK hydrogen fuel pioneer, and their partners.
Mercedes-Benz collaborate to refrigerate battery-powered eActros trucks
Frigoblock, a manufacturer of transport refrigeration units in Europe and brand of Thermo King, announced that its all-electric refrigeration technology is being used by Mercedes-Benz to cool the first near-series battery-powered eActros trucks that started practical operations in Germany and the Netherlands.
First Movers Coalition to drive demand for low carbon tech
Roughly half of the emission reductions needed to reach the 2050 climate goals rely on technologies in early development, demonstration, or prototype phases. Accelerating innovation in this decade is critical to bring these technologies to market and make them cost-competitive.