Automotive
Fleet analytics enables smarter fleet management
Booster has announced the 2020 energy usage and emissions results from its fleet services after employing fleet analytics. Using Booster Insights, Booster's proprietary fleet telematics technology, the company helped more than 650 of its customers save an annual cumulative $12.5 million in energy costs, avoid 500,000 vehicle miles traveled, and avert more than three million pounds of CO2 emissions.
Automotive interior differentiation is the new battleground
Automotive OEMs have always added features to differentiate their vehicles, either from other brands or from other models in their product range. Traditionally this was done primarily by changing the engine parameters, for example increasing the displacement, using more cylinders, or adding a turbocharger.
IP platform delivers faster time to market for ADAS ASICs
Bringing a new chip to the automotive market can be daunting due to the high safety standards required - ISO 26262. Sondrel has made this much easier for customers with the launch of its new, quad-channel, IP reference platform that has been architected with ISO26262 applications and the fast integration of customer IP in mind from the start.
EV design concept capable of 30% longer range
Automotive innovation start-up Page-Roberts has revealed a patented design concept for an electric vehicle capable of travelling up to 30% further than current EVs on the market.
Aiways U6 electric SUV coupe edges closer to mass production
Aiways ‘Smart Factory’ in Shangrao, China has completed the first batch of pre-production vehicles for its second model, the all-electric U6 intelligent SUV coupé. The Aiways U6 will sit alongside the popular U5 electric SUV in an expanding line-up of zero-emissions Aiways models.
Demand for unmanned traffic management systems to surge
As of now, North America accounts for a majority of the market share for unmanned traffic management (UTM) systems, followed by Europe. This is due to high penetration of autonomous aerial vehicles, UAVs, conventional aircraft, and drones in the region.
Neste pilots its first electric vehicle charging service
Starting from June 2021, Neste is piloting its first electric vehicle charging service targeted to logistics companies in Finland. The service will be piloted with Niemi Services at their site in the Konala area in Helsinki, Finland. The pilot project supports Neste’s and Niemi’s climate strategies and helps Niemi to reduce its climate emissions. Neste aims to launch a commercial charging service for electric vehicles in Finland by th...
Self-driving shuttles hit the road in Cambridge
In what is reportedly a first for UK roads, self-driving shuttles have been launched in Cambridge, successfully transporting their first passengers safely alongside the traffic. The test drive was twenty minutes long and saw the shuttles navigate around a Cambridge University campus, as experts assessed whether or not the technology could one day soon be used more fully.
Safety framework for off-highway autonomous vehicles
Oxbotica and TRL have piloted the use of the first Code of Practice for the safe and cost-effective deployment of autonomous vehicles in unstructured off-highway environments, with a live trial conducted in a quarry using a number of off-road vehicles.
eBook sheds light on automotive solutions
Mouser Electronics and Microchip Technology have collaborated on a new eBook that highlights the products and technologies enabling the next generation of automotive solutions.