Automotive
Shrinking motor drive systems accelerate electrification
If the drive of the automotive industry towards electrification was ever in doubt, a further nail in the coffin of the internal combustion engine (ICE) was hammered home recently with the announcement from Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) that the company will be 100% electric by 2025. Kannan Soundarapandian, Business Unit Manager, Motor Drives, Texas Instruments (TI), looks at how motor drive systems are propelling this paradigm shift.
Einride and Electrolux enter partnership to electrify transports
Tech transport company, Einride and one of the global appliance leaders, Electrolux, have announced a strategic partnership to electrify transports, with operations starting in Q2 of this year. The partnership will within the first three years save hundreds of tonnes of CO2, compared to diesel freight. It also signifies a crucial first step for two companies deeply invested in technological innovation and sustainability.
A new camera link for automotive applications
As we hurtle toward the widespread use of autonomous vehicles, the need for more and more automotive sensors becomes ever more apparent. Cameras are one of the key sensors required to aid the evolution of the autonomous vehicle. Fionn Hurley, Analog Devices (ADI), discusses the company’s C2B.
The road to zero emission commercial vehicles
Whilst electrification of the passenger car market attracts many of the headlines, commercial vehicle markets, spanning delivery vans, medium-duty trucks, heavy-duty trucks, and buses are also evolving at pace.
AI will employ the next wave of truck drivers
A Swedish technology company called Einride that develops and provides freight transport solutions based on electric and autonomous vehicles, has released the results of a survey conducted with OnePoll on the state of the trucking industry. It examines the sentiments of American respondents around the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and industry-wide employment.
Automotive SoC functional safety tech for CNN accelerator cores
Renesas Electronics has announced the development of processor technologies for automotive Systems-on-Chip (SoCs) used in applications such as Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Autonomous Driving (AD) systems that aim to optimise both performance and power efficiency while supporting a high level of functional safety.
LIN Bus switching devices target bus, truck applications
Human Machine Interface (HMI) specialist EAO has leveraged its Controller Area Network (CAN) Bus products knowledge to add a range of Local Interconnect Network (LIN) Bus devices to its Series 09 range of products.
Adapting metrology processes for electric vehicles
In 2020, the UK Government announced that the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will end in 2030 and invested over £1.8bn to improve electric vehicle infrastructure. The automotive sector is now transitioning towards manufacturing a large volume of zero emission vehicles. Here Mike John, Director and industrial metrology specialist at The Sempre Group, has explored how the automotive industry will transition and how it will impac...
How to launch a successful garage business
Whether you've been in the automotive industry for years and you want to start your own business, or you have a passion for cars and have an entrepreneurial streak there are certain things you should consider before launching your garage business.
APIX3 ecosystem expanded with HDMI-APIX3 converter
Inova Semiconductors has expanded its APIX3 ecosystem with a compact HDMI-APIX3 converter from partner company ARRK Engineering. APIX3 (Automotive Pixel Link) is a multichannel serialiser/deserialiser for high-resolution video applications in motor vehicles.