Automotive
The military vehicle design trends in 2021
In 2020, scientists from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) carried out an experiment to see how humans and a new generation of smart machines can work together to change military operations. This most recent test was part of a decade-long annual testing regime known as the Army Warfighting Experiment (AWE). Here, Roger Brereton Head of Sales at Pailton Engineering, explains how projects like this will help the militar...
Software option enhances automotive radome tester
Rohde & Schwarz has enhanced its R&S QAR quality automotive radome tester, a tailored solution for radar integration testing to analyse and evaluate the radar compatibility of radomes and bumpers.
Inductive position sensor for automotive motor commutation
Renesas Electronics has launched its magnet-free IPS2550 inductive position sensor. Featuring improved performance and easy customisation, as well as total stray field immunity, and reduced weight and form factor, the IPS2550 is suitable for use as an absolute position sensor for high speed motor commutation in passenger cars, heavy-duty commercial and off-road vehicles as well as motorbikes.
AVX partners with DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT Formula E
AVX has announced its continued support of the newly rebranded DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT Formula E racing team. The seventh season (2020/21) of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship is currently scheduled to kick off with a double-header in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, and marks the third consecutive season that AVX has aligned with Mouser Electronics and TTI, in supporting the all-electric DRAGON racing team.
BlackBerry expands partnership with Baidu to power autonomous driving
BlackBerry has announced an expansion of its strategic partnership with Baidu, whose high definition maps will run on the QNX Neutrino Real Time Operating System (RTOS) and will be mass-produced in the forthcoming GAC New Energy Aion models from the EV arm of GAC Group (Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd.).
EV battery cell and pack materials, a $52bn market by 2031
The lithium-ion batteries in Electric Vehicles (EVs) present very different material demands at the cell- and pack-level compared with the Internal-Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles they replace. Whilst ICE drivetrains heavily rely on aluminum and steel alloys, Li-ion batteries utilise a lot of materials such as nickel, cobalt, lithium, copper, insulation, thermal interface materials, and much more at a cell- and pack-level.
Electric car drivers can now charge with an ultimate app
To get over range and charging anxiety is a challenge for many technology developers, but it seems to be within reach. The growing network of charging points for electric vehicles is also tangible in the Sygic GPS Navigation, making the app excellent for hybrid and electric car drivers
Increasing the safety of micro EVs on the road
As diverse as road traffic is, so must the tests for validating safety systems be. With the ASTERA E-Scooter, MESSRING presents another cornerstone for variable and diversified tests with so-called Vulnerable Road Users (VRU).
Rohde & Schwarz, ADL step up radar test collaboration
Described as a “game-changing solution”, Rohde & Schwarz and AVL have intensified their collaboration with the integration of a Rohde & Schwarz radar test system into the AVL DRIVINGCUBE toolchain.
TomTom joins Autoware Foundation
TomTom, the independent location technology specialist, has announced that it has joined the Autoware Foundation. Autoware is a non-profit organisation supporting open-source projects that accelerate the development of autonomous driving technology.