Automotive
Measuring consumer mobility experience for the first time
The Experiences Per Mile (EPM) Advisory Council, of which HARMAN is a founding member, has released a report that charts a new ambition to measure consumer mobility experience. With cross-industry collaboration at its heart – from the likes of HARMAN, Amazon, Spotify, Ford and others – the report unveils a mission to create an Experiences Per Mile Metric for the automotive industry.
Monitoring technology aims to reduce EV battery failures
Ricardo has been awarded funding from the Office of Low Emissions Vehicles (OLEV), in partnership with Innovate UK, for a research and development project which seeks to improve electric vehicle (EV) battery life, performance and resilience.
Flyback switcher IC delivers up to 90% efficiency
The InnoSwitch3-AQ flyback switcher IC from Power Integrations is now being shipped by distributor Mouser Electronics.
The developments that steered EVs from past to present
With sales of Electric Vehicles (EVs) already rising by 144% in 2019, the popularity of EVs will only continue to increase - but they haven’t always been racing ahead. Here, Simone Bruckner, Managing Director of Cressall, looks at the history of EVs, and the developments that advanced them.
Ricardo wins funding to improve efficiency of electric vehicles
Ricardo has been awarded funding from the Office of Low Emissions Vehicles (OLEV) - through a partnership with Innovate UK - to investigate the use innovative advanced thermal management methods to improve the performance and efficiency of the electric motors and power electronics used in electric vehicles.
E-fuels better focused on aviation and shipping rather than road
A Ricardo report recently published shows that the use of synthesized e-fuels should be prioritised for shipping and aviation ahead of road transport where other forms of electrification are more effective.
Isolated integrated current sensors for automotive applications
Melexis has announced its second-generation of isolated integrated current sensors MLX91220 (5V) and MLX91221 (3.3V). The Hall-effect based current sensors are qualified for use in a range of automotive and industrial applications, such as On-Board Chargers (OBC), DC/DC converters, power supplies, and small electric drives. With 300kHz bandwidth, they suit a variety of power conversion applications lower than 50A RMS.
The ethical dilemmas of autonomous driving
The trolley problem is a classical philosophical dilemma that is used to illustrate the moral conundrum surrounding how to program autonomous vehicles to react to different situations. However, this particular thought experiment may be just the tip of the iceberg. Here Kostas Poulios, Principal Design and Development Engineer at Pailton Engineering, takes a closer look at the ethical dilemmas of fully autonomous vehicles.
Thermal management in 2020: highlights from IDTechEx
Thermal management is a critical consideration for many technologies and markets, from electric vehicle battery packs to data centres and 5G devices. Several news stories, announcements, trends and acquisitions in 2020 have highlighted the need for effective thermal management in these emerging technology areas.
Automotive connectivity revenues expected to rise
Global automotive connectivity revenues will race ahead to $48.3bn by 2027, over five times higher than 2019, generating opportunities and challenges for mobile operators and their infrastructure providers. The full added value revenue opportunity associated with automotive connectivity will be much larger still by around an order of magnitude, rising to around $500bn by 2027.