Automotive
Electric vehicles and robotics in agriculture: a $50bn market
Agricultural vehicles, from greenhouse robots to outdoor precision farming, tractors, forestry vehicles and turf care, are rapidly going electric. Increasingly they get their electricity off-grid, zero-emission, on-site using technology similar to that in an EV.
Electrifying the future of the vehicle market
By 2040, the government’s proposed ‘Road to Zero’ emissions plan will require each new car sold in the UK to have an electric driving range of at least 50 miles. With electric vehicle capabilities in the midst of switching from an environmentally kinder preference to a mandatory requirement, the vehicle market will have to electrify more than just commercial vehicles.
DSA joins automotive eSync Alliance
The eSync Alliance announces that DSA, a global supplier of life-cycle management solutions for automotive electronics, has joined the Alliance. The eSync Alliance is spearheading the development of end-to-end over-the-air (OTA) updating and data services, enabling bi-directional communications with all electronic devices in the vehicle.
Lidl and Einride partner to electrify transport in Sweden
Since the start of their partnership in 2017, Lidl and Einride have been ambitious to electrify transport in Sweden. The transformation to a zero-emissions transport network will take place in stages and focus mainly on electrification in the short term, with automation coming in the next phase.
Keysight, DEKRA unite for EV test initiative
Keysight Technologies says that DEKRA has selected its Scienlab Charging Discovery System (CDS) solutions to extensively test and certify the charging technology within an electric vehicle (EV) or electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE).
Electric sports car refuels in three minutes
A Chinese start-up, Aiways, and Gumpert, a German automotive manufacturer with an established pedigree in sports car manufacture, take a different route for emission-free vehicles. Caroline Hayes admires the Nathalie First Edition, a sleek electric vehicle powered by a methanol fuel cell.
Keyless car entry systems provide high level protection
Motorists concerned by the rise in the theft of cars with keyless car entry systems can sleep easier from this week as Ganvol launches its keyless key fob protector. This Ganvol Faraday Box S1 is a fob protector and signal blocker to stop car thieves in their tracks, manufactured to high precision from the same grade aluminium used to make high end laptops.
Automotive lighting: from vision to driving assistance
“Autonomous vehicle technologies have a direct impact on traditional vehicles market and behind that the automotive lighting industry,” said Martin Vallo, PhD., Technology & Market Analyst, Solid-state Lighting at Yole Développement (Yole).
Architecture shrinks power supplies
The proliferation of intelligent electronics, automation, and sensors in industry and automotive environments has increased performance criteria for power supplies. Zhongming Ye, senior applications engineer at Analog Devices, explains how a regulator architecture simplifies EMI design, size, efficiency, and thermal proficiency.
Maximising safety in advanced battery systems
In life-critical applications, fail-safe sub-systems ensure reliability over a system’s lifetime. Markus Beck, business development director for Industrial Electrification at Sensata Technologies, says manufacturers must integrate high-performance components into their designs.