The intelligence of next generation vehicles is increasingly migrating to a few central high-performance computers. The software running on them should be easy to update and expand with new functions, like a smartphone. And all this with the highest functional safety standards for mobility systems.
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Murata has co-developed a new generation of RFID modules with Michelin that embed into tyres. The robust passive RFID tags require no external power supply. They survive and continue to work while being driven on for extremely high mileages.
HighTec EDV-Systeme GmbH, the German headquartered global supplier of software development tools, embedded software and expert services, appointed Zellaco AB as its distributor in the Nordic countries. HighTec's products and services are targeting the global embedded market and are tailored for the development of safety-critical solutions in Automotive (ISO 26262 up to ASIL D) and more.
BorgWarner is strengthening its inverter capabilities and offerings through an exclusive licensing agreement with PolyCharge America, Inc., a startup company formed to deliver disruptive capacitor products.
Volta Trucks, the leading and disruptive full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, has confirmed that its forthcoming 7.5- and 12-tonne variants have entered the engineering phase of development, with a single design concept already selected.
If predictions are accurate, a decade from now cars and trucks will be very different from the ones produced today. Powertrains are changing and vehicles will be “smarter”, perhaps capable of operating without human input. There might be far more shared usage and less ownership, or perhaps not, it depends which experts you follow, while Asian automobile markets will eclipse those in Europe and North America.