Written on Apr, 03, 2020by iwano@_84 | No Comments
! function(o, t, e, a) {
o._aoForms = o._aoForms || [], o._aoForms.push(a);
var n = function() {
var o = t.createElement(e);
o.src = (“https:” == t.location.protocol ? “https://” : “http://”) + “support.flex.com/acton/content/form_embed.js”, o.async = !0;
for (var a = t.getElementsByTagName(e)[0], n = a.parentNode, c = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”), r = !1, s = 0; s
Paving the road to advanced automotive solutions
Vehicles are quickly becoming a center of communication, navigation and connectivity. Automotive solutions will integrate with smart city infrastructures and personal devices as part of a connected whole. Soon, in-vehicle services and automated driving capabilities won’t be just for luxury vehicles.
Through powerful partnerships and creative collaboration, we are ready to deliver the promises of mobility. Together, we will drive the future of the evolving automotive ecosystem.
Register to become a global diversity supplier.
We work with technology startups, research institutions and universities to create new automotive solutions faster, including autonomous servers, occupant monitoring, AR, VR, active interior surfaces, integrated health solutions, smart lighting, flexible displays and active aerodynamics.
We design, build and roll out solutions that meet new regulations and consumer demand for safety, connectivity and fuel economy.
Markets we serve
Autonomy
Connectivity
Electrification
Smart tech
Autonomy
Be a leader on the road to autonomy with our decades of cloud server experience, automotive design expertise and manufacturing capabilities.
Connectivity
Build the car of tomorrow with the benefit of our cross-industry experience in connected technologies.
Electrification
Improve fuel economy, enhance power transfer and refine power storage for recycled energy with our electrification solutions.
Smart tech
Improve customer experience and satisfy the growing demand for more efficient, smart vehicles on the journey to fully autonomous and electric vehicles.
Innovation
2019 Automotive News PACE Innovation Partnership Award
2019, 2017 Automotive News PACE Award Finalist
2018 China Automobile and Parts Innovation Award
2017 CLEPA Innovation Awards (x2)
2016 General Motors Supplier of the Year Innovation Award
2016 China Automobile and Parts Industry Development and Innovation Awards – Technology Innovation Award
Supplier excellence
2019 General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award
2019 Varroc Supplier Quality Award
2018 Magneti Marelli Motherson Overall Excellence Award
2018, 2017 Automotive News Top Supplier (#73)
2017, 2016 General Motors Supplier of the Year
2016 Ford World Excellence Award
Commercial awards
2018 Knorr-Bremse Commercial Performance Award
2016 AISIN Cost Improvement Award
Certification awards
2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 Ford Q1 Award
2016 General Motors BIQS Award
2019 Automotive News PACE Innovation Partnership Award
2019, 2017 Automotive News PACE Award Finalist
2018 China Automobile and Parts Innovation Award
2017 CLEPA Innovation Awards (x2)
2016 General Motors Supplier of the Year Innovation Award
2016 China Automobile and Parts Industry Development and Innovation Awards – Technology Innovation Award
2019 General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award
Written on Mar, 31, 2020by iwano@_84 | No Comments
Image: Kirillm, Getty Images/iStockphoto
Articles about technology and the future of transportation rarely used to get far without mentioning jet-packs: a staple of science fiction from the 1920s onwards, the jet pack became a reality in the 1960s in the shape of devices such as the Bell Rocket Belt. But despite many similar efforts, the skies over our cities remain stubbornly free of jet-pack-toting commuters.
For a novel form of transport to make a material difference to our lives, several key requirements must be satisfied. Obviously the new technology must work safely, and operate within an appropriate regulatory framework. But public acceptance and solid business models are also vital if a new idea is to move from R&D lab to testbed to early adoption, and eventually into mainstream usage.
There’s inevitably a lot of hype surrounding the future of transportation, but also plenty of substance, with big investments being made both by disruptive tech companies and by incumbent industry players. Can technology help to get us and our goods around quicker, in greater safety, and with less damage to the planet?
Connected & Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs)
Waymo’s fully self-driving Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan on a public road.
Image: Waymo
Driverless cars, or Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) are getting the lion’s share of attention, but the wider implications of CAVs and other novel forms of transport are also firmly on the agenda — including smarter, greener cities and more efficient distribution of freight and consumer deliveries.
To get an overview of a large part of this subject area, it’s worth examining Gartner’s Hype Cycle, and the 2017 status of technologies relating to connected vehicles and smart mobility:
Images: Gartner (top), ZDNet (bottom)
Most of the technologies listed here are in the early stages of the progression towards mainstream adoption, according to Gartner, with only five out of 30 making it beyond the Trough of Disillusionment.
No surprise, then, that there’s a lot of activity in the CAV market. In a report published last October The Brookings Institution collated reports of “investments and transactions attributable to autonomous vehicles or core technologies” between August 2014 and June 2017, and found over 160 separate deals amounting to some $80 billion. These covered auto electronics, microchips, rideshare apps, AI/deep learning, digital mapping, non-AI software, physical systems and sensors. The authors concluded that “investment in 2018 should be substantially more than the $80 billion disclosed from 2014 to 2017, and continue upward for some period of time as the race to deploy self-driving moves on.”
At the same time, public perception of autonomous vehicle safety seems to be heading in a positive direction. In a survey last year, Gartner found that while 55 percent of respondents (from the US and Germany) would not consider travelling in a fully autonomous car, 71 percent would ride in a partially autonomous vehicle.
These findings are echoed by the Deloitte 2018 Global Automotive Consumer Study, which found that the percentage of respondents considering fully self-driving vehicles unsafe ranged from