Automotive

Tesla Motors has changed the outlook of the automotive industry by introducing innovative business models giving it a competitive advantage over its competitors. Tesla is aiming to become a mass producer of electric vehicles by developing affordable electric cars that will compete with conventional vehicles. The company provides charging for its el...

Exhaust heat recovery (EHR) is a promising approach to reducing fuel consumption of future vehicles powered by internal combustion engines. Besides reducing exhaust emissions, EHR concepts focus on improving the use of primary energy. Irrespective of displacement, contemporary internal combustion engines convert less than 40% of the fuel energy use...

The market insight discusses the key trends of usage-based insurance (UBI) in Europe and North America. It identifies the key areas that offer scope for essential technology innovation and discusses Big Data, specific to the automotive industry. The insight also covers the current and the future trends of UBI (from an ecosystem point of view). OEMs...

Handwriting recognition (HWR) offers new opportunities to control in-car infotainment systems and has the potential to be used as a primary input medium in HMI. HWR is a smart and intuitive way to enter information on a display because writing letters on a touch pad and screen is easy and assures minimum distraction. The HWR market is targeted towa...

The research service provides a strategic overview of the mobility solutions currently available in India, Malaysia, and Indonesia. It focusses on the current trends and developments in each region and offers a comparative analysis based on factors such as urbanization and demography. The study covers mobility services such as carsharing, rideshari...

This issue profiles Lidar sensor advances for automotive platforms; automatic emergency braking technology that attains fresh urgency; cylinder deactivation technology introduced at Ford, reducing engine pumping losses, opening of an automotive R&D shop in Silicon Valley by Chinese OEM BAIC.

This report aims to understand the automotive tools industry through automotive technicians since 2007 and identify market opportunities. The most commonly purchased auto tools within the last year are hand tools, closely followed by the power tools purchase rate. Tool storage devices have the lowest rate, which is most likely because of their purp...

This research service covers comprehensive profiles of key truck telematics vendors across the world. Each profile furnishes details such as company overview, SWOT analysis, segment/region contributions, packages, and the conforming price points in the respective currencies. The profiled companies are analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively for c...

This research service gives an overview of the adoption of advanced vehicle features in ASEAN by 2020. It discusses penetration of powertrain technologies, chassis technologies, telematics technologies, safety technologies, and accessories in the 3 key ASEAN automotive markets of Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand during 2014–2020. The study inclu...