Automotive

This Automotive and Transportation TOE profiles key developments and innovations in augmented reality-based head-up displays; combined Camera/LiDAR solutions for ADAS, improved object detection, collision avoidance, automatic/emergency braking, fuel cell catalysts and membranes, battery energy storage solutions for electric vehicles, Dashcams for a...

Lightweighting, one of the key trends witnessed in the automotive industry is expected to introduce transformational changes in the longer run. Lightweighting has garnered increased interest from the entire transportation ecosystem to improve fuel efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. Lightweighting of vehicles is achieved either by introducing d...

Advancements in sensor technologies improving navigation and object detection, advanced braking systems, image processing algorithms, and machine vision have created opportunities for automotive manufacturers to discover a wide range of solutions for automotive safety applications. Miniaturization of electronic components, integration of technologi...

Advancements in wireless communication technologies, sensor fusion, imaging technologies, Big Data, and analytics have created opportunities for automotive manufacturers to discover a wide range of solutions for multiple applications. Miniaturization of electronic components, advancements in navigation, and adoption of smart devices is expected to ...

The importance of technicians as customers for part suppliers continues to grow with the continued expansion of the Do-It-For-Me (DIFM) channel in the US automotive aftermarket. Although the aftermarket is a mature and stable channel in the United States, market trends such as digitization and private labeling are steadily transforming how technici...

Readers of Lab Manager Magazine were invited to participate in an online survey in July 2016. To qualify for survey participation, readers had to play a role in their laboratory’s purchasing process, be familiar with their laboratory’s product budgets, and represent a laboratory that either uses or plans to use products in 1 or more of the 7 sp...

Currently in its eighth year, thus research study tracks the purchasing patterns of automotive tools (hand tools, power tools, handheld diagnostic tools, pneumatic /air tools, and tool storage devices) among US technicians. About 500 automotive service professionals were surveyed in May 2016. To have qualified as a respondent, an automotive technic...