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Automotive lidar’s role growing because of increased use of autonomous vehicles

Control Engineering

IDTechEx is predicting the automotive lidar market to grow to $8.4 Why lidar is important for automotive applications Various sensors are essential to enable ADAS and AV systems, including cameras, radars, ultrasonic systems, etc. Ultrasonic systems are very cheap but have a very short detection range.

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The Sparkplug Specification Is Now an ISO/IEC Standard 

Gary Mintchell

Sparkplug has been developed as open source way for engineers to standardize their messages from IIoT devices to databases. The Eclipse Foundation , one of the world’s largest open source software foundations, in collaboration with the Eclipse Sparkplug Working Group, announced that the Sparkplug 3.0

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Mitsubishi Electric’s Project Jabiru Unveils the Look, Feel, and Features of Next-generation Automotive In-cabin Systems

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

Mitsubishi Electric’s recent announcement of Project Jabiru marks another step in the development of next-generation automotive in-cabin systems. Today, almost a quarter of all automotive problems stem from the infotainment system. This declutters the screen and reduces the burden of scrolling through multiple information sources.

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PP, PVC prices fall; PS buyers see an increase

Plastics News

The PP market "is definitely suffering from some of the same fallout from a weaker economy," said Howard Rappaport, a market analyst with New York-based StoneX Financial. Contrary to [polyethylene], PP has a much broader footprint into a number of more durable applications like automotive, appliances and electronics," he added.

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Paving the Way to the Green Hydrogen Economy

i4.0 today

If the electricity used for its production comes from renewable energy, hydrogen can be used as a CO 2 -neutral and competitive energy source by industries, transport, commerce and households. The Group maps out the entire development process of fuel cells for the automotive industry, right through to series development.

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Is your car safe from a cyber attack?

E&T

Malicious cyber-attacks on vehicles and/or the automotive ecosystem can have disastrous outcomes affecting not just the public image of automakers and OEMs, but also having a direct impact on human lives, infrastructure, and other aspects. Warships could be taken over and used to attack or ambush unsuspecting entities.

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PowerTap enters into discussions with Humboldt Transit Authority for future supply of hydrogen fuel

Canadian Manufacturing

Any potential opportunities with the HTA remain subject to a definitive agreement. PowerTap does not have a definitive schedule to advance discussions with the HTA towards any agreement at this time.