With a new pilot plant for the production of lithium-ion battery cells, the BMW Group wants to create a closed and environmentally friendly material cycle for battery cells. This is intended to promote sustainability in the expansion of electromobility.

ZF's Supervisory Board establishes a new division out of the previous Car Powertrain Technology and E-Mobility Divisions in order to offer customers electrified driveline solutions under one roof. In the future, ZF will no longer develop components for internal combustion engine drives but will instead focus on long-range plug-in hybrids and purely electric vehicles.

The new IE5+ motor generation from NORD DRIVESYSTEMS offers a constant high efficiency over the entire adjustment range in a hygienic design that improves the LogiDrive concept for intralogistics with regard to energy efficiency and reduction of variants. The total cost of ownership (TCO) can be considerably reduced.

From 2030 onwards, the fuel cell will be represented with a significant share in passenger cars, commercial vehicles and mobile machines. A turnover of 11 billion euros for fuel cell components in passenger cars alone is possible in Europe in 2040. As a result, approximately 68,000 jobs will be created here. These are the core results of a new VDMA study.

While many people think of self-driving passenger cars when they think of autonomous vehicles, there are several other categories of AVs that are driving development and adoption of the technology. One of these is delivery.

Because of the rigor and repetition inherent in construction work, this industry is highly suitable for the application of autonomous vehicles (AVs).

NXP Semiconductors N.V. and TSMC announced a collaboration agreement to adopt TSMC’s 5-nanometer (5nm) technology for NXP’s next generation, high-performance automotive platform. This collaboration combines NXP’s automotive design expertise with TSMC’s 5nm technology to further drive the transformation of automobiles into powerful computing systems for the road.

The BMW Group has signed a long-term supply contract worth 2 billion euros for battery cells with the Swedish company Northvolt. The battery cells will be produced in Europe from 2024 at the Giga plant Northvolt currently under construction in Skellefteå in northern Sweden. This is intended to drive forward the expansion of electromobility.

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation have today revealed new details of their innovative heat pump system, deployed in Hyundai and Kia’s global electric vehicle line-up. The heat pump system maximizes both companies' all-electric driving range in low temperatures.

Additive manufacturing offers unrivalled opportunities for industrial applications, in the development as well as in the production of intricate designs.

Ampcera Inc., a specialist in solid electrolyte technologies, announced a low-cost flexible solid electrolyte membrane technology for solid-state batteries. This technology is an important step towards the commercialization of next generation solid-state batteries.

While almost everyone agrees that self-driving cars will produce enormous safety and efficiency gains, the party that will bear the greatest costs associated with adding autonomous driving technology is less than clear.

An AI-powered robot makes final solders on a circuit board before it’s installed into a control module. It’s programmed with software before being fitted into a vehicle. But is it working correctly? Here’s how electronic components are tested for quality control and why it’s important.

To expand its position in the market for software-intensive electronic systems, Bosch establishes the new Cross-Domain Computing Solutions division with roughly 17,000 associates. From 2021 on, existing and new customers will receive electronics systems and the requisite software from a single source.

Autonomous or self-driving cars are beginning to occupy the same roads the general public drives on. That can make many people nervous about a vehicle’s ability to make safe decisions. Understanding one of the core technologies used in autonomous vehicles – machine learning – can help settle the minds of the wary.

EDAG, an independent engineering company in the automotive industry, has been commissioned by CleanTec-Lighting GmbH (Leisnig) to produce an innovative air disinfection system. The patented system improves the air quality by means of integrated technology for continuous air purification, which is based on UV-C and eliminates all kinds of microorganisms and viruses.