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Hitachi Astemo to exhibit new technologies at Japan Mobility Show 2023
Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. (Hitachi Astemo) announced that it will exhibit at the Japan Mobility Show 2023, which will be mainly held at the Tokyo Big Sight convention and exhibition center. It will exhibit in four sections: Safety Area, Environment Area, Comfort Area, and VR Theater. The Safety Area will feature 360-degre
Hitachi Astemo Mexico receives Q1 award from Ford in Queretaro
Hitachi Astemo Mexico's Queretaro plant receives Ford's prestigious Q1 recognition, affirming excellence in key areas such as quality, systems capability, warranty, and delivery. For this award, Ford suppliers must demonstrate outstanding capabilities and features, like consistently delivering high-quality products o
AMD selected by Hitachi Astemo for next-gen forward camera system
AMD announced that leading mobility supplier Hitachi Astemo has selected AMD adaptive computing technology to power its new, stereo-format, forward-looking camera for adaptive cruise control and autonomous emergency braking, helping to increase the safety of next-generation vehicles. The AMD Automotive XA Zynq UltraS
Hitachi Astemo supplies wide-angle stereo camera sensing system for Isuzu Elf
Hitachi Astemo Co. Ltd. (Hitachi Astemo) announced that its sensing system utilizing a wide-angle stereo camera has been adopted for the new Isuzu Elf. This sensing system uses a 120-degree wide-angle stereo camera. By combining the wide-angle stereo camera with detection information from millimeter-wave radar, a wid
Hitachi Astemo investing USD 153 million to expand in Berea, Kentucky
Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development announced that Hitachi Astemo Americas, a subsidiary of Hitachi Astemo, Ltd., will expand its operation in Berea, Kentucky with a USD 153 million investment. The expansion of the facility will include an additional 752,000 square feet on 62 acres and comes in response to incr
Hitachi Astemo develops autonomous driving technology enabling cooperative behavior on narrow roads
Hitachi Astemo Ltd. (Hitachi Astemo) announced that it has developed an autonomous driving technology that enables cooperative behavior on narrow roads. This technology integrates 3D sensing data from LiDAR and other sources to three-dimensionally recognize the driving environment around the vehicle, as well as to pr
Hitachi Astemo to change capital structure
Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. (Hitachi Astemo) announced that it will change its capital structure in September 2023. Four companies - Hitachi Astemo, Hitachi Ltd. (Hitachi), Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda), and JICC-01 - agreed on the capital structural change. JICC-01 Investment Business Limited Liability Partnership (JICC-01
Hitachi Astemo to supply motor and inverter for Jatco’s e-Axle for Nissan
Hitachi Astemo Co., Ltd. (Hitachi Astemo) announced that its motor and inverter have been selected for use in the e-Axles for electric vehicles (EVs) and e-POWER (e-power) vehicles of Nissan supplied by Jatco Ltd. (Jatco) as a Tier 1 supplier. The motors and inverters using square wires supplied by Hitachi Astemo wil
Hitachi Astemo develops prototype of 360-degree stereo vision based on multi-camera 3D sensing
Hitachi Astemo Co., Ltd. (Hitachi Astemo) announced that it has developed a prototype of 360-degree stereovision based on multi-camera 3D sensing. The high-precision and high-resolution system is a surrounding vision system for autonomous vehicles driving on ordinary roads. On public roads with a complex mixture of r
Hitachi Astemo develops steering device prototype eliminating steering wheel
Hitachi Astemo Co., Ltd. (Hitachi Astemo) announced that it has developed a prototype of steering device in a steer-by-wire system that eliminates the conventional steering wheel. As a result, by removing the steering wheel from next-generation vehicles such as self-driving cars, the cabin space can be expanded, cont
Hitachi Astemo develops prototype of steer-by-wire achieving both functionality and redundancy
Hitachi Astemo Co., Ltd. (Hitachi Astemo) announced that it has developed a prototype steer-by-wire that realizes both steering feel and fail-safe operation. It has leveraged steering feel technology of the former Showa Corporation that was integrated into Hitachi Astemo in 2021. Information management technology whi
Hitachi Astemo to supply e-axle for Honda EVs model, further expanding its electrification business
Hitachi Astemo Co., Ltd. (Hitachi Astemo) announced that it has received orders from Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda). for e-axles for Honda’s electric vehicles (EV) which equipped with medium and large-sized batteries. The e-axle on order combines an inverter using silicon carbide (SiC) and a motor using square wires w