Mercedes Benz 2025 financial presentation and Q&A: Localization and profitability in China, rising US tariffs, and renewed push in Europe On February 12, Mercedes-Benz held the presentation for the 2025 financial results. The event was presented by the Board of Management including Ola Källenius, Chairman of the Board of Management (BoM). Analyst and media call main Q&A Price strategy in China Q: About China, the sales figures for the CLA seem ...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/20

r the e-drive. The Novosense-customized logic ASC chip integrates multiple logic devices and supports frequency detection, unlocking centralized processing of interface-related logic to simplify interface design. This not only enhances system integration to achieve miniaturization, but also reduces BOM costs to facilitate the optimization of functional safety architectures related to the e-drive and main drive systems. (From a Novosense press rel...

News  Updated at: 2026/01/21

Middle East and Europe. -          Industrial connection: Pony.ai will deeply collaborate with BAIC BJEV’s OEM supply system to specifically optimize the performance requirements for and repair, maintenance, and lifecycle costs of Level 4 vehicle models, so as to continuously reduce the BOM (bill of material) and operating costs of Robotaxis. -          Ecosystem establishment: BAIC BJEV will coordinate the introduction of BA...

News  Updated at: 2026/01/13

s. They are designed for mass production on a 1,000-unit scale, with initial fleet deployment expected in 2026. By leveraging the majority of components from the latest-generation Robotaxi solution and adopting its fully redundant design and safety standards, the Gen-4 autonomous trucks incur lower BOM (bill-of-materials) costs per vehicle, while elevating the safety and reliability of autonomous freight transport to a new level. The trucks are d...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/20

tion of an azure blue bottom color and the company’s POPO mascot presents a strong approachable sense and high recognizability. Built entirely with automotive-grade components, the Pony.ai Gen-7 Robotaxi not only delivers a lifecycle of up to 600,000km and a 70% lower total autonomous driving kit BOM (Bill of Materials) cost than its predecessor, but also comes as the world’s first Robotaxi models to unlock Level 4 all-scenario autonomous dri...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/07

ligent sensing, and energy management across sectors, including automotive, industrial, aerospace, and defense in India, Southeast Asia, South Korea, and Japan. The ESC offers end-to-end engineering support—from component selection (MCUs, SoCs, wireless modules) to system-level design reviews and BOM optimization. It is staffed with skilled engineers, and the center provides tailored support in embedded software, connectivity, power, analog, an...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/10

troubleshooting, or warnings and get instant, natural-language responses. The assistant will be continuously updated and customized for different Stellantis brands and models, ensuring a smooth and intuitive experience. Both companies are working on several AI projects such as: Bill of Materials (BOM) Data Intelligence: an AI tool that helps engineers analyze and optimize component selection for better reuse and efficiency. Vehicle Feedback Ana...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/07

sen by a North American Tier-1 supplier for software platform development and embedded testing.  Tata Technologies has been selected by a North American OEM to streamline engineering processes in their PLM cloud application, including vehicle data management, data security, product definition, and BOM structure. (From a press release dated January 21, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/22

y Audi as part of its new platform. The Trimension NCJ29Dx family enables UWB-based fine-ranging capabilities and complies with IEEE 802.15.4, CCC, and FiRa standards. It delivers high localization resolution and power optimization for battery-powered devices such as key fobs, while also minimizing BOM costs. It maximizes protection against car theft through relay attacks and includes on-chip support for a wide range of cryptographic operations. ...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/23

Infineon and MediaTek, Taiwan announce easy-to-use cockpit solution On July 13, Infineon Technologies AG announced that it has developed an easy-to-use cockpit solution with MediaTek and its design house partners. It is based on Infineon's TRAVEO CYT4DN MCU family and an entry-level MediaTek Dimensity Auto SoC solution that reduces system BOM costs for hardware and software. This new cockpit solution supports a resolution of 1920 x 720 pixels for...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/16

or a second inverter in a single layout. The new solution also plays a crucial role in the implementation of torque vectoring. Compliance with the latest cybersecurity standards is ensured using the latest microcontroller technology. The ONEboard+ now supports up to three independent CAN nodes. The BOM costs can be significantly reduced compared to the previous solution by incorporating the electrical drive for EESM as an integrated solution rath...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/04

tance error correction and beta compensation, eliminating the need for additional configuration for improved accuracy.  Monitoring temperatures at multiple locations with a single, integrated temperature sensor reduces board complexity and size and simplifies design for a lowered bill of material (BOM). Microchip Technology is a leading provider of smart, connected and secure embedded control solutions, headquartered in Chandler, Arizona. (Micro...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/19

Infineon, Germany presents family of automotive microcontrollers with new graphic engine On October 23, Infineon Technologies AG (Infineon) announced its new TRAVEO T2G Cluster family of automotive microcontrollers (MCU) with a new graphic engine. With a small footprint, it simplifies OEM integration and reduces BOM costs, making them an ideal solution for advanced smart mobility instrument clusters and heads-up display systems for automobiles, m...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/25

e based on the Fuyao architecture by the end of 2026. With the support of the Fuyao architecture, the development cycles of future new XPeng models will be shortened by 20%, and the universalization rates of parts for the architecture will reach up to 80%, significantly reducing the development and BOM costs of the new models. XPeng plans to officially launch high-speed NGP 2.0 in June and is expected to realize less than one takeover per 1,000km...

News  Updated at: 2023/05/29

Kautex adopts life cycle assessments with D2CO2 app for its sustainable products Kautex Textron GmbH & Co., KG (Kautex) announced that it has utilized life cycle assessments (LCAs) with its easy-to-use tool, the D2CO2 app for its sustainable products. The D2CO2 app allows the user to input various elements of the product including BOM, material, weights, production method, and other elements to output an overall kg of CO2 emission. The app lets t...

News  Updated at: 2023/05/02

bally across Daimler Trucks’ engineering hubs, brands, and business segments. The new digital platform will expand Daimler Truck’s adoption of the Xcelerator portfolio through the implementation of Teamcenter software for “Product Lifecycle Management” (PLM), extended with bill of material (BOM) management as its future standard PLM solution. It integrates Daimler Truck teams’ workflows, systems, and their associated mechanical design, ...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/28

D will also sell and deliver Silicon Mobility’s OLEA APP INVERTER Software for electric vehicle powertrain control providing the customer with a development platform ready for integration work. Once the design is completed, the customer can choose to purchase the entire inverter bill-of-material (BOM) from CISSOID or just the SiC intelligent power module (IPM) and control board, while purchasing other components and Inverter housing from their ...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/21

EcoVadis, France supports ACC for responsible sourcing On March 15, Automotive Cells Company (ACC) announced that all its BOM (Bill of Materials) suppliers were assessed by EcoVadis, the CSR and sustainable procurement performance assessment platform, by the end of 2022. 100% of them will have to meet ACC’s CSR requirements for the BBD1 plant’s start of production by the second half of 2023. For materials considered as priorities on sustainab...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/16

hofer, Germany develops battery safety solution “iBDU” On March 2, hofer powertrain unveiled the "Intelligent Battery Disconnect Unit" (iBDU), an optimized battery safety solution. By using the iBDU, automobile manufacturers and Tier1 suppliers can significantly reduce their development and component costs, material costs (BOM), and the number of required components - currently there are cost savings of up to 12% at the BDU level and space ...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/03

mixing while eliminating unwanted light bleed.  Like all IMSE solutions, IMSE LightChannels structures are extremely thin, eliminate air gaps, and simplify construction. It also offers significant cost advantages over traditional electronics and smart surface construction techniques by optimizing BoM and eliminating separate illumination structures. IMSE LightChannels platform supports up to seven different types of dynamic and static illuminat...

News  Updated at: 2023/02/20