India discussing rare-earth export curbs with Chinese authorities On June 10, multiple sources reported that the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, India, addressing a press conference in Switzerland, stated that China’s curbs on the export of rare-earth magnets are a ‘wake-up call’ which can impact important sectors like the auto industry and consumer goods. The Indian government is working on the issue through diplomatic talks, with...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/11

chip solution, supporting 10, 5, and 2.5 Gb/s. In addition, it includes bridging functionalities to enable the connectivity of sensors, displays, and processors in the vehicle. The KD7251 is qualified for automotive standards in an AEC-Q100 grade-2 environment. It supports MACsec, ASIL-B FuSa, TSN, Wake-up & Sleep, OAM, and dependability functions. It enables a broad range of use cases with optical technology, such as multigigabit Ethernet backbo...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/02

hes 40 meters with 4 inline connectors over standard duplex OM3 multi-mode glass optical fiber (MM-GOF) at 10 Gb/s in the whole temperature range. The same cables and connectors will be reused for higher bitrates (25, 50 Gb/s, and higher in the future). The KD7251 supports MACsec, ASIL-B FuSa, TSN, Wake-up & Sleep, OAM, and dependability functions. (Based on KD press release dated May 13, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/15

Keidanren Chairman asks for measures against Trump’s tariffs at CEFP The Japanese government held the 4th Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy (CEFP). In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, it discussed how Japan can balance achieving domestic economic/fiscal management and economic revitalization and ensuring fiscal soundness. Based on the discussion at the council, the government will draft basic policies for Japan’s econo...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/14

for body control modules, zone controller units, and powertrain systems, even with off-board loads such as sensors. These LDOs are ideal for powering always-on components like microcontrollers (MCUs), controller area network (CAN), or local interconnect network (LIN) transceivers in standby and CAN-wake systems. The tracking LDOs further address off-board or off-PCB powered scenarios, such as powering sensors. These LDOs can operate over a -40 °...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/27

three years of ownership have reached the highest level since 2009. The results were not unexpected given the results of the J.D. Power 2022 Initial Quality Study which tracked problems of 2022 model-year vehicles when supply chain issues, record-high vehicle prices, and personnel disruption in the wake of the pandemic were problematic. Following are some key findings of the 2025 study: Problems related to software defects increase: Android Auto...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/15

test generative AI technology. This integration offers drivers interactive knowledge discovery and real-time data in an easy and intuitive way, which provides effortless in-vehicle controls without needing a cellular connection. Now available to Lucid Air owners, the Lucid Assistant responds to the wake words “Hey Lucid.” Drivers and passengers can ask questions in a natural and conversational way and receive fast, accurate responses. (SoundH...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/03

Melexis, Belgium presents complete brake pedal position sensor with wake-up function On October 24, Melexis presented a magnetic position sensor IC MLX90424, a cost-effective solution simplifying automotive brake pedal sensing. It integrates two position-sensing ICs and a wake-up switch all isolated in 1 package. The solution can be powered directly by the 12 V and handles precise measurements of linear displacement up to 30 mm. The MLX90424 offe...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/29

. CEO Elon Musk began the “We, Robot” presentation by arriving at a stage in the studio lot in one of the Cybercabs, with butterfly-style doors and no steering wheels or pedals.   “We’ll move from supervised Full Self-Driving to unsupervised Full Self-Driving, where you can fall asleep and wake up at your destination,” Musk said. "It’s going to be a glorious future.” Tesla expects the Cybercabs to cost under USD 30,000. “We'll ma...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/12

e benefits of the deal as well as the unavoidable consequences if the deal fails.”, further stating “In addition to moving away from integrated steelmaking, the lack of a deal with Nippon Steel raises serious questions about U.S. Steel remaining headquartered in Pittsburgh.” This comes in the wake of Nippon Steel pledging an additional USD 1.3 billion investment in two U.S. Steel plants, as part of its USD 14 billion acquisition bid. The ac...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/06

South Korea to Enhance Electric Vehicle Safety Measures The South Korean government is reportedly considering new regulations that would require automakers to disclose battery information for each vehicle model, a detail previously kept confidential. This move comes in the wake of an EV fire in an underground parking lot involved 140 vehicles in Incheon on August 1. On August 13, the government urged all automakers in Korea to voluntarily disclos...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/20

Hyundai, Kia upgrades anti-theft software to blunt theft trend in U.S. On August 7, the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) released research results showing that the   software upgrade offered to owners of Hyundai and Kia vehicles that were sold without electronic immobilizers cut theft rates by more than half. The companies began implementing the software upgrade in February 2023 in the wake of a wave of theft claims that started when videos po...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/09

e the driver as they approach. This workload doesn’t have to stay resident on the software-defined central compute system through use of Intel’s software-defined zonal controllers to handle camera streams and migrating the workload to a lower-power device (in this case the zonal controller) and wake the central compute system only when needed, which saves energy, improves efficiency and reduce the total number of electronic control units (ECU...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/23

ck in the industry, has shown signs of modest improvement. However, annual sales of medium-and heavy-duty trucks in Japan were a little less than 200,000 units at the peak and are now at a level below 100,000 units. Improvement of the physical distribution efficiency, which is being promoted in the wake of the "2024 problem”, may lead to a decrease in total demand. Under such difficult conditions, the four major Japanese truck manufacturers wil...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/27

eater growth momentum from early 2023. Sales of BEVS have decreased over the last year or so, but hybrid sales have increased more than BEV losses. Amid all the BEV hype, hybrid models have quietly been taking great strides forward in Korea, overshadowing many flashy BEVs, and leaving them in their wake. Hybrid cars, still seen as a transitional step to full electrification, have never allowed fully electric vehicles to rule the electrified vehic...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/25

characteristics to match. This presents manufacturers and suppliers with new challenges. Moreover, the experts explored how quickly a person can take back control of a vehicle after sleeping. They concluded that the vehicle must rouse the user well in advance to ensure they have sufficient time to wake up, find their bearings, and react. This also requires the technology to be able to recognize the occupants’ condition and assess whether they ...

News  Updated at: 2024/04/29

ver three rows with a single mic array in the overhead cabin compartment. Kardome's Spatial Hearing technology isolates desired speech and correctly identifies the person speaking and their location in the vehicle. Panasonic Automotive's SkipGen2 is the first in-vehicle infotainment system to offer wake word access to Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa. By integrating Kardome's technology with SkipGen, OEMs can reduce their bill of material using a ...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/09

space and 86% larger legroom than regular online ride-hailing vehicles, and even enabling passengers to lie down in the car with one click. In terms of functions, the vehicle innovatively features an in-vehicle robotic arm providing users with services such as luggage carrying, drink delivery, and wake-up. It is equipped with an interaction system with a large display screen in the interior and an intelligent 5-in-1 interaction display screen in...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/22

nt of its operations, while also expanding a third-party investigation by Exponent into its safety systems and technology. These proceedings stem from an incident on October 2, where a Cruise robotaxi had run over and pinned a pedestrian that had been hit by a separate, human-driven vehicle. In the wake of that incident, California regulators suspended Cruise’s robotaxi license. (Cruise LLC blog post on November 14, 2023)...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/16

ernment of India announced that it has now approved standards for the construction of bus bodies, which shall be uniformly applicable to both OEMs and bus body builders. The draft notification for these standards is being published by the Ministry to solicit suggestions.The further step came in the wake of rising number of bus accidents in India and the pressing need to enhance the quality of bus body construction and further improvements in the ...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/10