the “Comprehensive Strategy”).   Local business plans and demonstration tests are also synchronized with this government target, with more than 10 operations taking place this year and around 100 funding applications for fiscal 2024 being approved (although the majority of these are for remote areas and low-speed mobility).   Infrastructure and regulatory support   However, the more populated an area is, the higher the hurdles to conductin...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/16

B10 (Auto Shanghai 2025) B01 (Auto Shanghai 2025)   LEAP 3.5 technology architecture Features of LEAP 3.0 architecture and LEAP 3.5 architecture(Source: Leapmotor)   Since its founding in 2015, Leapmotor has always adhered to a "full-stack in-house development" strategy, covering core areas such as ternary power (motor/inverter/controller) systems, driver assistance systems, and E/E architectures.   In March 2025, the company relea...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/14

It is lightweight and has excellent insulating and dielectric properties as well as heat resistance, hydrolysis resistance, and chemical resistance. At the expo, the company introduced the features of SPS and also exhibited proposals for the application of SPS in thermal management and high voltage areas.   Application sample for thermal management componentsThermal management challenge components display panel Application sample for high...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/11

rst day and during break time, participants had the opportunity to visit 50 booths at the accompanying trade exhibition. Suppliers, service and solution providers, research institutes and engineering consultancy companies showcased their latest products, technologies and concepts.   In the outside area participants was offered the possibility to take a close look at the latest technologies in vehicles on display and experience these by having a ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/08

aid driverless service ･ From August 2023･ From April 2023･ Permit for driverless, service soon･ From March 2025 USA testing: CA DMV ･ Safety driver: 2018-2024; 1.156 M Miles･ Driverless: 2021; 9,000+ Miles ･ Highest of all Chinese companies･ Lost driverless permit Other testing areas ･ S. Korea, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Luxembourg ･ Plans for future expansion Source: Pony AI Data; Compilation: Egil Juliussen, May 2025   I...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/03

bited the “Hino Dutro Z EV Mobile Office,” based on the “Hino Dutro Z EV,” a small-sized BEV truck launched in June 2022. The ultra-low floor structure of the chassis, specially designed for BEVs, is utilized to create an interior height that makes a walk-through van-style stress-free cargo area. Walk-through van with a flat cargo area made possible by a specially designed chassis The 70kWh capacity lithium-ion battery is manufactu...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/27

rs for e-Axle Display panel for the group of e-Axle sensors TDK Corporation: Sensors for e-Axles, high voltage contactors   TDK Corporation (TDK) exhibited various temperature sensors and TMR angle sensors for e-Axles as "Sensor Products for Electric Vehicle e-Motors," showing their application areas on actual motors.   The TMR (Tunnel Magneto Resistance effect) angle sensor uses TMR as a magnetic sensor to detect the direction of the magnet...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/26

(the "Thin, Light, and Wise" design philosophy suggests a focus on sleek, minimalist aesthetics, which could translate to a black frame design in some configurations). Risks are recognized by combining different types of sensors such as surround view cameras, LiDAR, Radar, and ECUs to detect a wide area with high accuracy. Honda will promote the development of systems that enable vehicles to continue driving safely and securely even in bad weathe...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/25

e FY2009 in part to overcome the global economic recession caused by the Lehman Brothers collapse in 2008. The event is a comprehensive exhibition with displays from a wide range of businesses and organizations, mainly serving as a venue for manufacturing companies in the automotive industry in the area surrounding Toyota City, Japan, producing superior technologies and products, as well as retailers, service providers, public institutions, and s...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/24

rst day and during break time, participants had the opportunity to visit 50 booths at the accompanying trade exhibition. Suppliers, service and solution providers, research institutes and engineering consultancy companies showcased their latest products, technologies and concepts.   In the outside area participants was offered the possibility to take a close look at the latest technologies in vehicles on display and experience these by having a ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/20

ollector". Exhaust manifolds are made of materials such as cast-iron, carbon steel, and stainless steel. To meet stricter emissions regulations, catalytic converters are being increasingly installed inside the manifolds to improve the purification of exhaust gas immediately after startup. Since the areas where manifolds are mounted can be extremely tight and narrow, some manifolds are formed of pressed sheet metal. In addition, the use of thin-wa...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/19

y just the tip of the iceberg.   Not only are OEMs in Japan, Europe, and the United States developing and implementing systems that do not require HD maps, but China is also moving forward with development. In addition, public transportation and transportation applications in closed and restricted areas have clear needs for automated driving, so implementation is much more advanced than in passenger cars, where HD map-free systems are also used....

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/17

stalled capacity.   Lithium carbonate prices in 2024 continued to fall, creating room for further cost reductions for NEVs. Lithium carbonate prices fell to CNY 72,250/ton in September, the lowest in three years. Compared to the all-time high of CNY 567,200/ton, the decline was 87.27%.   In other areas, the government's announcement of detailed implementation rules for the replacement of old vehicles, as well as the introduction of subsidies fo...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/12

ddition, a new technology brand, Tianyuan Intelligence, was announced, establishing a technology system for intelligent technology. Taichi large model The Taichi large model was developed in-house based on an autonomously controllable AI technology system. It has three core characteristics: full-area integration, high-level intelligence in all scenarios, and sustainable autonomous evolution, enabling intelligent collaboration in all scenarios ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/12

the basic principles through extensive training with CARIZON's AI data engineering platform, GAIA. The new driver assistance systems developed in-house by the VW Group will go into series production in 2025, and release Advanced Assist Parking and driving assistance solutions for highways and urban areas in 2026. In addition, the company is developing a thinking car, which it plans to release in 2026. The core technologies of the VW Group's local...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/11

en Source Project (AOSP) software stack. This means that update and upgrade capability for functions throughout the life cycle, in the sense of a software-defined vehicle, is possible and is BMW’s explicit intention. In BMW’s Panoramic iDrive, important information is projected into the black area below the windshield, where it can be seen by all of the vehicle’s occupants   This ability to learn and technologies such as shy tech are e...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/10

e input load in the event of a collision.   Large rear floor / laser welding technology (Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd.) Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd. (Futaba) is a Toyota-affiliated stamping press products supplier established in 1945 in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture. The company is located in an area close to Toyota Motor Corporation plants because it is a supplier of mufflers and other large-size parts. In Japan, the company operates seven pl...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/03

to comply with regulations to reduce the environmental burden of hazardous materials pertaining to motor vehicle brake friction materials according to California SB346 and Washington state SB 6557, which will be implemented in stages in 2021 and 2025. The company will start new basic development in areas such as raw materials to comply with the copper content regulations, while attempting to balance the high braking performance requirements of fr...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/29

, was held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) from April 23 through May 2, 2025. The total exhibition space of the motor show was over 360,000 square meters. Nearly 1,000 companies from 26 countries and regions exhibited their products at this event. Of this, the exhibition area for automotive science and technology and associated supply chains was approximately 100,000 square meters, with the scale and number of particip...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/28

TAITRA (Taiwan External Trade Development Council) and held at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Hall on April 23-26, 2025.   The theme of this year's exhibition was "Drive Smart, Drive the Future," and approximately 1,000 companies from 17 countries exhibited. The 2,500 booths displayed solutions in areas such as car electronics, power systems, and smart production, in line with the current trends toward intelligence, electrification, and the shif...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/19