of major seat suppliers Supplier global footprint (Detail) Adient Lear FORVIA Magna Seating Brose   Safety and comfort are required of seats, important automotive components which influence the interior design of vehicles. The construction of the seat can be divided into three major parts: the basic skeleton/frame, the cushioning material, and the seat trim cover. In addition, the frame consists of parts such as the seat back frame (back res...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/06

rning and methodologies for realizing SDVs.     Canon IT Solutions Inc. has over 40 years of experience in product development support not only for Canon products (MFPs, digital cameras, etc.), but also for industrial and medical equipment, as well as automotive development. In addition to the basic functions of a car, such as "running, turning, and stopping," Canon IT Solutions supports product development of AD/ADAS, information terminals ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/01

autonomous vehicle standardization operations in 2025 (Key Points) Published by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in April 2025. The government will accelerate the formulation of common standards regarding the environment and reliability of in-vehicle semiconductors and establish basic evaluation methods for in-vehicle semiconductors. The Key Points will promote the publication and implementation of standards for security chips...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/01

arket may be sluggish this year.   On July 23, in tariff negotiations with the U.S., the two countries agreed to reduce additional tariffs on automobiles and auto parts from the current 25% to 12.5%. Passenger cars exported from Japan to the U.S. are subject to a total tariff of 15%, including the basic tariff rate of 2.5%. President Trump also announced that reciprocal tariffs with Japan would be set at 15%. Under U.S. leadership, Japan will in...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/07/28

systems in general)   Digital Process Ltd. (abbreviated as DIPRO) is a Fujitsu Ltd. affiliate whose business is solutions and services. It provides "electrification support services" as one of its engineering services.   The "electrification support services" cover a wide range of areas, from basic education on electric vehicle systems, planning and concept development to consulting on practical development.   The company provides practica...

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

f traditional computer vision for individual tasks (single-task support) and the weakness of large-scale language models (LLMs) in understanding scene details. Specifically, the system first uses deep learning to detect and track vehicles with high accuracy from roadside camera footage, and obtains basic information such as location coordinates, category, and ID. Next, this information is converted into a bird's-eye view and multi-dimensional inf...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/30

vention of the brake pads, improving energy efficiency and driving range.) The next-generation model will be powered by four superbrains responsible for four core user functions. The "Heart of Joy" superbrain handles vehicle dynamic performance control, while the remaining three superbrains support basic functions such as the in-vehicle entertainment system, driver assistance system, air conditioning, and comfort experience. The exterior features...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/30

strength, impact resistance, recyclability, design flexibility). A wide range of solutions was displayed, from carbon fiber SMC and glass fiber mat reinforced thermoplastic resin materials that contribute to reducing the weight of battery packs, to materials that contribute to improving the basic characteristics of batteries, such as safety, high output, high capacity, and long life. Battery pack case components are made of carbon fiber S...

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

olution (AIS Solution) Lidar 4D millimeter wave radar HD camera *L2 and L3 in the text follow the Chinese national standard GB/T 40429-2021 “Taxonomy of driving automation for vehicles".    The Huawei ADS 4 is available in four versions to meet the diverse needs of customers. ADS SE Basic Edition ADS Pro Enhanced Edition ADS Max Superior Edition ADS Ultra Flagship Edition - - - Highway L3 - -  VPD VPD - - P2P  P2P Advanc...

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

ly owned by Nippon Steel Corporation. Nippon Steel & Sumikin Materials Co., Ltd. merged with Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co., Ltd. on October 1, 2018 to become Nippon Steel Chemical & Material Co., Ltd. The new company is a metal products company handling semiconductor and electronic materials, basic industrial components, and environmental and energy materials. The company manufactures metal honeycomb catalyst substrates made of stainless st...

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

tance system developed in-house has a computing power of up to 560 TOPS. Seamless integration is achieved through CEA (China Electronic Architecture), a zoned E/E architecture jointly developed by CARIAD and XPeng, and is updated in real time through deep learning by AI. Safety and accuracy are the basic principles through extensive training with CARIZON's AI data engineering platform, GAIA. The new driver assistance systems developed in-house by...

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

m in 2022. The Net Zero Series charging unit was developed together with BYD and provides a maximum output power of 210 kW. It supports the simultaneous charging of up to two electric vehicles [3]. The liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery packs are available with two storage capacities: 233 kWh in the basic configuration and 466 kWh in the Plus model. The Net Zero series also allows bidirectional charging. In addition to various preset modes, the op...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/05

gether in advance and formed by drawing or laser cutting using a press. Exhibit: Large door ring Exhibit: Frame Material: Several types of high-tensile steel with different sheet thicknesses Process: Hot forming, tailored welding → Hot stamping (drawing, hardening) → Laser cutting The basic framework is placed along the entire length of the vehicle. The left and right sides are connected by cross members, which must be strong and ri...

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

y; system supplier)   Brake discs, brake drums (Casting products) Aisin Takaoka Co., Ltd. Kiriu Corporation Asama Giken Co., Ltd. Yoshiwa Kogyo Co., Ltd. Daihatsu Metal Co., Ltd.   Click here for Brake (U.S. and European Markets)   Brakes are a system that is linked to one of the basic functions of vehicles, which is that of "stopping". The characteristics of the system are such that it is considered a critical safety part, req...

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

tions. In addition, they will expand cooperation in advanced intelligent driving. Intelligent-related alliance (China Telecom) On March 10, 2025, FAW Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China Telecom. The alliance will be in areas such as autonomous driving, IoV services, Internet basic services, building AI computing power and application scenarios. Commercial vehicle-related alliance (CATL) FAW Jiefang and CATL agreed to a s...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/24

oming road topography, adjusting speed before hills and descents, anticipating curves, speed limits, and roundabouts (CAR IT Symposium 2025 organized by CAR – Center Automotive Research, Duisburg; Slide: © Daimler Truck AG)   Daimler's 25-year journey in truck digitalization has evolved from basic connectivity to sophisticated predictive systems. Mr. Mink highlighted "Predictive Powertrain Control" as a breakthrough innovation that combine...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/22

3% of sales.   Although the monthly sales volume of the HIMA series models was less than 5,000 units, the new "Aito M7" model launched in September 2023 received a good response from consumers, and sales peaked in January 2024 with about 30,000 units sold. Compared to the previous M7, the basic version of the new model costs about CNY 100,000 less. In 2024, Huawei partnered with automakers such as Chery and BAIC. The product lineup was ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/16

and is a company that develops, manufactures, and sells motorcycle lubricants, additives, and chemical products. Speed Master has signed a sales agreement with China's FELO Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (FELO) for FELO products in Japan. FELO is developing motorcycles for a new era based on three basic principles: "Future, Function, Fun."   The company exhibited the FELO M1. It is a foldable electric motorcycle. It can be loaded into the trunk...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/15

ission Holdings, Inc. (Allison)   Transmissions are a core component of a vehicle and are manufactured in-house by OEMs or by a limited number of specialized manufacturers due to their large number of parts and complex assembly.   The ATs (automatic transmissions) presented in this report are basically stepped transmissions that combine a torque converter and a planetary gearbox, but also include the following configurations that do not hav...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/15

, a company that specializes in in-vehicle software development, introduced an integrated development environment (CARE-RISU) that covers everything from platform/application development to automated testing on a hardware-abstracted cloud (virtual environment). Denso (presentation) As part of its basic software strategy for SDVs, Denso is currently promoting measures based on the following three competitive advantages: ① Implementation capabi...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/09