ization of air conditioner units In particular, for BEVs, the drive unit including the motor is often mounted at the rear of the vehicle, in which case the conventional engine room is used as the trunk (front trunk), so it has become necessary to make the air conditioner itself smaller in order to secure space. In addition, the aforementioned electrification of the compressor has eased the restrictions on the compressor's mounting location. This ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/22

LiDAR windshield (Wideye™)   AGC introduced a revolutionary glass that transmits both visible and infrared light. If LiDAR can be placed inside the cabin, it would have many advantages in terms of design, and this material technology is expected to be put to practical use. Mobileye (ECU module concept, imaging radar)   Mobileye introduced a modular concept ECU and imaging radar that correspond to different levels of automated dri...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/19

bishi Electric Mobility) introduced the "Next Generation Power Unit for Electric Vehicles," which optimizes charging by linking the BEV's power supply + inverter + motor system.   The concept is to connect data from electric powertrains such as X-in-1 e-Axles to the cloud via an integrated gateway ECU for optimized control, linking Mitsubishi Electric's power electronics technology, one of the company’s specialties, such as inverters, with inf...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/17

cussed was industry initiatives aiming at accelerating software development using open source components.  Chiplets and Semiconductors: chiplets increase flexibility, improve performance and save costs.  Software for the SDV: Software is at the heart of the SDV transformation—driving strategy, security, cloud integration, and virtualization to enable scalable, flexible vehicle platforms and accelerate innovation across OEMs. While the technol...

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

sed, since the car can still function without such equipment. Recall of mechanical CVTs With conventional transmissions, there have been few recalls attributed to development issues, but with the advancement of electronic control, recalls attributed to the design of the electrical system, such as ECU and software program issues, are increasing, as shown in the table below. Although the number of recalls reported is smaller than for other electr...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/08

ansmission Motor of FR1 Motor Hybrid Transmission   The functionally integrated electric drive unit (Xin1) integrates not only the motor, inverter, and reducer, but also an OBC (on-board charger), DC-DC converter, DC-AC converter, junction box, thermal management device, and integrated control ECU (electronic control unit), improving energy efficiency and ease of installation.   The motor has been made higher speed and smaller, the reductio...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/21

of the key technologies for next-generation autonomous driving. However, as of 2023, the adoption of SBW in mass-produced vehicles is still at a limited stage. In recent years, as driving support systems have become more sophisticated and automated, there has been a demand for more safety-critical security systems that include cyber attack response. (2) Functional safety   In recent years, the performance and complexity of electrical and electro...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/18

Furthermore, amidst the trend towards SDVs, the use of OSS (Open Source Software), which is already commonplace in the IT industry, is also becoming increasingly prevalent in the automotive industry. However, without a proper understanding of OSS, there are threats, such as license violations and security risks. Therefore, some companies have emerged that are paying close attention to how they handle OSS and are actively establishing and operati...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/13

onse to this situation, attention is also focused on the market for retrofitting CarPlay/Android Auto.   As for the retrofitting methods for this feature, there are mainly three options to choose from. Retrofitting a smart display for CarPlay/Android Auto Software updates for the OEMs’ standard ECUs Dedicated ECUs added to OEMs’ standard systems   A brief description of each is given below. (1) Retrofitting a smart display for CarPlay/And...

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

s) V. List of airbag suppliers and their OEM customers (in Japan) VI. List of equipment by OEM and model VIi. Sales figures of airbag suppliers Airbag module Japanese Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. Nihon Plast Co., Ltd. Ashimori Industry Co., Ltd. Non-Japanese Autoliv Inc. Joyson Safety Systems Control ECU / Sensor Japanese Denso Corporation / Denso Ten Limited Mitsubishi Electric Mobility Corporation Marelli Corporation (former Calsonic Kansei Corp...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/27

rt deals with five categories of automobile lighting devices: headlights; AHB (Adaptive Front-lighting System), ADB (Adaptive Driving Beam), and AFS (High Beam Control) variable light distribution systems; rear lamps and rear combination lamps; high-mounted stop lamps; and electronic control units (ECUs, electrical ballasts, etc.). Reflectors, turn signals, fog lamps, license plate lamps, and interior lamps are not reported here. Note: AHB (Auto...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/20

its investments in data centers, GPU clusters, cloud/edge computing platforms and infrastructure in Europe. Sensor solutions and domain controllers   ZYT exhibited the autonomous driving controller and IQ.Pilot 2.0 inertial-assisted stereo camera system it supplies to Volkswagen. The IQ.Pilot 2.0 ECU is based on Texas Instruments Incorporated’s TDA4-VH SoC (System-on-a-Chip) and has 32 TOPS of computing power. It is compatible with L2+ intell...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/16

ible onboard chargers from Innolectric AG (Innolectric) of Germany are DC input compatible OBCs (onboard chargers) that support 400V and 800V battery systems. Like regular OBCs, they also support AC charging, enabling high-output charging of up to 22kW.   In addition, by linking with the vehicle's ECU via CAN communication (SAE J1939 compliant), charging control can be centrally managed. Naganuma Shoji (Sinbon): Fast charging inlet   Naganuma S...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/15

ies MCCJ and MTH merged to form a new company called Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MHITS) is the surviving company.) Automotive air conditioning products include HVAC, compressors (electric and mechanical), controllers (panels, ECU), and PTC heaters, which can be provided as HVAC systems. The manufacturing site in Japan is located at Biwajima Works (Kiyosu City, Aichi Prefect...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/10/07

stems involves high risks for automakers and few benefits for drivers, therefore automakers are cautious about adopting them for mass production.   The technology trends are described below. (1) Electromechanical integrationElectric power steering requires an electric motor and control equipment (ECU and motor driver) as well as a steering gearbox for the moving parts. These system components have been developed as separate components, but the ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/18

lished internal OSS utilization organizations referred to as OSPOs (Open Source Program Offices), and AGL is also working to support OSPOs as part of its Expert Group (subcommittee) activities.   This report introduces the main points of an interview with The Linux Foundation’s Mr. Dan Cauchy (Executive Director) and Mr. Fukuyasu (Vice President of Japan Operations) of AGL. SDV trends (especially in the IVI field)   With the spread of SDVs (...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/10

SDV-related Patent Applications ECU Communication, Network Anomaly Detection, Semiconductor Fuses Summary Patent application trends related to SDV development Trends in development subjects Network Anomaly Detection (AutoNetworks Technologies, Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Toyota) Power Supplies (AutoNetworks Technologies, Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Sumitomo Electric Industries) ECU Communication (Toyota)   This report was...

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

el.   This report deals with five categories of automobile lighting units: the headlights; AFS, ADB, and AHB (Adaptive Front-Lighting System, Adaptive Driving Beam, and High Beam Control, respectively); rear lamps and rear combination lamps; high-mounted stop lamps; and electronic control devices (ECUs, electrical ballasts, etc.). Reflectors, turn signals, fog lamps, license plate lamps, and interior lamps are not reported here. Note: AFS (Adap...

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

or automakers, but few benefits for drivers, and automakers are cautious about adopting them for mass production.   In the power steering business, the following technology trends are underway. Electromechanical integrationElectric power steering requires an electric motor and control equipment (ECU and motor driver) as well as a steering gearbox for the moving parts. These system components have been developed as separate components, but the ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/21

er section: Plate thickness 5mm (difficult thickness for press process)Material: Copper wire rodProcesses: Wire drawing → bending Material yield is 100% and there is no waste.Material: Copper coil material, bar materialProcess: Bending 3D formable resin sheet for electromagnetic shielding and ECU housings (JX Advanced Metals)   JX Advanced Metals Corporation (JX Advanced Metals) is a nonferrous metals manufacturer in Minato Ward, Tokyo. Th...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/08/15