cial vehicles, there is a technology trend towards skipping the step of adopting a standalone electric power steering system and instead adopting an integrated drive-by-wire system directly. It will start with drive-by-wire control systems, then move on to truck platooning and autonomous driving on highways (Highway Pilot). The brakes on commercial vehicles originally used an air valve system, and were controlled by the opening degree of the air ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/03/24

ash Charging stations in approximately two months. The company plans to complete the construction of 20,000 Flash Charging stations throughout China by the end of 2026. The breakdown is 18,000 Flash Charging stations to be installed within charging facilities and 2,000 Flash Charging stations on highways. Furthermore, by the end of 2026, BYD will promote the widespread adoption of Flash Charging stations outside China as well. Flash Charging...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/03/19

, the penetration rate of L2-capable passenger cars in China is accelerating, and the industry has already entered the large-scale adoption stage. (Source: Created by MarkLines based on presentation content)   The implementation scenarios for NOA (Navigate on Autopilot) are expanding from highways to complex urban roads, and the price range of equipped models continues to fall. From January to October 2025, major NEV manufacturers such ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/03/16

eived approval under UN Regulation No. 171 for Driver Control Assistance Systems (DCAS), enabling the launch of the Motorway Assistant driver assistance system across various countries. Through Snapdragon Ride Pilot, Motorway Assistant is capable of up to SAE Level 2+ assisted operations, including highway and urban navigation on autopilot. The expanded Motorway and City Assistant on the iX3 is capable of maneuvers such as contextual lane changes...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/20

ng functions. The Vehicle as a Context-Aware Conductor  Mr. Sonmez emphasized that this new reality requires the vehicle to act as an intelligent conductor, orchestrating a wide range of functions at precisely the right moment.  Inappropriate suggestions—such as soothing jazz during a nighttime highway drive—would be more irritating than helpful. Delivering the right action in the right context is challenging because driving environments ar...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/18

le types, including cargo vehicles and buses. GAC   On October 11, GAC and related industrial funds invested CNY 2 billion in DiDi Autonomous Driving. The investment will be used for AI research and development and the application of L4 autonomous driving. On November 18, GAC Hyptec received an L3 highway test license for speeds up to 120km/h. It was announced on November 21 that the company’s pilot line for all solid-state batteries was offic...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/09

China's Hydrogen Fuel Cell Commercial Vehicles Roadmap for coordinated development of FCVs and hydrogen infrastructure Summary Demonstration of Fuel Cell Vehicles and Construction of Fuel Cell Vehicle Supporting Highways in China (CASPRC) Regional Distribution of Fuel Cell Vehicles and Hydrogen Filling Stations in China and Recommendations for Their Development (Sunwise Energy) Hydrogen Fuel Cell Commercial Vehicle Field Advantages and Core Techn...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/01/21

[the websites of Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, which are available at www.springerfachmedien-wiesbaden.de] reproduced with permission of Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH.   The development of Hydrogen (H2) combustion engines is currently focusing primarily on commercial vehicle and off-highway applications. However, this drive concept is also attracting increasing attention in motorsport. The leading player in the development of regu...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/01/07

Chinese-owned Dutch semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia B.V. (Nexperia), and the fire at a New York factory of aluminum giant Novelis Inc. (Novelis).   On December 3rd, the Trump administration announced a new proposal, "Freedom Means Affordable Cars," which would significantly relax the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. The new proposal calls for limiting fuel economy incr...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/26

a by-product of low-carbon coke oven gas. The energy costs of a fuel cell heavy-duty truck in this commercial model are significantly lower than those of a diesel heavy-duty truck, and the total cost of ownership (TCO) is close to that of a diesel heavy-duty truck. Furthermore, taking into account highway toll exemptions and appropriate demonstration subsidies, the project can become competitive. Comparative TCO analysis of heavy-duty trucks w...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/23

Mobileye chip. Initially, it was a camera-based ADAS, controlling everything from ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control) to AEB (Automatic Emergency Braking) using just a monocular camera. The radar was reinstated when the speed limit on the Shin-Tomei Expressway was raised to 120km/h. Skyline Roox Highway Star *Red: Radar in grille   Of the vehicles on display, only the Skyline and Roox Highway Star have radar installed behind the company n...

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

range of 1,240 km. The BEV version has a motor output of 150kW or 165kW and a range of 530km or 650km.   As smart features, all models come standard with the ADiGO cockpit and GSD driving assistance system. In addition, some models support BSD (Blind Spot Detection), ALC (Auto Lane Changing), and highway navigation assistance functions. Aion UT super   The Aion UT super is a model jointly developed by JD.com, GAC, and CATL, and officially rol...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/16

in autonomous driving systems. Perciv AI uses multi-sensor fusion (camera, radar, liDAR) and AI-based validation algorithms to interpret complex driving environments and detect edge cases in real time.  And last but not least, RWTH Aachen University presented its research project BEE – BEV Goes eHighway, which focuses on the development and evaluation of overhead line technology for heavy-duty electric road transport.  The conference was open...

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

A10 2024 Aisin (Direct Shift-CVT) - Electric CVT UX250h MZAH10/15 Honda Fit GR1/2/5/7 2020 In-house - In-house (e:HEV / Electric CVT) Fit e:HEV (GR3/4/6/8) Honda N-VAN JJ1/2 2019 In-house - - Honda N-WGN JH3/4 2020 In-house - - N-WGN Custom Nissan Dayz B4#W 2022 JATCO CVT-S Dayz Highway Star Nissan Elgrand E52 2022 JATCO CVT8 - - Nissan NV200 Vanette / Vanette Wagon  M20/VM20 2022 JATCO CVT8 - - Nissan Roox B4#A 2022 JA...

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

nce through deceleration. This scenario is a typical example of the most challenging scenario for driver assistance in the current trial implementation. Function scenario 2: Cloud-assisted ramp merging and diverging On expressways and main roads, cloud terminals monitor the vehicle situation on highway ramps and send merging warnings and speed planning suggestions to connected cars to prevent accidents. Function scenario 3: Cloud-assisted p...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/05

llenges of tomorrow (FEV) Bridging reality and virtuality (fka GmbH) Plenary opening sessions (Bugatti, Volkswagen, VDI) The Electric Drive Platform SELECT (ZF) Demonstrating recent Advances of Solid State Battery Technology (FEV, Mercedes-Benz) Plenary closing discussion: Sustainable future of off-highway industrial applications Aachen Colloquium venue with test vehicles in front of the Eurogress in Aachen, Germany (34th Aachen Colloqu...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/02

mittee of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). The theme of this conference was "Ten Years of Striving, a Smart Start for the Future," and it featured one closed summit, one main forum, six thematic sessions, and four special events. The focus of the event was on topics such as highway charging, commercial vehicle battery swapping, high-power charging, and the overseas expansion of charging infrastructure.   This report cont...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/02

sonic Panasonic Holdings Corporation / Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd. Name of organization EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency IRS U.S. Internal Revenue Service MIIT Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology SAE Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc. (USA) NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation CARB California Air Resources Board USGS U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. D...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/01

to around 400 kW (connection with the Combined Charging System (CCS) connector), a system that is familiar from passenger cars, and the Megawatt Charging System (MCS) for very fast charging at a power of up to 3.75 MW. There are also other electrification concepts, including overhead power lines on highways and battery swapping systems, but these will not be discussed further in this report. When it comes to assessing the time that trucks are out...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/19

s to satisfy the needs of ADAS and Level 3 or higher automated driving. NASN Intelligent's fully redundant dual pinion electric power steering (Fully Redundant DP-EPS) has all the functions of the basic DP-EPS version, plus a fully redundant design and supports Level 3 and Level 4 functions such as highway cruise, traffic jam cruise, and automated valet parking. DP-EPS is Dual-Pinion Electric Power Steering, called electric power steering, and co...

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