uch as Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd., even if they are large, are in the process of restructuring their operations. The foundation brake business, representing must-have products whatever the progress of electrification and automated driving and whichever products have reached the point of being mature components, is undergoing active corporate restructuring.   A recent technology trend is the switch-activated parking brake with the installat...

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

895, and 369 units, respectively. Meanwhile, Thailand-based MINE Mobility recorded 8 BEV registrations in Q1/2025.   GlobalData blog GlobalData blog: Shifting gears: VinFast’s leadership changes and strategic direction https://www.marklines.com/en/news/322261 GlobalData blog: Australia: Asia’s mature market down under https://www.marklines.com/en/news/321983   ASEAN Market Report Indonesia International Motor Show 2025 (IIMS 2025)Chinese OE...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/21

    This panel discussion explored how the industry can address human factors and build public confidence in autonomous technologies. How to build trust?   Dr. Dickmann emphasized how important it is for drivers to gradually get used to autonomous driving. Furthermore, the technology needs to be mature in order to gain trust, as trust comes from positive experiences and observations backed up by solid evidence. As an example, he said that peop...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/16

gies)   Mr. Asmus delivered an insightful presentation that explored the evolving complexity and strategic challenges of building Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs), emphasizing the growing need for heterogeneous computing platforms and integrated development cultures.   Understanding of the SDV Maturity Levels Quantitative Ecosystem Evaluation (CAR IT Symposium 2025 organized by CAR – Center Automotive Research, Duisburg; Slide: © Ta...

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

vertical integration by developing a component/module business, platform business, and after-sales business including charging in order to strengthen its business in the future. The company has already started in-house production of components such as batteries and motors, but they have not reached maturity at this point. In vertical integration, rather than doing everything in-house, there is an example of proceeding with efficiency in mind by p...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/04/17

ppliers The focus is on requirements definition, system development, validation, and application implementation. The goal is set to resolve "bottlenecks" rather than "making a profit", fully embracing semiconductor companies. Semiconductor companies The focus is on semiconductor design, process maturity, building production capacity, and establishing a global leading advantage. They make hefty investments in the short term and place their t...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/18

ompany has developed oblique hole press processing, which overturns the conventional wisdom that press processing requires vertical movement. Fine oblique holes: 6 holes, each 0.08mm diameterMaterial: Stainless steel SUSPlate thickness: 0.1mmProcess: Precision stamping Based on precision technology matured in the development of parts for wristwatchesOblique hole processing technologyAtypical process technologyMultiple hole processing technology ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/04

new, but only recently have the technical requirements for the effective use of AI been met, both in terms of the hardware used and with regard to the availability of the huge amounts of data that are required to train the algorithms.   About ten years ago, the first AI systems achieved a level of maturity that enabled them not only to beat humans in a game of chess, but also, for example, to be better than humans in recognizing images and in re...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/01/22

volved in each stage. Major manufacturers have adopted intelligent operation and maintenance technologies. Building an intelligent operation and maintenance system requires intelligent charging equipment, a reliable and stable IoT gateway, a cloud platform with big data analysis capabilities, and a mature operation and maintenance system.  Equipment maintenance Charging equipment maintenance is a key aspect for ensuring the stable operation of...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/01/14

Weak product strength Software product development cycles are long and it takes time for benefits to be seen. Software products made in China are usually only suitable for specific needs and situations. Furthermore, there is a gap with foreign products in terms of performance, user experience, and maturity. Inconvenience and high learning costs Software as a product must meet fundamental requirements such as ease of use, scalability, flexibili...

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

technologies, and promote technological development in the industry.   Based on industry changes through the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ from 2020 to 2023, the development trends of AI can be summarized as follows: (1) Computer vision and (2) Data tagging and Annotation are moving from the recovery to maturity phases and will be key areas of commercialization in the automotive industry. (3) Autonomous driving has been received favorably with positiv...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/01/07

in the price range of CNY 100,000 to CNY 750,000 (in 2023, this price range had a sales volume share of around 75%) is expected to reach 50%. Among such vehicles, New Energy Vehicles (NEVs: BEV, PHEV, FCEV) are a major driving force in the spread of intelligent cockpit technology. As the technology matures and costs come down, intelligent cockpit systems are likely to be deployed in many vehicle models in the future.   Innovation and development...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/12/19

icantly reduce the internal resistance of the cell and improve its fast-charging capability. In addition, optimization of heating and charging strategies can also significantly increase charging speeds and reduce charging times.   Battery safety technology, especially passive safety technology, is maturing, and in the long term, intrinsic safety and active safety will require continued improvements. Battery safety Intrinsic safety Improve the...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/12/12

ning high efficiency is a difficult problem that that OEMs must solve. In addition, with the rapid development of the global New Energy Vehicle market, competition among automakers in the field of electric drive technology is becoming more intense by the day. However, as electric vehicle technology matures and market demand increases, Chinese OEMs are likely to account for a larger share of the global electric drive system market in the coming ye...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/11/28

major markets (China, Europe, and the United States), more than 90% of new cars sold are equipped with a TCU (Telematic Control Unit), making it possible to provide connected car functions.   Looking at the value provided by connected cars over time, it follows an S-shaped line (popularization and maturity), with the first generation (Wave 1) providing simple telephone lines (e.g. e-Call), the second generation (Wave 2) shifting focus to providi...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/11/11

f the Alibaba Group), and SenseTime Technology Co., Ltd. (SenseTime) and puts forward the following perspectives on "AI-Defined Vehicles". The automotive industry is evolving from electric vehicles to AI cars   The "three electric" technologies of battery, motor, and electronic control approached maturity and gradually formed a generalized technology. The performance gap between the various companies' NEV models is becoming smaller and smaller,...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/11/08

ota Yaris Cross (sunvisors) Volkswagen Tiguan (ambient lighting, modular headliner and door panels) Skoda Octavia (instrument panel, door panels, pillar trim, multipurpose lamp) The company's products and solutions are grouped into Business Units that are arranged into two areas that separate the mature business from their more technological counterparts: Product Systems Overheads, Doors and Hard Trim, Cockpits and Central Consoles, Componen...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/10/31

(JTEKT), and Itochu Corporation, with investments by FAWER Automotive. The company mainly produces steering gear products for passenger vehicles and has the product development, production and manufacturing capabilities for all kinds of steering systems. It is committed to providing customers with mature and reliable steering system solutions.   Main products DP-EPS:Applicable vehicle types: Class A and B vehiclesApplicable rack axial force: 9...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/09/27

es that having the ability to reconstruct is the optimal performance of spatial understanding, that being able to imagine change is an authentic understanding of time (time and space), and that the truth and richness of imagination reflects the depth of understanding. Smart driving is also the most mature data-closing loop in AI applications. In the NIO system, Crowdsourcing AI and Generative Simulation are the cornerstones of the data layer, and...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/09/10

e results of the company’s internal benchmarking processes. The advantages that hybrid batteries have over existing lithium-ion cells primarily relate to their power density and, to a lesser extent, their cycling stability, thermal management and safety. By contrast, the disadvantages include the maturity, energy density and self-discharge rate. The current trend for fast charging of battery systems, which is one of the benefits of hybrid batte...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/08/22