single platform and delivers a safe, modular computing system with hardware-enforced function isolation. This creates the foundation for vehicles to receive independent new and enhanced software functions throughout their lifecycle. This cross-domain integration reduces the number of ECUs, vehicle complexity, weight, and cost, while supporting optional Edge AI. It can process sensor information in real time for new applications such as predictiv...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2026/03/31

ogies not only for 4G and 5G network access, but also Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC) and Cellular-V2X for direct V2X communication. With new hybrid V2X solution, the same hardware and software platform can be used to support either communication standard, reducing not only cost but also complexity for a global application of V2X communication technology. At the CES 2019 in Las Vegas, Continental will exhibit a live demonstrator of Hyb...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2026/02/27

nnounced partnership between Renault Group and Valeo on the SDV (Software Defined Vehicle) development. Valeo and Leoni have created an innovative and easy-to-integrate technology that enables the integration of more intelligence, functionality, and performance in the vehicle, while reducing system complexity and amount of wiring, and thus also lessening weight and costs. In the collaboration, Leoni is in charge of developing intelligent power di...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2026/02/09

y will increase the number of people involved in the development of in-vehicle software. The company will also strengthen cooperation in the area of ADAS-related hardware development such as sensors. As the integration of in-vehicle ECUs (electronic control units) progresses and systems increase in complexity, the company will supply systems that respond to the development of software whilst expanding its business. (From an article in the Nikkan ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2026/02/09

ing chains, and BorgWarner Thermal Systems in Fletcher, North Carolina, which produces fan assemblies. The Nissan Supplier Quality Awards are based on year-long evaluations of the suppliers' systems, incoming quality, response time, pricing, design support, timely shipments, product performance and complexity, warranty and Nissan's own vehicle evaluation system. (From a press release on August 29, 2007) BorgWarner aims to meet the future marke...

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300 plates. - Parking gears: Integrated production from forging and heat treatment to machining. - Forged differential case: Integrated structure by forging process. - Forging allows hollow structure, eliminating the need for processing. - Cold or warm forging can be selected depending on the complexity of the shape and the length. In-house production of components (rotor core and motor shaft) A press-punched laminated high-precision core i...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/12/03

uck platforms. The first program is currently in production in the United States; the second begins production in Mexico later in 2007; and, a third launches in China in 2008. Metaldyne will supply front and rear knuckle assemblies and front lower control arm assemblies that reduce cost, weight and complexity, and improve noise, vibration and harshness (NVH). (From a press release on Feb. 21, 2007) Metaldyne Corp. announced plans to discontinue o...

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n interior and can be adapted for urban mobility applications -Showcases Steerite steer-by-wire system with feedback actuator and road wheel actuators, as well as a caliper-type electro-mechanical brake for brake-by-wire system -Used in simplified electrical and electronic architectures to reduce complexity through zonal ECU structure -Low-power, compact unit capable of scalability through SAE Level 2 - Level 4 operations -120-degree FOV with...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/11/21

on, made from thermoplastic or composite metal hybrid. The system provides the enhanced thermal management and insulation, corrosion resistance, as well as reduction in CO2 footprint and in weight of up to 40% and up to 60%, respectively. Moreover, its one-shot production process decreases downline complexity, eliminates welding, and reduces the system’s existing bill of material. This Pentatonic Battery System complies with international stand...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/10/01

ectric SUV, iX3. The system integrates several components — including the innovative eCompressor, electronic expansion valve block, a combined water-cooled condenser, and internal heat exchanger, chiller, A/C lines, and pressure and temperature sensors — into a single unit. This reduces system complexity, improves thermal performance, and enhances energy utilization, helping extend driving range. Weighing about 16 kg, the module manages the ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/09/25

press release dated November 5, 2025) Webasto SE (Webasto) presented the heated chiller, a 3-in-1 thermal management solution designed for EVs. The device combines the classic chiller function (cooling), active battery temperature control, and interior heating in a single device. This reduces cost, complexity, and material usage. It heats the coolant to ensure optimal battery temperature, thereby improving battery performance and service life. Th...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/09/22

ted for applications demanding high in-service strength, such as A and B pillars, floors, tunnels, rockers, side impact door beams, bumper beams, roof rail inserts, underbody frames and electric battery enclosures' components. For many applications, 6HS-s650 enables a reduction of process costs and complexity by eliminating post-form heat treatment while enabling up to 45% lighter weight than high strength steels. Novelis recently commercialized ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/09/04

cal system architectures. For e-mobility, Draexlmaier provides the complete e-mobility package from the charging socket to the wiring harness and battery electronics to the battery systems. A key element is the optimized high-voltage charging system. As a complete system from one source, it reduces complexity and the number of interfaces, and enables fast charging. In the field of the interior of the future, Draexlmaier integrates functions such ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/09/04

communication and wiring by using wireless technology to enable the communication between batteries and the control unit. Compared to previous wired distributed solutions, the new wBMS reduces the wiring harness by 90% and simplifies the battery cell construction and installation. The wBMS reduces complexity in the assembly and grants more flexibility for battery module placement. The reduced weight due to connectors removal allows for more ener...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/09/03

relay and consolidation, centralization of electronic controls and intelligent power management. Valeo and Leoni’s solution, for which pre-development has already begun, will enable more intelligence, more functionality and more power capacity to be embedded in the vehicle, while reducing overall complexity, the amount of wiring required, and therefore weight and cost. Valeo will contribute its expertise in systems engineering, software develop...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/09/03

nstration of Seamless Smart Mobility Solution Cockpit with smart key unlocking, customized route suggestion, display switching in autonomous driving mode and alert for property left behind. ｰ Proposal using blockchain technology to solve car sharing issues such as security of safety and operation complexity - Vehicle proximity alert system ｰ Speaker system to alert pedestrians of approaching EVs. Volume is scalable to vehicle speed. -Achieved...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/09/02

load. Benefits: -Cost effective solution for 12V/48V batteries and DC/DC Converters -Solutions for LIN, PWM, and Voltage control interfaces -Directs pre-cooled or ambient air to required location -Customize to meet routing and installation requirements -Accommodate late program integration with low complexity -Enhanced system performance with longer lifetime and increased reliability Status: already implemented in over 3 million systems around th...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/08/29

plastic fabric. Persiskin Auto, a vegetable skin interior, and other customizable decorative components will also be presented. (From a press release dated April 25, 2024) NEXUS disruptive door panel concept-The Company announced NEXUS, a revolutionary proposition for inner door panels that reduces complexity of door panels. This door panel concept has developed in the U.S. with a global approach to meet the requirements of any client around the ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/08/28

nted the new Rotor Lock Actuator for EVs to the public for the first time at the SIA POWERTRAIN trade fair in Lille, France, from June 19 to 20, 2024. It combines a park lock, rotor position sensing, and the brush system for externally excited synchronous machines (EESM) in one module. This reduces complexity, packaging space on the e-axle, and costs. The module relocates park lock functionality from the gearbox to the rotor shaft of the e-machin...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/08/28

eed up production. BIW Solution oriented to simplify the battery box structure, increasing the BIW stiffness and protecting the battery in case of any crash event. It is a bumper beam for electric vehicle with different hardening of upper and lower beam with overlap patch in one part which reduces complexity, part number & weld seams. It has different grade material for upper and lower brackets. Its a light weight door inner panel which is press...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/08/28