a body structural components Pacific Industrial considers producing TPMS in China Pacific Industrial produces 100 millionth TPMS transmitter Toyota-affiliated parts suppliers to use both hot and cold stamping methods for ultrahigh-strength parts Pacific Industrial and partners start testing for AI prediction of machine failures Pacific Industrial to acquire western valve makers to expand global production structure Pacific Industrial revises FY ...

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e parts using 1.5GPa (gigapascal) class ultra-high tensile strength steel (HTSS) for the all new Nissan Note. This will be the first time for Nissan to adopt 1.5GPa material for its automotive body structural parts using cold pressing technology. Volume production was realized by utilizing advanced prediction technology using molding simulations from the design stage as well as advanced pressing technology to handle delayed fractures and quality ...

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mpany will accelerate its effort to streamline North American Chassis Group operations; it has already completed the closure of two plants in the Farmington Hills, Michigan, and Greenville, North Carolina. Now, the North American Chassis Group headquarters in Michigan will also be closed. Given the prediction that the North American automotive market will continue to remain soft in the near future, the Company intends to take additional measures ...

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M176 for trucks and buses One year after changing company name, Toyo Tire to make a new road Japanese parts suppliers uncertain over restart of plants in Wuhan after Chinese new year holidays Toyo Tire to transfer truck and bus-specific air spring business to Nitta Toyo Tire develops technology for prediction of tire grip and threshold Toyo Tire supplies NANO ENERGY J65 tires for Toyota Yaris Toyo Tire develops AI- and CAE-based simulation techno...

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exhibition will be "Future Mobile Life that Makes Dreams Come True." The group will present technologies that bring happiness in three ways: "connecting you and society," "delivering the joy of mobility," and "keeping you safe." Five technologies under development in the connected cars field - Risk prediction technology that considers changes in surrounding environment, Services using road condition evaluation from vehicle date, Logistics support...

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gence (AI) and big data technology, and verifies its performance through virtual evaluations. The company will use this technology to shorten development time, improve product performance, and reduce development costs. Furthermore, it plans to advance digital transformation by improving performance prediction systems and introducing driving simulator technology linked to vehicle dynamics analysis. (From several releases on October 15, 2024) Sever...

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gs to test autonomous route bus service Pioneer starts discussions on business and capital tie-up Pioneer to present its latest car electronics products at IFA 2018 Denso to acquire Tohoku Pioneer EG in Yamagata, Japan Pioneer to receive funds from Kamerig Pioneer expands functions of accident risk prediction platform Pioneer’s MEMS mirror-type 3D-LiDAR sensor starts shipment Pioneer’s 3D-LiDAR sensor supports Renesas’s “R-Car” Pioneer ...

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firm in Austria Hankook Tire & Technology unveils tires for electric buses Hankook Tire & Technology to join Essen Motor Show 2019 Hankook Tire & Technology to exhibit truck and bus tires at Solutrans 2019 in France Hankook Tire & Technology develops AI-based model for tire compound characteristic prediction Hankook Tire & Technology supplies OE tires for Porsche Cayenne Hankook Tire & Technology to supply tires to Challenger Motor Freight in Ca...

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Award in the Vehicle Tech & Advanced Mobility category from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The No-TP technology is designed to prevent thermal propagation to surrounding cells from a cell that has an abnormal thermal condition, leveraging the company’s proprietary thermal propagation prediction program. It plays a role in preventing vehicle fires. (From a press release on November 6, 2025) On December 10, Samsung SDI announced it w...

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in fiscal year 2020 (ending in March 2021) with the aim of establishing an automated inspection technology using image sensors and AI. The company will build a system that enables the management of process information visualized by IoT technology on the Web. It will start establishing a replacement prediction system that prompts replacement before the end of the life of a production facility to prevent the production line from being suspended. It...

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ower semiconductor material plant in Toyama Prefecture Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.'s first quarter results Three Sumitomo Group Companies to collaborate in recycling technology development Sumitomo Electric Industries’ subsidiary and Kyoto University develops new technique for queue length predictions Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems invests USD 10 million in Tabasco, Mexico Sumitomo Electric to adopt segment method to revamp wire harnes...

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kers, aims to strengthen aftermarket products business as a comprehensive brake supplier. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on Apr. 4, 2008) Advics Co., Ltd. (Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture) aims to increase its share of the global brake market from a little over 10 percent (based on a prediction by Advics) to 15 percent by 2015. The Group, which generates 80 percent of its sales through business with Toyota today, plans to strengthe...

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ture, Toyoda Gosei will create new products, such as ankle airbags, focusing on human body parts, which may often suffer permanent damage. Anticipating the broader use of autonomous driving vehicles, in which seat positions and passenger posture are more diverse, the company will implement AI-based prediction technology to develop products more efficiently. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on January 7, 2025) Toyoda Gosei to modular...

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me-series data including vehicle information (steering, etc.) and driver information (heart rate, facial orientation, etc.) to warn appropriate driver actions in real time. The driver is alerted about their potentially dangerous driving if his/her actions differ drastically from the algorithm-based prediction of what would be appropriate. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on November 4, 2015) Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced...

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on has mapped out a mid-term business plan called the CK GX4 T10, which covers a 6-year period from April 2011 through March 2017. Under the new plan, the company aims at becoming one of the top ten (T10) auto parts suppliers in the global market in terms of sales and operating profit, based on the prediction that global vehicle production will be reaching 95 million units in the near future. In order to achieve this target, the manufacturer is g...

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m further the vehicle can travel. They can also find out about conditions that may affect the life of the battery and its performance, such as the temperature or electrical unbalances between cells, correcting these through refrigeration and cell balancing strategies. The system includes high level prediction and monitoring algorithms. (From a press release on January 19, 2010) Ficosa and Circuit de Catalunya have signed a collaboration agreement...

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shields the propagation path, the shielding area will be predicted based on sensing data, and the propagation path will be switched from a millimeter-wave wireless LAN to a 5G network. Objects will be detected by using sensing technology, shield environments will be predicted with wireless quality prediction technology, and thus data transmission will not be interrupted. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on December 22, 2022) Panaso...

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n the top share. Tokai Rika will first focus on a digital key developed for automobiles as a new business, and aims to achieve sales of about JPY 10 billion by 2028. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on June 11, 2021) Tokai Rika Co., Ltd. (Tokai Rika) will develop a system that enables prediction of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions caused by the manufacture of a part at the design stage. It plans to introduce the system in 2025. This i...

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tegrated substrate (under development) Metal substrate and low elasticity insulator Spring grid array Tapered leaf spring (TLS) Leaf spring for holding High-performance, power-saving seat heater Seat pads made with biomass raw materials/recycled materials Motor core Aluminum cladding Seat vibration prediction technology for virtual development of ride comfort Engineered polyurethane foam For electrified vehicle batteries Integrated metal substrat...

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g clutch” contributes to improved power transmission efficiency for rear-wheel steering actuators. NSK aims to generate sales of JPY 3 billion from the new products by 2030. NSK is aiming to install the “automotive magnetostrictive torque sensor,” which senses loads on parts and helps failure prediction, on powertrain components as well as actuators. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on May 9, 2024) It was announced that NSK Be...

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