The introduction of any new system causes perturbations within the current operating environment, which in turn, create behavioral responses, some predictable, many not. As University of Michigan professor emeritus and student of system-human interactions John Leslie King observes “People find ways to use systems for their own benefit not anticipated by designers and developers. Their… Continue reading The Aftershocks of the EV Transition Could Be Ugly
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Evolution of In-Vehicle Networks to Zonal Architecture
Rohde & Schwarz webinars As the automotive industry develops vehicles with increased levels of autonomous driving requiring more sensors and increased connectivity, it faces the challenge of transporting and processing a huge amount of data in the vehicle. To do this in an efficient way, it is necessary to reduce In-Vehicle Network complexity, power consumption… Continue reading Evolution of In-Vehicle Networks to Zonal Architecture
Autonomous Drive Emulation: Applying C-V2X Test Solutions Across the Automotive Workflow
Achieving fully autonomous driving relies on vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication between the surrounding infrastructure and in-vehicle-based sensors. The functionality and safety of systems that incorporate V2X must be verified across a variety of situations and conditions. As the breadth and depth of such testing increases, it quickly becomes too expensive, impractical, and risky to use actual… Continue reading Autonomous Drive Emulation: Applying C-V2X Test Solutions Across the Automotive Workflow
Why EVs Aren’t a Climate Change Panacea
“Electric cars will not save the climate. It is completely wrong,” Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), has stated. If Birol were from Maine, he might have simply observed, “You can’t get there from here.” This is not to imply in any way that electric vehicles are worthless. Analysis by the… Continue reading Why EVs Aren’t a Climate Change Panacea
The Costly Impact of Non-Strategic Patents
The five largest auto manufacturers will face massive U.S. patent fees within the next five years. This report examines their decisions on which patents to keep, sell or prune, and the resulting cost savings and revenue extraction. Patent lapse strategies can help companies in any industry out-maneuver the competition. Volume 2 of the U.S. Patent… Continue reading The Costly Impact of Non-Strategic Patents
Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs
With the combination of requiring all new light-duty vehicles sold in New York State be zero-emission by 2035, investments in electric vehicles charging stations, and state and federal EV rebates, “you’re going to see that you have no more excuses” for not buying an EV, according to New York Governor Kathy Hochul. Perhaps, but getting… Continue reading Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs
EVs Are Essential Grid-Scale Storage
A Sea-Monster-Proof Internet All illustrations: Greg Mably The initial segment of what will be the first underwater fiber-optic link to skirt the North Pole, connecting Japan and Europe, will light up in early 2023. This stretch, called Iris, will link Iceland to Ireland. In subsequent years, the Far North Fiber project will lay down a… Continue reading EVs Are Essential Grid-Scale Storage
The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets
One of the most vexing social challenges confronting the transition to EVs at scale is dealing with the effects that governmental EV transition policies will have on millions of jobs across a wide swath of industries. For example, the Biden Administration has proudly proclaimed that moving to EVs will be the source of new, high-paying,… Continue reading The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets
Refining Automotive Battery Management Systems With Lumped-Approach Thermal Modeling
This sponsored article is brought to you by COMSOL. India is a fast-growing market for electric vehicles (EVs), with one study predicting that over 30 percent of the vehicles sold in India will be electric by 2030 (Ref. 1). The battery packs that power EVs are one of the main drivers of the electric mobility… Continue reading Refining Automotive Battery Management Systems With Lumped-Approach Thermal Modeling
Bosch Powers the Automotive Sector Toward an Electrified Future
This sponsored article is brought to you by COMSOL. Just as tourists in Paris are drawn to the Louvre, visitors to Stuttgart, Germany, also flock to museums displaying the great works of the city. Stuttgart may not boast of Degas or Monet, but its prominent names are perhaps even more famous than Paris’ painters: Mercedes–Benz… Continue reading Bosch Powers the Automotive Sector Toward an Electrified Future