Automotive
Uber and Zipline Partner to Bring Drone Delivery to Millions of Americans
Zipline, a drone delivery company, and Uber Technologies have announced a strategic partnership aimed at scaling drone delivery across the United States. The first deployments are expected to begin later this year, giving Uber Eats customers in select areas the opti
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Kinetic Technologies Introduces KTS1642Q Automotive Load Switch to Simplify ISO Compliance
Kinetic Technologies has introduced the KTS1642Q, an AEC-Q100 qualified automotive load switch built to help automotive electronic systems withstand the demanding electrical conditions defined by two key automotive standards: ISO 16750-2, which covers electrical loa
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Nexteer Introduces High Mount Direct Drive Actuator to Expand Cockpit Design Options for Software-Defined Vehicles
Nexteer Automotive has introduced a new steering component called the High Mount Direct Drive Steer-by-Wire Hand-Wheel Actuator, or HMDD, designed to give automakers more freedom in how they design vehicle cockpits and steering systems for software-defined vehicles.
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LX Semicon begins mass production of LX61101 automotive MCU for Hyundai, Kia
LX Semicon has begun mass production of the LX61101, an automotive motor control microcontroller unit (MCU) developed for Hyundai Motor and Kia. This marks the company's first achievement in the automotive MCU sector, a new business area it has been building, and re
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Stoneridge EVO ECU Platform to Simplify Commercial Vehicle Electronics at IAA Transportation
Stoneridge has shared additional details on its new EVO ECU (electronic control unit) Platform, which will debut at IAA Transportation 2026 in Hanover, Germany, running September 14-20. The platform is designed to address the growing complexity of commercial vehicle electronics, offering a flex
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Sungrow ranks No. 1 in S&P Global's 2025 PV inverter shipment rankings
Sungrow, a global provider of solar inverters and energy storage systems, has once again been ranked the top PV inverter supplier by shipment volume in S&P Global's 2025 rankings. The company attributes this to sustained investment in technological innovation, global expansion, and customer
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Vector Introduces End-to-End SOVD Toolchain for Service-Oriented Vehicle Diagnostics
Vector has introduced an end-to-end toolchain for Service-Oriented Vehicle Diagnostics (SOVD). The solution is intended for vehicle manufacturers and suppliers to test, evaluate, and integrate SOVD into next-generation vehicle architectures. The SOVD toolchain is available now. SOVD provid
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Infineon and MediaTek Qualify 512 Mb Quad SPI NOR Flash for Dimensity Auto Cockpit Platform C-X1 in Automotive Smart Cockpit Systems
Infineon Technologies is partnering with MediaTek to enable an advanced AI-driven in-cabin experience in future vehicles. MediaTek has qualified the Infineon 512 Mb Quad SPI NOR Flash, an automotive-grade NOR Flash memory solution, for use in its Dimensity Auto Cockpit platform C-X1. This turns t
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Simple Energy Expands Use of Siemens Xcelerator Software to Scale EV Engineering
Simple Energy, an Indian electric two-wheeler manufacturer, has expanded its use of Siemens cloud-based software tools to support more advanced product engineering and digital transformation as the company grows its lineup of electric vehicles. The company is now us
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Murata Commercializes New Common Mode Choke Coil for In-Vehicle Ethernet Standard 10Base-T1S
Murata Manufacturing has begun mass production of the DLW32MH241MX2, a metal terminal type common mode choke coil in a 1210-inch (3.2 x 2.5mm) package, built to meet the requirements of the 10Base-T1S in-vehicle Ethernet standard defined by the OPEN Alliance industry group.
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BorgWarner Wins New Integrated Drive Module Program with Global Automaker
BorgWarner has secured a new contract to supply its integrated drive module (iDM) technology to a global automaker, with production expected to begin in 2027. An integrated drive module combines several core components of an electric vehicle's drivetrain into a single unit, and this award adds
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Bourns Launches CFG-A Series Current Sense Resistors for Automotive Applications
Bourns has introduced the CFG-A Series of wide-terminal metal foil current sense resistors, available in 0508 and 0612 package sizes. Rated up to 2 W and covering a resistance range of 1 to 30 mΩ, the series is qualified to the AEC-Q200 automotive reliability standard and designed for use
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