In India, the first of the 7 voting phases for the Lok Sabha elections begins this Friday. With at least 64 countries (plus the European Union) holding elections in 2024, this truly is the election year. Sensible voting indeed is the key for a better future, and so is the selection of technology roadmap and policies for a sustainable industry, and planet.
Indian LCV market gets a new market entry
The next player marking its foray in the emerging electric truck market is the Indian arm of the world’s largest truck maker Daimler India Commercial Vehicles. The company says India’s CO2-neutral propulsion technology market is still in its infancy and therefore has tremendous scope in the long term. It sees only Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) and Hydrogen (Fuel Cell and ICE) as the major technologies in the global trucking industry in the long term. More information in the following report.
Read More: Daimler Truck to enter Indian LCV market with eCanter; bets on BEV and Hydrogen tech for future trucking
High-voltage EV battery technology
The future is electric, but also filled with challenges of efficiency and performance. But high-voltage EV batteries with a higher energy density than the conventional batteries, can meet the demand of longer range and faster charging. Read this story about a European tie-up aiming to challenge Asian dominance in this field.
Read More: BMW, Croatia’s Rimac partner on high-voltage EV battery technology
M&M to start SDV journey next year
A Software Defined Vehicle may still be another vehicle, but its technical character is very different from conventional vehicle projects. In this direction, M&M is working towards building its in-house competence for advanced software. To ensure a more improved user experience (UX) in its models, the automaker is hiring talent from the smartphone industry.
Read More: M&M to start SDV journey next year, ramps up software team
CNH opens Multi-Vehicle Simulator
Technology updates are expanding their way into the vehicles of tomorrow and there is a need for body tracking sensors, virtual reality headsets and devices, multiple display screens, video and audio conference capture and more. In the following story, read about the agricultural and construction equipment maker CNH that has opened a MVS which it claims to be the first-of-its-kind in the Indian off-highway segment.
Read More: CNH expands India Technology Center, opens Multi-Vehicle Simulator
Can SDVs be user defined?
Car is soon going to get redefined in some very innovative ways, but these innovations also need to provide practical use cases. In the following video, global Tier 1 major Continental’s CTO Gilles Mabire talks about the new, and soon-to-be offered technologies taking shape at Continental, why Autonomous Driving is moving slower than expected, autonomous parking tech development in India, and more.Read More: A Software Defined Vehicle can also be a User Defined Vehicle
How AI drones are driving efficiency at ISRO
With a transformation happening in automotive, the space sector is following the lead. This is also opening a number of opportunities and providing a scope of collaboration to many startups in this area. The following story talks about Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s partnership with a new-age startup to procure its drones.
Read More: Drone startup Garuda Aerospace bags order from ISRO
As the year progresses, there is a lot more anticipation on innovations in the automotive space. As the industry forges ahead, stay tuned and catch all the updates on ETAuto.com
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