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The future ain’t what it used to be
“The destructive triangle of autonomous drive technology, electric
vehicles, connected cars and services means we will see more
change in the next 10 years than we did in the last 50.”
– Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance
The start of 2017 saw both Ghosn and
Mary Barra, CEO and chairman of
General Motors, predicting that the
industry is in for an interesting ride.
Barra told the World Economic Forum
in Davos that “the auto industry will
change more in the next five to 10
years than it has in the last 50”.
CES 2017 provided a journey into a
future where all things and people are
connected and vehicles drive themselves.
Our first glimpse of autonomous driving
was the GM Firebird IV Concept Car at the
1964 New York World Fair which, according
to the publicity material “anticipates the
day when the family will drive to the superhighway,
turn over the car’s controls to an
automatic, programmed guidance system
and travel in comfort and absolute safety
at more than twice the speed possible on
today’s expressways”’.
But for that to happen we needed
to invent the microprocessor (1971), the
WWW (1989), Global Positioning System
(1978) and a host of other technologies
that could be seen in action at CES 2017.
Also announced at CES 2017 was that
affordable electric cars with 200 mile
range are on their way to a Chevrolet
dealer near you later in 2017.
And safety rules. In the Western
industrialized world drivers and passengers
are getting older and heavier. A new
generation of crash test dummies (ATDs)
from Humanetics helps vehicle designers
to accommodate ageing baby boomers.
Humanetics is using additive manufacturing
to craft simulated internal organs.
Response by exhibitors and delegates to
the first Additive Manufacturing Europe
expo shows that the technology is rapidly
evolving from being a niche curiosity to a
mainstream production tool.
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moving components, spares and
vehicles around the world in a complex
integrated ecosystem. Here, inetlogistics
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internet of things and cloud computing
to reduce transport costs by up to 20%.
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with Obese ATD: crash test dummy
representing an overweight
occupant weighing 273 pounds
with a body index of 35.
Crash test dummies
getting older and heavier By: Mark Fireman
Anthropomorphic Test Devices (ATDs) – otherwise known as crash test dummies – are getting older and
heavier to help vehicle designers cater for ageing and increasingly overweight drivers and passengers.
In the industrialized world baby boomers are now 53 – 71
years old. They are still driving, and are expected to lead active
lifestyles into their 80’s and 90’s. Drivers and passengers are
also getting heavier, and not only in the West. Vehicle ownership
is growing rapidly in emerging economies, where lifestyles and
diets are changing. According to the World Health Organization,
some 13% of the world's adult population (11% of men and 15%
of women) were classified as “obese” in 2014. In addition, 39% of
adults aged 18 years and over (38% of men and 40% of women)
were overweight. The worldwide prevalence of obesity has more
than doubled between 1980 and 2014.
In addition to these changes in the physical profiles of drivers and
passengers, designers and developers of ATDs have to accommodate
the complexity and variability of crash testing procedures around
the world, as well as shorter vehicle product life cycles. In response,
Humanetics, the global leader in the design and manufacturer of ATDs
and related test equipment has been continuously developing new
products to best reflect those changes while incorporating the latest
technologies. Furthermore, Humanetics has developed a large suite
of highly detailed and validated finite element crash dummy models
in most commonly used crash codes: LSDYNA, PAM-CRASH,
RADIOSS and ABAQUS to complement its physical product testing.
Humanetics also designs engineering solutions for the
medical, oil & gas, agricultural, aerospace and industrial markets
that cater to specific customer needs; including the design and
manufacture of all applicable load cells in the crash safety area.
The company’s latest ATD developments include a Test
device for Human Occupant Restraint (THOR), which is an
advanced frontal impact 50th percentile adult male (THOR-50M).
It incorporates enhanced biofidelic features and significantly
expanded instrumentation compared to the standard Hybrid III
50th percentile adult male ATD. A THOR version representing the
5th percentile adult female (THOR-05F) is under development.
According to Humanetics, the THOR development program
has been actively supported since 1985 by the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the US Department of
Transportation, as well as the European Community. In 1995, an
earlier version of the THOR prototype incorporated the design
elements of TAD-50M (Trauma Assessment Device – 50 Percentile
Adult Male Dummy) to assess the whole-body trauma in a variety
of occupant restraint environments. “The primary design objectives
were: improved biofidelity and dynamic response, incorporation of
specific instrumentation relevant to injury assessment, repeatability
of performance, improved durability such as overload protection and
user friendliness,” says the company.
The THOR ATD has been further developed and evaluated
though worldwide testing. The European research community
funded projects like THORAX (Thoracic injury assessment for
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improved vehicle safety) has contributed to the development
with Humanetics, adding an advanced shoulder with humanlike
range of motion. Extensive evaluations in Japan and other
regions provided further input resulting in a robust tool ready
for regulatory and consumer rating procedures.
While developments over the past decades resulted in
advanced dummies like THOR and WorldSID for frontal and side
impact applications, the focus for future developments will be on
more vulnerable occupants like the overweight and overweight
elderly. Overweight drivers are up to 78% more likely to die in a car
crash than normal-weight drivers, according to a study from UC
Berkeley’s Safe Transportation and Research Education Center
(SafeTREC). Additionally, elderly occupants are statistically more
likely than younger occupants to sustain serious injuries or die in
low-impact crashes than younger occupants. At crash speeds of
only 31 mph, a 50-year-old female has a 10% risk of serious injury
in a frontal crash. With an 80-year-old female the risk is 40%.
Automotive Industries (AI) asked Christopher J.
O' Connor, President and CEO of Humanetics, to share
some background around the development of the
company’s new THOR-M test device
O’Connor: Since road fatality reduction has largely flatlined
in the industrialized world, new methods of evaluating automotive
safety have become increasingly necessary. The THOR-50M is
the most complex and advanced ATD ever produced for use in
frontal impacts. It is designed to be more sensitive and gather
more data than any of its predecessors. Automotive safety was
introduced to the modern era by the Hybrid III beginning 40 years
ago, but we’ve come as far as we can with the technology offered
from the 1970s. THOR incorporates new and more responsive
methods of data gathering, increased biofidelity, and a more
targeted approach to improving safety design.
In 2016, following extensive evaluations, Euro NCAP joined
NHTSA when it confirmed its intention to utilize the THOR
dummy for future frontal impact tests. Updated frontal impact
test procedures are being developed for implementation by
2020. These procedures will not only address restraint systems
improvements, but also target improved vehicle compatibility.
U.S. figures for the involvement of the older generation in
road accidents. Source: U.S. Department of Transportation,
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
THOR-50M (Test device for Human Occupant Restraint):
advanced frontal impact crash test dummy, representing
a 50th percentile adult male.
Older people are more prone to injury. The table compiled by
the European SENIORS project provides an overview about
the injury severities per body region (coded according to AIS
2005 update 2008) of older pedestrians (65 years and older),
and in crashes with cars manufactured in 2006 or newer (two
crash participants only). It can be seen that the elderly suffer
in all body regions more often from higher injury severities
(AIS 2 and AIS 3+) compared with younger road users in
these crashes. The results would be similar in other regions.
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Flex-PLI (Flexible Pedestrian Legform Impactor):
test device for pedestrian safety representing a 50th
percentile male leg.
AI: What new products and technology can we expect
from Humanetics in 2017?
O’Connor: Humanetics is working with 3D printing technologies
to research and develop new methods of production and produce
products that have more precise response characteristics over
traditional manufacturing methods. An example is a test dummy of
the future with a biofidelic spinal column made of 3D printed metal or
plastic vertebrae interwoven with butyl-like rubber. It can be precisely
tweaked to give the exact response required within a system of flesh
and organs, which also can be produced on a 3D printer.
AI: Tell us about the role Humanetics is playing in the
European SENIORS (Safety ENhancing Innovations for
Older Road userS) program.
O’Connor: In an ageing society, the SENIORS project aims
to improve the safe mobility of the elderly and overweight persons.
Various studies and projects considered the elderly road user safety
including all the means of transport. Most of these focused on the
loss of driving ability and the mobility issues elderly can encounter.
SENIORS is unique in that it is aimed to provide safety solutions
in the case of an accident occurring. In this approach, the role of
Humanetics is to design and provide ATDs that represent elderly car
occupants and external road users. More specifically the dummy
specifications and related requirements are set in close interaction
with partners based on field data and biomechanics studies. Once
developed the tools will be handed over to project partners for actual
testing and procedure development.
AI: Which of your ATD technologies has come into play
in the SENIORS project?
O’Connor: A mix of existing and new technologies is
used to contribute to the SENIORS goals. For short term
implementation of the project outcome usage of existing ATDs
like THOR-M or minor modifications to impactors like the Flex-
PLI (Flexible Pedestrian Legform Impactor) are preferred. As
an example: extensive biomechanics research into injury risk
curves representing younger and older car occupants using the
THOR-50M is ongoing by SENIORS partners. These risk curves
represent a measure for the likelihood of an injury level arising
from an impact as function of recorded signals in the ATD. Given
biomechanical differences between younger and older persons,
this “measurement scale” can differ and should be considered
in any assessment of safety systems that provides protection to
younger as well as older car occupants. The advantage of this
approach is that existing ATDs like THOR-M can be used.
In the longer term, new technologies like the Elderly
dummy will be investigated. This ATD is being developed by
Humanetics in cooperation with medical and statistical data
from industry partners which include the University of Michigan’s
International Center for Automotive Medicine (ICAM). Detailed
3D representation of anatomical features and organs are being
created using advanced production technologies like printing of
complex rubber structures.
In order to understand injury risks within the fragile elderly
population, it is necessary to include more measurement
capability of the internal organs. Humanetics has simulated human
organs using 3D printing technology by creating unique “foam”
structures that are segmented and vary in density and response
characteristics. Regional stiffness can be programmed into the
organs by adjusting the printed attributes at any location. This
various “programming” within the sections of the human torso is
useful in pinpointing injury thresholds on the body where safety
belts may contact and restrain occupants during crash situations.
AI: How has SENIORS changed the way automobile
manufacturers and civic authorities deal with protection
on the roads for the elderly?
O’Connor: As with all research in field of automotive safety,
implementation will take some time. With projects like SENIORS,
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the topic is put on the agenda of all involved in car safety to have
the opportunity to improve vehicles and occupant restraints with
advanced safety testing tools like the Elderly and Obese dummy.
Given the current interest in the THOR-50M dummy by Euro
NCAP, the first applications is expected using the risk curves
for the THOR-50M. Further down the horizon are the Flex-PLI
legform impactor to which an upper body mass is being added in
SENIORS as well as the Elderly dummy.
AI: What can you tell us about internal organ sensors
you have developed?
O’Connor: Over the years, ATDs have been developed to
predict possible abdominal injuries using symmetrical designs with
deflection measurements. Humanetics’ new advanced related
design efforts include two of the major organs in the abdominal
region, the liver and spleen. This design permits the dummy to
have a biofidelic local stiffness rather than a compromised overall
stiffness. Liver and spleen injuries can result from pressure
increase in the organ or rib fracture around the organs. This new
“
According to U.S. Department
of Transportation, figures in 2015
there were more than 40 million
licensed drivers aged 65 and older
in the United States. This represents
18,4% - or nearly one in every five
drivers on the American roads.
”
design will have both pressure and rib deflections. It helps vehicle
designers in three ways: better regional biofidelic stiffness;
pressure and deflection measurements in the liver and spleen
areas; and more measurements in the abdominal cavity.
AI: What are the statistics of injuries on the road for
the elderly?
O’Connor: According to U.S. Department of Transportation,
figures, in 2015 there were more than 40 million licensed drivers
aged 65 and older in the United States. This represents 18,4% -
or nearly one in every five drivers on the American roads. In 2014,
more than 5,700 older adults were killed and more than 236,000
were treated in emergency departments for motor vehicle crash
injuries. This amounts to 16 older adults killed and 648 injured in
crashes on average every day.
AI: Do you see a similar project such as SENIORS
evolving in North America?
O’Connor: Traffic safety for older road users is definitely
on the agenda of NHTSA and other U.S. based organizations.
However, it would seem that the only current work being done
is the initiative by Humanetics in conjunction with the University
of Michigan’s International Center for Automotive Medicine
(ICAM) to develop tools to represent overweight and elderly car
occupants. The ICAM effort is unique in that a complete ATD
Elderly ATD: crash test dummy representing an elderly 70
year old 5th percentile female occupant.
hardware dummy, FEA dummy model, as well as Human Body
Model are being developed to provide a full suite of tools for the
development of adequate countermeasures to protect elderly
in vehicle crashes. This has drawn the attention and interest
of various OEMs willing to contribute to the developments and
evaluations of the tools.
AI: How is Humanetics evolving its ATDs to keep up with
autonomous vehicles, connected cars?
O’Connor: Intelligent vehicle systems like autonomous
driving, connected cars as well as those systems directly related to
crash avoidance like Automatic Emergency Braking are expected
to change the frequency and type of accidents occurring on the
roads. However, despite all advances anticipated within the next
few years, accidents will continue to occur and crash testing
and dummies will remain in service to improve safety. Research
and development projects like SENIORS and ICAM will remain
important in the future to monitor changes in the safety landscape
and generate tools to reflect these changes. Another important
aspect here is the focus on reduction of less serious injuries, this
will require dummies with higher sensitivity in a different loading
range. Biomechanical research, as well as new production
technologies like 3D printing of complex rubber structures, will
enable such developments. AI
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Taking the automotive
route at CES 2017 By: Clinton Wright
CES 2017 gave car manufacturers a chance to prove that
they are ahead of the technology curve.
Staged from January 5-8, CES 2017 hosted more than 3,800
exhibiting companies and attracted over 175,000 delegates from
around the world.
Ford used the event to announce that Toyota would be using
Ford software to connect smartphones to dashboards and
join Ford in promoting the SmartDeviceLink system to other
automakers. General Motors CEO Mary Barra used her keynote
speech to introduce the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV, a fully electric
vehicle that can travel over 200 miles on a single charge.
It is due to go into production in 2017. “The Bolt EV is
Nissan head Carlos Ghosn introduced
"Seamless Autonomous Mobility," or SAM.
Developed from NASA technology, SAM
could reduce the time it will take for
millions of autonomous cars to
co-exist with human drivers.
truly the first electric vehicle that cracks the code of
long range and affordable price,” Barra said. With tech
features like wide-angle rear cameras, quick-charge battery
and navigation with EV-specific routing vehicles like the Bolt are
no longer just cars – they are “an upgradable platform for new
technologies,” she said.
The New Rules of the Road Super Session moderated by USA
Today’s tech reporter, Mike Snider, discussed with top executives
from Blackberry, Intel and Mobileye how a collaborative approach
between automakers, hardware and software developers is
driving the rapid pace of self-driving innovations. The panelists
agreed that the industry needs to fully solve the convergence of
Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) if it is to reach
the goal of having self-driving cars on the road by 2020.
Nissan chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn shared the company's
vision for a zero-emission, zero-fatality world. "The destructive
triangle of autonomous drive technology, electric vehicles,
connected cars and services means we will see more change
in the next 10 years than we did in the last 50," said Ghosn. He
announced that the next-generation Nissan Leaf electric vehicle
will come with the semi-autonomous ProPilot system, along
with the company's plans to launch its Seamless
Autonomous Mobility (SAM) system. Developed
from NASA technology, SAM enables a "human
in the loop" approach to autonomous driving,
which monitors a vehicle's path from a distance,
providing peace of mind to drivers. However, Gill
Pratt, CEO of the Toyota Research Institute, said
the industry was "not even close" launching fully
autonomous Level 5 cars. He added that it "will
take decades to have a significant portion of US
cars operate at Level 4 autonomy or higher."
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
showcased its new generation of FLEXConnect.AI ®
In-Vehicle Infotainment systems which incorporate a multidisplay
Android user interface, LTE connectivity with over the air
(OTA) update capability and ADAS integration on one platform.
“As the automotive industry continues to evolve, innovative
relationships are critical to delivering a safer, more connected
driver experience,” said Doug Ray, director of Car Multimedia
for Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America in a press statement.
Built on the latest Android OS, FLEXConnect.AI gives original
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The compact NFC multi-standard car radio/audio unit
delivers advanced support for audio, AM/FM, digital radio
(DAB, HD, DRM), Data Radio, and advanced algorithms
like Ambiance by Arkamys.
Honda announced conducted the first proof-of-concept
demonstration of in-vehicle payments with infrastructure
parking and fueling partners at CES 2017 as part of its
ongoing partnership with Visa.
equipment manufacturers the power of the Android ecosystem
and provides users access to a wide variety of choices. The
processor powering the new platform is the Qualcomm ®
Snapdragon 820Am.
Velodyne introduced the VLP-32 sensor platform, which
improves performance and range for those seeking the
best data for Level 2 through Level 5 self-driving programs.
Velodyne sensors provide a 3D model of the world around
the vehicle, including calibrated reflectivity data for precise
localization, segmentation, and object tracking and
classification within the environment. In December 2016, the
company announced a ground-breaking design for a solidstate
LiDAR sensor that can deliver a subsystem cost of under
US$50 when sold in high-volume manufacturing scale. “Our
new design approach creates a true solid-state LiDAR sensor,
while significantly raising the bar as to what can be expected
from LiDAR sensors as far as cost, size, and reliability,” said
David Hall, founder and CEO, Velodyne LiDAR.
The technology is expected to speed up the use of LiDAR
sensors in multiple industry sectors, including autonomous vehicles,
ridesharing, 3D mapping, and drones. LiDAR sensors that leverage
this new design will be less expensive, easier to integrate due to their
smaller size, and more reliable as a result of fewer moving parts.
The technology can also be integrated in Velodyne LiDAR’s existing
Puck form factors. Each integrated circuit is less than 4mm square,
which just covers George Washington’s nose on the U.S. quarter.
According to Dr. Alex Lidow, CEO and co-founder of Efficient Power
Conversion Corporation, "As LiDAR technology continues to gain
widespread adoption, GaN technology brings higher performance
resulting in higher image resolution, all while offering enhanced
integration of key functions that ultimately lead to reduced overall
cost for LiDAR-based system solutions."
According to General Motors the Bolt EV will be the first
practical rechargeable car for the masses.
Clarion was named a CES 2017 Innovation Awards
Honoree for its revolutionary Full Digital Sound (FDS)
high-resolution automotive audio system.
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Clarion Corporation of America, a leader in automotive
infotainment and advanced driver safety and assistance systems,
was named a CES 2017 Innovation Awards Honoree for its Full
Digital Sound (FDS) high-resolution automotive audio system.
Products entered in this prestigious program are judged by a panel
of independent industrial designers, engineers and members of the
trade media to honor outstanding design and engineering in cuttingedge
consumer electronics products across 28 product categories.
Clarion's Full Digital Sound audio system is the industry's first incar
audio system to maintain a digital audio signal from the source
to the speaker voice coils, resulting in pristine sounding audio with
zero loss in quality and no added noise from analog connections.
"Clarion has been a leading innovator in the automotive audio
and infotainment space for more than 75 years and has been
the driving force behind several of the in-car technologies we
find standard today," said Allen H. Gharapetian, Vice President of
Marketing and Product Planning at Clarion. “We are honored to
be a part of CES year after year and thrilled to be recognized by
their world class team for our dedication to advancing the stateof-the-art
in in-car entertainment technology."
Clarion has also been working on mass production of
products using technologies that can help acceleration, steering
and braking of autonomous vehicles. The company has been
working in collaboration with Hitachi Automotive Systems to
develop vehicle peripheral perception technologies based on invehicle
cameras and image processing capabilities which Clarion
has developed over the years. These advanced sensor fusion
technologies combine cameras with other in-vehicle sensors to
enable more accurate peripheral monitoring.
Clarion is also developing an automatic parking function using
its Overhead View Monitor and vehicle peripheral view monitoring
technology. The size and layout of the parking space is determined
using image recognition. If a pedestrian or an inanimate object
is detected during automatic parking, automatic braking is
employed to pause the vehicle’s movement. This system’s image
recognition performance has been enhanced through the use of
Clarion’s newly developed high-resolution cameras.
BlackBerry QNX outfitted a Lincoln MKZ to demonstrate a selfdriving
vehicle. The Lincoln MKZ is much more than a demonstration
vehicle – it is an engineering prototype that allows BlackBerry QNX
engineers to experiment with and develop new technologies for
the autonomous vehicle market, according to the company. QNX
Software Systems also launched acoustics software for hands-free
communication in 2016. Nearly 20 leading automakers now use QNX
acoustics software to enhance the user experience of their vehicles,
in products such as Chrysler Uconnect ® , Ford SYNC ® 3, GM OnStar ®
and Honda BlueConnect ® . On average, QNX ® acoustics software is
shipped in an automotive system every 2.5 seconds.
“Today’s drivers expect to hear — and to be heard — clearly
when they call from their cars. Moreover, the smartphone is
driving expectations for better call quality through support for
Voice-over-IP calling and Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) technologies.
To meet these expectations in the harsh acoustic environment
of the car, automakers rely on QNX Acoustics for Voice, which
provides patented algorithms for echo cancellation, noise
reduction and other voice-enhancement technologies, and on
the expert tuning, testing and software support provided by QNX
Software Systems worldwide,” says the company.
Over 175,000 delegates visited more than 3,800 stands at CES 2017.
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The NXP demo at CES showed
how flexible vehicle partitioning
based on Ethernet can address
future OEM requirements for
system cost, bandwidth, space,
heat, and more.
“The 2017 Lincoln MKZ comes equipped, from the factory,
with all the necessary drive-by-wire capabilities. All of the
driving systems (throttle, gearbox, steering and braking) can be
completely controlled electronically. By using this capability as a
starting point, BlackBerry QNX and its partners are able to focus
on adding other self-driving capabilities such as the sensors,
route planning, and maneuvering,” says Kerry Johnson, Sr.
Product Manager, BlackBerry QNX in his blog.
According to BlackBerry QNX, its goal was to build an autonomous
vehicle using commercial embedded processors and safety certified
embedded operating system (OS). At the core of the design was
QNX’s safety certified OS, which powers all of the intelligent software
modules. QNX’s middleware serves to integrate radar, LiDAR
sensors, multiple camera inputs and vehicle networking. BlackBerry
QNX provided a port of the OpenCV library to help with the vision
processing functions delivered by Cogent.
The Corning booth included a breath-taking, glass-enabled
concept car that showcased how the company is redefining the
automotive experience through thin, tough, and optically advantaged
Corning Gorilla Glass and other glass technologies – inside and out.
“We have an opportunity this year to share our evolving Glass Age
vision, inspiring consumers, customers, and partners to engage with
us and help build the ecosystems for innovative solutions enabled by
precision glass that can redefine everyday activities,” said Dr. Jeffrey
Evenson, senior vice president and chief strategy officer in a press
release. “Simply put, we believe glass components can be as vital
to the next 50 years as silicon components have been to the last 50
years”. By using Gorilla instead of conventional glass an automaker
removed 12 pounds from the car and significantly lowered its center
of gravity, says the company.
Microsoft, NXP Semiconductors, IAV, and auto mobility
partners Cubic Telecom, Esri and Swiss Re showcased their
collective vision of safe and secure end-to-end mobility through
a highly automated driving demonstration and experience.
Attendees got a chance to take a test drive in the vehicle to
understand how the cloud and artificial intelligence can enable
personalized in-car experiences, and how cars can securely
“talk” to one another. NXP showcased improved road safety and
traffic flow via secure communications between vehicles (V2V)
and between vehicles and the surrounding infrastructure (V2I).
Use cases included collision warnings, intelligent traffic lights and
vulnerable road-user detection at intersections — all based on
NXP’s automotive RoadLINK products. NXP cooperates with
Delphi and Savari for the onboard and roadside units.
Chip maker ON Semiconductor showcased how effective the
implementation of its USB Type-C applications has been. It is
the rapidly-emerging default industry standard for wired smart
and rapid charging and high-speed data transmission to support
applications such as high definition video and augmented and
virtual reality. The default USB 3.1 protocol is capable of achieving
data rates of up to 10 Gbps, theoretically twice as fast as USB
3.0 – crucial to ensuring the viability of today’s always connected,
feature packed, high use portable devices.
At the CES 2017, the company demonstrated how the USB
Type-C super speed wireless audio can transfer data of a movie to
a phone from a PC with wireless audio playback to a pair of battery
powered speakers featuring ON Semiconductor’s PowerBank
controller and the highest power density class D power amplifier
currently available on the market. A mobile application processor
will manage Bluetooth communications, time alignment between
the two audio streams and the audio tuning functions.
Israeli firm otonomo is a leading cloud-based security
platform which enables car manufacturers, drivers, services and
application providers to be a part of a connected ecosystem. It
recently raised US$12 million to help start trials with automotive
companies, and has since started working with Daimler. “In
order for cars to provide the best connected service for drivers,
car manufacturers need a platform they trust to share and
negotiate data between them and application providers while
meeting different data and privacy regulations that respect and
accommodate drivers’ privacy,” says Ben Volkow, CEO and Co-
Founder of otonomo.
Delta ID, a leader in consumer-grade iris scanning technology,
introduced its iris scanning technology for automotive. Delta ID
and Gentex have entered into a strategic partnership in which
Gentex's rearview mirrors will integrate Delta ID's Active IRIS ®
technology. The companies believe the iris scanner is the right
modality for in-car biometric identification and authentication, and
rearview mirrors are the right place to place the scanner. "Driver
identification will play a critical role in car sharing, in-car payment
and the autonomous driving space," said Steve Downing, Senior
Vice President at Gentex Corporation.
In another security-related development Irdeto, a world leader
in digital platform security, announced a partnership with Tata
Elxsi, a key global player in the automotive ecosystem, to provide
automakers with secure in-car display systems for automobiles.
Irdeto has combined its Cloakware for Automotive security
solution with Tata Elxsi’s award-winning design and engineering
expertise to offer secure user interface and connected cockpit
solutions to automotive clients around the world. The Tata Elxsi
and Irdeto solution works with Vehicle-to-X (V2X), connected cars
and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) technologies.
Tata Elxsi and Irdeto are also addressing security issues related
to mobile companion applications. The partnership secures the
application, any data generated by the app and the communication
between the vehicle and mobile phone using the Remote Vehicle
Interaction (RVI) specification.
CES 2018 will be hosted in Las Vegas from January 9-12.
AI
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innovation
LiDAR
moves into
the mainstream By:
James Hilton
Optical detection and ranging is recognized as one of the
key sensing technologies needed to support increasingly
sophisticated active safety features on production cars
and to develop autonomous driving solutions.
One of the leaders in solid state LiDAR for the automotive market,
LeddarTech, forecasts that the global market for ADAS (advanced
driver assistance systems) technology will grow rapidly to over $60
billion in revenue by 2020. LiDAR technology will become a central
element of the autonomous vehicle’s sensor suite, alongside
existing technologies, ensuring robust sensing redundancy and
increasing overall system reliability, says the company.
A partnership of leading-edge suppliers has joined
forces as the Leddar Ecosystem in order to take
Charles Boulanger,
CEO of LeddarTech
LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology to
market. They include LeddarTech, Texas Instruments
(TI) for microprocessors, Hamamatsu, Excelitas, OSRAM and
TriLumina for optical components, PolySync and Intempora for
software development tools, and Global Sensing and AKKA
Technologies for perception and navigation intelligence software.
“Leddar-based solutions bridge today’s LiDAR technology
gap, and will take LiDAR mainstream as our clients transition from
today’s autonomous car prototypes to high-volume deployments.
The 3D solid-state LiDAR solutions presented at CES reflect the
unparalleled strengths of LeddarCore ICs and our compelling
automotive development programs currently under way, which
stem from LeddarTech team’s unique LiDAR expertise,” says
Charles Boulanger, CEO of LeddarTech.
Leddar sensing solutions for automotive applications were
showcased by various high-profile exhibitors at CES 2017, including
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), Magneti Marelli, OSRAM, FEV,
TI, DLH Bowles and TriLumina. LeddarTech’s solid-state LiDAR
technology, which delivers both high resolution and long range
in a small, robust package, is being offered as a cost-effective
alternative to expensive, bulky scanning LiDARs being used today
in autonomous vehicle development programs. The new
solid-state LiDAR sensors are now available at volume
pricing below the $100 threshold, which will enable
the successful commercial deployment of semiautonomous
and autonomous vehicles, said a
statement from the company.
Automotive Industries (AI) asked
Boulanger what the benefits are
of LeddarTech’s technologies for
automotive OEMs looking to develop
connected and autonomous vehicles.
Boulanger: I think that what makes our
LiDARs very appealing for automotive OEMs is the
great scalability of our core technology, which meets
the high levels of performance, resolution and low cost
required for mass developments. All sensors built on the Leddar
technology utilize a unique software-based approach that
leverages our proprietary signal acquisition and sequencing as
well as digital processing. This allows OEMs to achieve a specified
range with lower cost components, or to achieve significantly
higher range from specified components. The approach is more
efficient than other LiDAR technologies, which rely primarily on
hardware-based approaches. And, unlike scanning LiDARs,
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Since every requirement and application is different,
LeddarTech offers technological expertise to automotive
OEMs in order to allow them to tailor their own specific
LiDAR solution exactly how they need it to be.”
these solid-state designs are built without mechanical systems at
the point of the signal’s emission or reception. They can also take
advantage of robust, durable MEMS micro-mirrors to increase
the sensor’s resolution and field of view.
AI: How has your R&D helped in dealing with the
issues facing the use of LiDAR such as the bulkiness
and high costs?
Boulanger: The Leddar technology has been in development
for more than a decade by a team of experts in the field of solidstate
LiDAR sensing. From the start, our own unique approach
to signal acquisition and processing allowed us to enable
lower detection thresholds for significantly increased range and
sensitivity compared to other solid-state or scanning LiDAR
methods. Developing affordable, small and flexible LiDARs was
our goal from the very beginning.
AI: What reactions did you receive from OEMs at CES 2017?
Boulanger: The reactions have been overwhelming, quite
frankly. It feels very energizing to see such interest from the automotive
industry for our technology. CES 2017 gave us the opportunity
to have very concrete interactions with many major players from
the industry in a very short time, with very positive outcome. We
understand that they are eager to start working with us, as we are
the only company that was showcasing functional products meeting
OEM requirements during the event. It also confirmed that solid-state
LiDAR is indeed a key element of autonomous driving applications,
along with radar and camera vision.
AI: Explain how the Leddar Ecosystem was developed
and how it will work?
Boulanger: Establishing the Leddar Ecosystem was the
next logical step towards LeddarTech’s goal to answer the
OEMs’ need for differentiated, customized and optimized LiDAR
solutions. OEMs want the best in class core technology and
expertise, and LeddarTech provides it with its LeddarCore ICs
and leading-edge expertise in LiDAR systems. What was missing
from the equation was the flexibility in sourcing all required LiDAR
components, namely photodetectors, light source and optical
parts. With an ecosystem of specialized third-party components
manufacturers taking active part in our supply chain, LeddarTech
now enables the development of customized LiDAR solutions
at the best possible cost, while accelerating time to market and
allowing better integration into broader ADAS and autonomous
driving offerings by Tier 1 automotive suppliers.
AI asked Pierre Olivier, Vice-President, Engineering and
Manufacturing, LeddarTech, what integrated solutions for
LiDAR does LeddarTech offer automotive OEMs.
Olivier: Since every requirement and application is different,
LeddarTech offers technological expertise to automotive OEMs
in order to allow them to tailor their own specific LiDAR solution
exactly how they need it to be. That being said, we have developed
functional units that provide a sample of what can be achieved
with Leddar. Concretely, we have a 2d/3d flash LiDAR system
and a solid-state scanning MEMS micromirror LiDAR system
that both can detect vehicles at 300 m and pedestrians and
similar objects at up to 200 m. Both are integrated into standard
automotive components and available in various configurations, to
further demonstrate the scalability of our technology. So instead
of offering standard, finished products with rigid specifications,
LeddarTech’s approach is to offer a complete suite of LiDAR
sensors leveraging the LeddarCore ICs, along with detailed
reference design and support.
AI: How do you select your partners for the Leddar
Ecosystem?
Boulanger: First and foremost, the supplier must be an
established leader in its field of expertise and be specialized in
the component in question. Next, the supplier’s development
roadmap must be aligned with LeddarTech’s. In other words,
if LeddarTech plans to have reached a certain development
milestone at a given time, the supplier’s product development
plan must also project to meet the required specifications.
Finally, the partner would preferably be an established
automotive part supplier and be already familiar with automotive
compliance standards. AI
Example of Solid-state Scanning LiDAR unit integration.
Solid-state Scanning LiDAR.
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Vehicles are becoming moving
always-on data hubs.
innovation
Connecting the connected car
By: Ed Richardson
Connectivity is driving both economies and far-reaching changes in lifestyles. Vehicles are becoming moving
always-on data hubs. Gartner predicts there will be a quarter-billion connected vehicles on the road by 2020 - and
“the proliferation of vehicle connectivity will have implications across the major functional areas of telematics,
automated driving, infotainment and mobility services.”
A recent study by AT&T and Ericsson, found that three out of
four consumers consider connected car services an important
feature in their next car purchase. AT&T added nearly 1.6 million
connected devices during the first quarter of 2016. Of those
devices, more than a million were cars.
Automotive Industries (AI) asked Chris Penrose,
senior vice-president, Internet of Things, AT&T, what the
company is doing in the connected car space.
Penrose: We now have relationships with 19 of the top car
brands, who are connecting vehicles through AT&T. In 2014, we
opened the AT&T Drive Studio in Atlanta to develop and test
new technologies that improve safety, convenience and
Chris Penrose, senior
vice-president, Internet of
Things, AT&T.
entertainment in the connected car. With the opening
of the more than 5,000 square-foot facility we became
the first carrier with a dedicated connected car research and
innovation center. The AT&T Drive Studio features a working lab
and showroom. It serves as a hub from which we can respond to
the needs of automotive manufacturers. The objective is to move
rapidly from idea to product.
This is truly an environment in which we pull together
automotive-grade software and hardware solutions. We have
created a multi-platform environment that appeals to the
developer community. The great news is that we have been
joined by a number of companies, and several thousand young
people have come through the studio. Our focus is on road
safety, and educating consumers on the dangers of driving and
texting. In order to curb road fatalities we believe we need to offer
technological solutions.
AI: How are you supporting the globalization of
the industry?
Penrose: We were one of the first in the industry to
create a global SIM, which is currently deployed and used in
connected devices around the globe today. OEMs can put
an AT&T chip in the car during manufacturing. Using
different solutions we can provide connectivity
in over 200 countries and territories.
AI: How does AT&T support the
connected lifestyle?
Penrose: We are connecting things that
have never been connected before. This is
showcased in the integration of the connected
car with the AT&T Digital Life smart home
security system, which is available to OEMs via
the AT&T Drive Platform. You can set up certain
actions to take place automatically as you approach
your neighborhood. Your car can automatically and
seamlessly turn the lights on and adjust the thermostat,
for example. When you leave home the car can switch on the alarm
and even warn you if you forgot to close the garage door.
Cars and smartphones also need to work seamlessly
together. The same goes for wearables such as a watch. There
are many other great opportunities when you tie things together
seamlessly. One is the management of fleets. You can optimize
routes for delivery, track assets and respond to challenges such
as road congestion or change requests from customers.
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AI: What is your vision with “Smart Cities”?
Penrose: We have created a smart cities framework that takes
a holistic approach to helping cities move towards building a smarter
city. Using Internet of Things (IoT) innovations, our framework
consists of four pillars—highly secured connectivity, technology
platforms, strategic alliances and vertically integrated solutions.
The strategic alliances pillar takes into account that no one
company does it all. To this end, we are collaborating with leading
technology companies and industry organizations to support the
framework. Together, we will use our existing and jointly developed
technology solutions to help cities save money, conserve energy,
increase efficiency and improve the quality of life for their citizens.
We will initially introduce our framework in select spotlight
cities, which include Atlanta, Chapel Hill, Chicago, Dallas, Miami-
Dade County and Montgomery County, MD, as well as the
Georgia Institute of Technology. As part of this program, we are
working with our spotlight cities to understand the challenges
they are facing and determine the solutions that will best address
their needs. It is important that we provide solutions and services
in the areas in which the cities themselves want to make changes.
Right now, we’re in the scoping phase and eventually we’ll begin
to implement the agreed upon solutions. We’re excited to use
Internet of Things (IoT) innovation to help these cities better meet
the needs of their citizens.
AI: How fast is the global demand for connected car
services growing?
Penrose: It is growing very fast. There is tremendous
momentum from OEMs. We added a million connected cars to
our network this past quarter. Consumers expect their cars to
offer the same connectivity and services as their smartphones.
They also want the car to provide a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot. We
understand that car manufacturers are also seeing benefits. They
are able to update the software in vehicles remotely, and they can
obtain information on performance in near real time.
AI: Is there not an overlap between a smartphone and a
connected car?
Penrose: There are a lot of services that need always there,
always on connectivity. The connected car helps the driver to
manage a number of services remotely, such as starting up,
location, and switching on the air conditioning. We are also able
to use the car architecture to provide superior data experience
in car. Using a data antenna built into the roof of a car we can
provide a broader reach and footprint. Then if we look ahead to
new services such as autonomous driving you will need to have
embedded connectivity.
AI: What about remote parts of the world where there
are no cellphone towers?
Penrose: Earlier this year, AT&T announced that we are now
offering both cellular and satellite connectivity for remote areas
through an alliance with Globecomm. As a company, we are very
focused on offering multi network solutions.
AI: What are you currently working on in the AT&T
Drive Studio?
Penrose: Some of the most exciting things are in this space
around vehicle communication and Smart Cities. We also continue
to work on minimizing driver distractions. An example is a platform
that will read your messages to you. To reply you can dictate your
message. It is a total voice experience to ensure that the driver
keeps his or her eyes on the road and hands on the wheel.
AI: What can car buyers can expect with AT&T
connectivity in the near future?
Penrose: AT&T provided the connectivity for over 50% of all
new connected passenger vehicles in the United States last year.
We are working with some of the top global car brands to provide
connectivity to its customers. OEMs have recognized that there is
a lot more opportunity to differentiate their vehicles in the marketplace
if they have connectivity.
We are helping the OEMs to differentiate through a customerfocused
approach. Once we understand who the target customers
are for a particular model we can explore the range of services
that are available in a digital format. The AT&T Drive Platform is a
modular, global solution that lets automakers pick and choose what
connected car services and capabilities are important to them.
AI: Who is going to pay for the in-car connectivity?
Penrose: There is a lot of flexibility for OEMs to select a mix
suited to their market. There is an entire application store with a
set of apps and services for vehicles which allow us to customize
solutions for every model. Through our unique split billing
capabilities we are able to differentiate between data flowing to
and from the OEM (which they pay for) and data for which the end
consumer is paying.
AI: What’s next for AT&T?
Penrose: With the evolution of the Internet of Things, we want
to connect everything. We have great expertise in all the verticals,
and are able to provide a highly secure experience around the
world – for virtually everything, from cars to trash cans. AI
The AT&T Drive Studio gives OEMs the opportunity to
test connectivity in production vehicles.
AT&T opened its Drive Studio in Atlanta in 2014.
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innovation
Automechanika India
confident of 20% growth By:
The next edition of ACMA Automechanika New Delhi will take
place from 21 – 24 March 2017 at Hall 7A-E, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and
12A, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. It will reflect both the changes in
the market-place and advances in technology.
Automotive Industries (AI) asked Raj Manek, Executive
Director and Board Member of Messe Frankfurt Asia
Holdings to list some of the show highlights.
Manek: It is India’s only trade fair dedicated to the automotive
aftermarket. Other highlights are:
• 19,500 square meters of exhibition space which is 20% more
than in the previous show
• 325 domestic and 175 international exhibiting
companies from 17 countries
Raj Manek, Executive Director
and Board Member of Messe
Frankfurt Asia Holdings.
• There will be a concurrent seminar focused on
key themes of digital economy, which includes the
launch of a report on how technology is converging
the modern automotive plant and the aftermarket
• The show will address the rising concerns on counterfeit
products with Messe Frankfurt’s global initiative “Messe
Frankfurt Against Copying”, and ACMA’s “Asli Naqli” campaign.
AI: What visitor and exhibitor numbers are expected?
Manek: We are targeting a 20% growth in the number of
exhibitors, crossing the 500 mark.
The 2017 edition is also a special one as it marks the launch
of the Automotive Engineering Show in Delhi. We are confident
that the co-location of two premier shows for the industry will be
a major draw for visitors and auto sector players.
AI: What new technology will be on show?
Manek: With some of the biggest brands on the show floor
visitors can be sure to encounter a host of new innovations. The
Tony Davidson
Much has happened in the global and Indian automotive markets since the last ACMA Automechanika
New Delhi was held in 2015.
New Product Showcase zone will be the focal point for these
innovations with a sharp focus on digital, mobility, repair and
services solutions.
AI: What is the international participation in the show?
Manek: The world is looking at India as a prime automotive
market. This year the number of foreign exhibitors has risen by
15%, with exhibitors coming from 17 countries. This means more
product showcases, new launches, and the right combination of
domestic and international automotive expertise.
AI: Will the show benefit companies planning to enter
the Indian market?
Manek: The show can prove to be an important
part of the launch strategy of new entrants to the
market because the fair draws buyers from all
relevant backgrounds, including intellectual
property owners, OEMs, dealers and
distributors, retailers, suppliers, manufactures,
and global automotive leaders from both India
and abroad.
AI: Please put the Indian auto industry
in perspective.
Manek: The value of the Indian autocomponent
segment currently stands at US$39
billion, and is well on its way to become the third
largest in the world by 2025. Electric mobility is
changing the dynamics globally, and in the domestic arena,
India has been trying to implement emission and safety related
norms that are applicable in the international markets. To
this end, the focus is moving towards safety, fuel efficiency,
sustainability and customer preferences which will lead to a
demand transformation in the industry.
From the manufacturing perspective, the government of
India’s MII initiative is giving a boost to International companies
which are already looking at India as a global manufacturing
base. Indian auto-component makers are also well positioned
to benefit from the globalization of the sector, which registered
3.5% growth in a period when overall Indian exports declined. It
is estimated that the potential is for exports to quadruple by 2020
to US$40 billion. AI
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innovation
Addressing the challenges of
designing autonomous vehicles
By: Nick Palmen
“
The infotainment system has become more
and more ‘abused’ for non-typical infotainment tasks
such as active noise cancellation, noise vibration
harshness and for engine sound design.
”
With the advent of semi and fully-autonomous vehicles comes increasing numbers of sensor clusters,
computing power, car-to-car and in-vehicle communication technology, high-bandwidth Ethernet
networks, as well as multiple high-definition displays being fitted to cars and trucks.
For automotive suppliers, this shift creates new design
challenges to accommodate more complex electronic systems,
functional safety, space constraints, power and weight
(emissions), and cost. For vendors like Cadence, these changes
in the automotive world are opening up new opprtunities.
Automotive Industries (AI) asked Robert Schweiger,
Director, Automotive Solutions at Cadence what drives
the company’s involvement in the ADAS market.
Schweiger: Cadence has a long history in automotive.
Most automotive chips like microcontrollers and airbag chips are
mixed-signal devices, for which we’ve been providing the leading
IC design flow via our Virtuoso Analog Design Environment.
However, over the last couple of years, we’ve seen
Robert Schweiger, Director,
Automotive Solutions at Cadence.
major disruption in the automotive sector, mainly driven
by the desire to enable autonomous driving. Today, cars
are equipped with lots of sensors and cameras, both of which
produce a huge amount of data that needs to be processed and
analyzed. The traditional microcontroller-based discrete ECU
design won’t work for such ADAS ECUs anymore. Processing all
of this data in real-time requires a highly integrated ADAS system
based on high-performance, low-power SoCs (systems on a
chip). Furthermore, developing and verifying such a system calls
for new tools, methodologies, and IP. With our broad portfolio of
software, tools, and IP we are enabling our customers to master
the challenges of designing and verifying a variety of automotive
components, sub-systems and, really, the entire system.
AI: How does this affect the automotive supply chain?
Schweiger: OEMs need to introduce a whole range of new
technology like smart stereo cameras sitting behind the rearview
mirror. Inside the camera system, a convolutional neural network,
or CNN, runs on an ADAS SoC for object detection and tracking.
The challenge is to develop, verify and optimize such a hardware
platform running these complex CNN algorithms before the real
chip is available.
The Cadence System Development Suite supports exactly this
type of hardware/software co-verification including an advanced
debugging environment.
For example, with the Cadence Palladium emulation
system, the semiconductor vendor can verify the
SoC to ensure that it is working according to spec
and start early with the development of software
drivers and firmware. The Tier 1 supplier can
stream in video sequences of real traffic
situations to test the complete ADAS system.
The software engineer at an OEM might be
interested only in validating and optimizing
his algorithm or debugging specific traffic
situations, where the applied algorithm did
not correctly recognize some traffic signs. The
solutions within the System Development Suite
support each of these scenarios.
AI: What are some key automotive innovation
areas driving the design of SoCs?
Schweiger: ADAS requires video and radar processing,
sensor fusion, and car-to-car communication. Infotainment systems
need audio sound processing, augmented reality, and smartphone
integration. Another innovation area, in-vehicle networking, requires
a domain-based distributed architecture, automotive Ethernet
backbone, and the ability to connect a variety of sub-systems,
including ADAS and the infotainment system.
As the design of infotainment systems has become more
complex to meet consumer demand for innovative features,
Cadence has helped manufacturers with the design and
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Cadence offers a functional safety
solution that helps engineers meet
traceability, safety verification, and
TCL requirements of ISO 26262.
verification of chips, boards, and systems that make these
systems possible. Cadence also offers a wealth of proven, tested
IP that can speed the design cycle and reduce the cost for
scalable infotainment systems. As an example, besides the AM/
FM analog radio, there are five different digital radio standards
worldwide that OEMs need to support. By leveraging a software
defined radio (SDR) architecture, the carmaker can use the same
hardware platform with an integrated receiver that runs different
software stacks to support all radio standards. At the core of
the SDR hardware, you will typically find a Tensilica baseband
processor doing the software demodulation in combination
with a Tensilica HiFi DSP, which is doing the audio decoding (all
configurable via software).
The infotainment system has become more and more
“abused” for non-typical infotainment tasks such as active noise
cancellation, noise vibration harshness and for engine sound
design. All of these functionalities can be handled with our Tesilica
HiFi Digital Signal Processor (DSP).
In May, we launched our new Tensilica Vision P6 DSP. It is our
highest performing vision/imaging processor for the fast-growing
vision/deep learning applications areas. The new DSP targets CNN
applications, which are dominated by available multiply-accumulate
(MAC) performance. Compared to commercially available GPUs,
the Tensilica Vision P6 DSP can achieve twice the frame rate at
much lower power consumption on a typical neural network
implementation. It implements on-the-fly data compression to
sharply reduce memory footprint and bandwidth requirements for
demanding “fully connected” neural network layers.
AI: What is the impact of ADAS on the in-vehicle network?
Schweiger: ADAS systems need to continuously process a
huge amount of sensor data, fuse it together and communicate
in real time with other ECUs. Automotive Ethernet, including
time-sensitive networking (TSN), enables such deterministic
high-speed communication within the vehicle. Cadence provides
an Automotive Ethernet media access controller (MAC) IP with
audio/video bridging and TSN support that can be integrated
into any automotive chip to enable deterministic high-speed
communication up to 1 GBit/s for safety-critical systems. Our
MAC IP supports standard interfaces like the Media Independent
Interface (MII) to connect an external Automotive Ethernet PHY
such as the 100BASE-T1 PHY. Last, but not least, in order to
create a complete Ethernet network, there is also an n-port
switch IP available that enables designers to integrate a switch
directly on a SoC (e.g. with a two-port switch, you can daisychain
several devices and may save an external switch ECU).
AI: How do you ensure that the ADAS systems are
working safely?
Schweiger: An ADAS system is by definition a safety-critical
system. Since the ADAS system is actively controlling certain
safety-critical functions like acceleration, braking and steering,
you’d better be sure that all systems do not unexpectedly fail if
a fault occurs somewhere in the car. Cadence has developed
tools and flows that allow designers to inject faults into the system
and simulate how the system, including its safety mechanisms,
reacts to such faults. As an example, you could inject a fault in the
memory sub-system of the ADAS SoC to check if your software
stack is crashing or a safety mechanism like ECC is able to detect
and handle the fault. At the end of the day, you want to know if
you have undetected dangerous faults in your system and be able
to take care of them.
AI: How do your tools and methodologies help your
customers with their safety-critical designs?
Schweiger: Meeting functional safety requirements can be
time-consuming, as designers need to stay up-to-date with the
latest safety standards and ensure that their design has checkers (to
monitor systems and trigger error recovery features) and redundancy
(for continuous function even if an error occurs). Safety engineers
need to be able to implement requirements tracing from the system
to components, and also make sure that their development flow
aligns with tool confidence level (TCL). Cadence offers a functional
safety solution that helps engineers meet traceability, safety
verification, and TCL requirements of ISO 26262. Our solution is built
on our Incisive verification platform, and has demonstrated the ability
to reduce the ISO 26262 compliance effort by 50%. AI
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“
People spend more time in the vehicle,
with the car increasingly becoming a "third place",
innovation
in which one can work, relax or contact friends
by video-conferencing.
”
The brains behind the
“world’s most intelligent
executive saloon” By: Ron Charles
Launched in the second quarter of 2016, the 10th-generation Mercedes Benz E-Class has been
positioned as the most intelligent executive saloon in the world, and a milestone on the way to
accident-free and autonomous driving.
This positioning is encapsulated in the global cross-channel
marketing campaign, which is built around the statement: "The
E-Class. Masterpiece of Intelligence."
“The new E-Class, our masterpiece of intelligence sets new
standards in safety and comfort and embodies the essence of
Mercedes-Benz: The aspiration of perfection. This is exactly what
underlines our campaign,” said Dr Jens Thiemer, Vice President
Marketing Mercedes-Benz Cars in an April press release.
Marketing of the connected car has also gone on-line through
Amazon. The Amazon websites in Germany, France,
Great Britain and Japan showed a product page
Thomas Weber Member of the
Board of Management of Daimler
Group Research and Mercedes-Benz
Cars Development.
on the new E-Class, with extracts from the interactive
web special "The mind behind". Potential customers
could arrange a test drive with Mercedes-Benz. The cooperation
enabled the Stuttgart-based premium brand to make a targeted
approach and provide more in-depth product information and
also allows the generation and direct booking of “serious test
drives,” according to the company.
In May, the new E-Class won the prize for the best interior of
a standard production automobile, with touch control buttons on
the steering wheel of the same model series being voted Interior
innovation of the year at the Automotive Interiors Expo 2016 held in
Stuttgart. The E-Class is the first car to feature touch control but-
tons on the steering wheel. They allow the driver to control the entire
infotainment system using finger swipes without having to take
their hands off the steering wheel. A new type of multifunctional
switch for the steering wheel was developed by Preh, which won a
special supplier award from Daimler for the innovation.
Another first for the new Mercedes Benz E-Class is that the
newly developed four-cylinder diesel engine OM 654 consumes
as little as 3.9 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers while at the same
time being more powerful than its predecessor (143 kW/195 hp
compared with 125 kW/170 hp). It meets the September
2017 European Union emission regulations. The new
four-cylinder engine is the first member of a modular
engine family that will be applied throughout
the entire portfolios of Mercedes-Benz Cars
and also at Mercedes-Benz Vans.
Automotive Industries (AI) asked
Thomas Weber Member of the Board of
Management of Daimler Group Research
and Mercedes-Benz Cars Development,
what makes the new Mercedes Benz E-
Class a “masterpiece of intelligence”.
Weber: The E-Class is the core of the Mercedes-Benz
brand and in the past has repeatedly
redefined the standards in the executive-class segment.
Now it carries this tradition into the future with a wealth of topclass
innovations. In addition, it enhances efficiency, safety and
comfort, reduces the stress level when driving and intensifies the
motoring pleasure.
AI: How is it taking you towards autonomous driving?
Weber: The new DRIVE PILOT, for instance, offers semi-autonomous
functions such as following vehicles at up to 210 km/h,
steering or braking when necessary and changing lanes on the
autobahn. In addition, the new E-Class is the world's first series
produced vehicle to be awarded a test licence for autonomous
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The Daimler Special Award went to control system specialist Preh, for their
innovative Touch Control Buttons: (f.l.t.r.): Christoph Hummel, president and
CEO of Preh; Prof. Dr. Thomas Weber, Head of Group Research and Mercedes-
Benz Car Development, and Preh Chief Technology Officer Jochen Ehrenberg.
Mercedes-Benz E-Class steering
wheel swith with integrated Touch
Control Button.
driving in the US state of Nevada. This was achieved by simply
modifying the vehicle software, while the standard hardware remained
unchanged.
AI: What engine technology breakthroughs has Daimler
made?
Weber: Mercedes-Benz attaches key importance to the optimization
of modern combustion engines in its roadmap to sustainable
mobility. The latest engine technology, the OM 654, has been introduced
in our new E-Class (E220 d), marking the debut of a groundbreaking
family of engines by Mercedes-Benz.
Exemplary efficiency and emissions ensure
that the premium diesel is future-proof, while
underlining the key role to be played by the
diesel engine in achieving the challenging
global climate targets. That has already
been confirmed by independent measurements
by DEKRA, a German vehicle
inspection company. In 2017 we will also
introduce the 48-volt on-board power supply,
which will aim at fuel savings previously
only possible in the exclusive domain of highvoltage
hybrid technology. Integrated starter
generators (ISG) and belt-driven starter generators
(RSG) are further components in enhancing the
efficiency of internal combustion engines. And what has become
the standard for diesel engines will also soon be used
for petrol engines at Mercedes-Benz.
Furthermore, Mercedes-Benz is the first manufacturer planning
the large-scale use of particulate filters also for petrol engines
to further improve the environmental compatibility. After
more than two years of positive field experience in the S 500,
additional variants of the S-Class powered by a petrol engine
are to be equipped with this new technology as part of the
model update starting next year.
AI asked Gorden Wagener, Head of Design Daimler, what
makes the multi award-winning interior design so special.
Wagener: With its contemporary luxury, the new E-Class embodies
the perfect interpretation of the design philosophy of sensual
purity, both in the exterior - and in the interior. It is the most beautiful
and luxurious E-Class of all time, while also exuding a sporty elegance.
AI: Tell us a little about the design process behind the
new E-Class.
Wagener: A revolution is currently under way, triggered by
digitalisation and networking. Therein lies one of the
great challenges facing the automobile designer,
Gorden Wagener, Head of Design
Daimler.
especially when it comes to the interior. Also, people
spend more time in the vehicle, with the car increasingly
becoming a "third place" in which one can work, relax or contact
friends by video-conferencing. Naturally, this had an impact
on interior design of the E-Class. In general, all our vehicles will
continue to follow the design philosophy of sensual purity, which
is given its own distinctive interpretation depending on the model
series. This applies to both exterior design and interior design.
AI: Did Daimler and Preh work together on the new
steering wheel technology?
Wagener: It goes without saying that we worked together
closely from the beginning of the process.
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Hartmut Sinkwitz:
Director Interior Design -
Mercedes-Benz.
tive experience for driver and front passenger. The
E-Class thus sets a new standard in the executive
saloon class. In addition to being a workplace and private
environment, it is also a living area in which passengers
are able to enjoy contemporary luxury.
AI asked Klaus Zehender Member of the Divisional Board
of Mercedes-Benz Cars, Procurement & Supplier
Quality, how important relationships are between
suppliers and Daimler.
Klaus Zehender
Member of the Divisional
Board of Mercedes-Benz
Cars, Procurement &
Supplier Quality.
Zehender: Automobile production, especially in
the premium segment, can only be successful if there
is a close cooperation between car manufacturers and
suppliers. Our purchasing strategy is based on three pillars: innovation,
top quality and partnership. The highest standards of quality
are key to meeting customers’ expectations of the Mercedes-Benz
brand. Just as important are innovative contributions that help us to
secure our technology leadership, not to mention supreme reliability
for supplying our production and a competitive cost position. This,
along with our own expertise, puts us in an excellent position to ensure
our competitiveness in the long term.
AI: How closely do you work with suppliers to help them
create new technologies for Daimler?
Zehender: At Mercedes-Benz Cars we believe in an open and
pro-active approach to the supplier relationship. For us, it is crucial, that
we work closely together from the very beginning with our suppliers to
get innovations in our cars. In addition, we encourage our partners to
come up with innovations and ideas for future cooperation. The major
importance is that technology for innovations are made available in local
sourcing markets like China and Mexico. It is also part of our strat-
AI asked Hartmut Sinkwitz, Director Interior Design
- Mercedes-Benz, what makes the interior of the new
E-Class special.
Sinkwitz: With the interior of the new E-Class we are giving a
new interpretation to the concept of contemporary luxury.
AI: How closely did you work with suppliers to get the
best technology inputs?
Sinkwitz: Very close.
AI: What were some of the challenges in designing interiors
for a business saloon – what are customers looking for?
Sinkwitz: We have designed a spacious and intelligent interior.
True to Mercedes-Benz's design philosophy of sensual
purity, it employs technological innovation and highgrade
equipment to create an exceptionally emoegy
to identify together with the supplier further cost potentials during
the lifecycle of any component. In turn, suppliers also benefit from our
world-wide growth and expertise in the premium segment.
AI: Tell us about this year’s supplier awards – what were
some of the innovative technologies that were awarded prizes?
Zehender: Performance is measured in terms of quality, cost,
delivery reliability and innovative strength. One of this year’s most innovative
technologies awarded by Mercedes-Benz Cars is a new type
of multifunctional switch developed and manufactured by Preh. The
touch-sensitive Control Buttons integrated into the steering wheel enable
drivers of the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class to operate all functions
of the instrument cluster and central display without taking
their hands off the steering wheel.
Other winners include Korean Hyundam, which
was awarded for top manufacturing standards
and excellent processes in the development
and production of fuel supply modules and
fuel pumps as well as the German novem car
interior design which received the prize for
the cooperative development of innovative
trim part surfaces in the interior. German firm
Albert Handtmann Metallgusswerk & Co. KG
was awarded for its long-standing successful
collaboration in the area of die-cast components.
AI asked Michael Hafner, Director Active
Safety, Daimler, whether autonomous driving is a
trend or fad.
Hafner: For us, autonomous driving is not a question of “if”, but
“when”. We expect that it will be possible to realize the first highly automated
driving systems in just a few years on certain types
of roads, such as autobahns, and in suitable weather
conditions. We have already installed a wide array of
partially autonomous driving functions in our core
model ranges like C, CLS and S-Class. In the new
E-Class we even go one step further with our new
DRIVE PILOT and Remote Parking Pilot.
AI: What safety issues need to be
addressed?
Hafner: On the one hand the sensors and
their ability to identify complex situations need to
be improved further. On the other, the ability of the
system intelligence to carry out instantaneous and
reliable evaluation of the data followed by appropriate
decision-making is increasing. With all these development
we can envisage an extension of the assistance functions provided
in a lot of situations. Our objective is to relieve the burden on drivers
of monotonous driving tasks and highly complex driving situations.
Safety - of our customers and all other road users - has top priority.
AI asked Christoph Hummel, President and CEO of
Preh, what the winning of the Daimler AG Special Award
mean for Preh?
Hummel: We understand the Daimler Special Award as not
just as praise for our innovation, but also as an incentive for future
projects. The touch control buttons integrated into the steering
wheel switches permit drivers of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class to
operate all functions of the instrument cluster and central display
without taking their hands off the steering wheel. This breakthrough
in terms of safety is due to a small technical revolution. This smart
technology has not only won a Special Award for Preh as a supplier,
but Daimler has also received recognition from the industry, with
accolades such as the weConect Car HMI Award 2016.
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AI: How closely do Preh and Daimler work together in
creating new technologies?
Hummel: We have been a Tier 1 supplier to Daimler since
2005, but this project is probably the best example of the close collaboration
between Daimler und Preh. It started out as an advanced
development technology scouting project. The requirements for series
application were very high, but the cooperation in the project
team can be best characterized by mutual inspiration
and a very effective approach.
AI: How do you see your relationship
evolving in the future?
Hummel: While our biggest customers at
present are other German and US OEMs, I am
confident that the new project and the Special
Award open up new business opportunities
with Daimler for us.
AI: Tell us about your new R&D Center
in Bad, Neustadt.
Hummel: To ensure that Preh’s Bad Neustadt
headquarters remain the driving force of innovation
last year we embarked on an investment program
totaling EUR 12.5 million. The new Preh research and
development center is under construction on a base area of 2,350
m² and a gross floor area of around 8,200 m². With its attractive
modern architecture it will be home to around 400 high-tech workplaces.
Planned completion is in the fourth quarter of 2016.
AI: In a time of digitalization speed and innovation
are critical - how do you aim to keep with that?
Hummel: We have developed several center
console concepts on our own to show possible
paths for the future. One big aim of Preh is to
combine smartphone operating practices with
the safety requirements of vehicle handling.
For example, last year we were able to present
a new scalable actuator technology which includes
haptic feedback from touchscreens and
touchpads. It makes it possible for drivers to get
similar feedback to what they would experience
if pressing a standard button. This year we took a
further step into the future through the acquisition of
TechniSat Automotive.
AI: What impact will the purchase have on the car infotainment
and navigation space?
Hummel: Navigation and connectivity features developed by
Preh Car Connect will supplement Preh center consoles. This
creates new opportunities for the comprehensive networking
of vehicles and brings us a decisive step closer to our vision of
a “Connected Car”. The acquisition is a perfect combination of
technological competencies.
AI: How do you see the future of driverless car, and
Preh's role in its progress?
Hummel: I am sure that there is a future for the driverless
car, but I cannot imagine a solution where the human driver is
totally excluded. Because of my deep passion for cars and
driving nice cars I don’t like to imagine a car without
steering wheel and driver controls.
Michael Hafner, Director Active
Safety, Daimler.
Christoph Hummel,
President and CEO of Preh.
AI: How are you finding the challenge of
succeeding Dr. Michael Roesnick as head of
the company.
Hummel: The emergence of Preh as a global player for
automotive electronics and automation solutions is connected
indissolubly with the name Dr. Michael Roesnick. I feel
committed to his achievements and will ensure a high degree
of continuity both for our customers and staff. However, I
naturally also set standards of my own, and together
with my management colleagues will keep developing
Preh in order to meet new opportunities and
challenges. At the moment the main challenge is the
integration of the former TechniSat Automotive Unit – now
Preh Car Connect – into our group. Together, the Preh companies
now account for annual turnover of more than one
billion Euros, and have competencies in the fields of HMI, Car
Infotainment, Connectivity and Telematics as well as automation.
I really like the challenge of forming a global system supplier
for HMI systems and the connectivity of vehicles. AI
With the Preh Car Connect
(formerly Technisat Automotive)
acquisition navigation and
connectivity solutions are added
to Preh's HMI expertise.
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innovation
Connectivity
and audio quality driving
customer choices By: Nick Palmen
Both connectivity and audio quality are “trending” in the design studios of OEMs and their Tier suppliers.
One of the leaders in both fields is Connecticut USA – based HARMAN International.
Automotive Industries (AI) asked Hans Roth, Senior
Director Technology Marketing HARMAN Connected Car
Division, what are the biggest challenges to achieve a truly
connected car.
Roth: A truly connected car – one prerequisite for autonomous
driving – needs optimal coverage as well as the right bandwidth and
functionality in place to support communication. The challenge is that
the standards, e.g. IEEE 802.11p for car-to-car communication, haven’t
been finalized yet, while the technology is ready for implementation.
This really takes an industry-wide effort. Our objective is to provide
information in real time both to and from the car. One of the features
of a truly connected car is that you utilize a cloud platform outside to
receive vehicle data, to process it, and then send it back to the car and
other connected devices in the vicinity. With the HARMAN
Service Delivery Platform we are able to provide
complete end-to-end solutions to supplement the
Hans Roth, Senior Director
Technology Marketing
HARMAN Connected Car Division.
navigation data, for example. Our SDP is also open
to third parties.
AI: What is the difference between simple
navigation and intelligent navigation?
Roth: Conventional navigation starts from scratch every time.
Learning navigation systems record the behavior and preferences
of the driver and store the information both on board and in the
cloud. This data is then analyzed to identify and select preferred
routes. The system may also read the driver’s calendar so that
they won’t need to enter the destination. Such convenient,
predictive and learning functionality is one of the backbones of
intelligent navigation of the future.
AI: How is your “defense-in-depth” security model
changing the way to secure the connected car?
Roth: Best possible security is a prerequisite for all
computing and communication both within the car and
when it connects with the world – and even more so for
the autonomous future. This starts with secure encryption
technologies, followed by continuous OTA updates that keep
all vehicle ECUs up to date over its lifetime. On the on-board
application side you need several layers of security. That’s
why we have developed our 5+1 security architecture that
incorporates very strong systems to detect and prevent
intrusions. Our recent acquisition of TowerSec, one of the
world’s top specialists in the field of TCU and ECU protection,
stresses the importance HARMAN places upon this topic.
AI: With the Rinspeed Etos you have developed an
adaptive intelligent car with first Microsoft Office
365 implementation in the car. How does the
digital assistant help the driver?
Roth: Our Virtual Personal Assistant is
really smart. If the driver just tells it that he
or she would like a hot drink, for example, it
will adjust the route to stop at a local coffee
shop. The driver is able to communicate
in his or her own words such as “a coffee
would be nice” or “I need an espresso.”
Another example: If you want to set up a
call while driving – just tell the PA. It checks
your calendar, finds an appropriate timeslot
and automatically dials the number. The car
then switches to autonomous mode and even
adjusts the route for uninterrupted reception.
AI: How does the vehicle recognize the occupants
and configure different aspects of the driving experience?
Roth: In general any smart device can do the job: As a second
step we use face, iris or fingerprint recognition to make sure that only
authorized drivers can move the car. Synchronization of calendar
entries and seamless continuity of music playback from the home to
the car can either be cloud enabled or smart device based.
AI then asked John Fitzgerald, Senior VP and General
Manager Car Audio HARMAN Lifestyle Audio to share the
trends in the market.
Fitzgerald: One of the megatrends is the influx of millennium
buyers into the marketplace today. These kids grew up with MP3
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The cockpit of the Etos concept car.
players, digital music in their hands, earbuds in their ears, so they
want to listen to music at all times. Now 70% of those people will
say that the main place where they listen to their music is in the car.
Our challenge is: How to create compelling audio solutions for these
Millenials coming to the marketplace? The purpose is to get them
hooked on branded audio with the first car purchase. Once we have
them we’ll get them on the next car and the next car, and the next
car. So my goal is to train and create those audiophile consumers.
AI: Do you have a different approach / strategy for the
different segments?
Fitzgerald: There are different strategies depending on the
vehicle segment and the end consumers that we are targeting.
For first-time buyers we want to provide that connective
experience that the Millenials are used to. Our Voyager
Drive solution is a great example of a very
targeted application that does just that, with
minimal impact on the vehicle – which also
makes it very attractive to automakers. It
still provides that premium branded audio
experience, which is what we are famous
for, but we are able to target it at a price
point for the entry level market segment
that in the past was not achievable.
AI: What does the new Summit Car
Audio solution offer to the OEMs?
Fitzgerald: To the carmakers it offers
upgradability, modularity and a scalable platform.
It is powered by an industry-first System-On-Chip
model that gives OEMs the freedom of a truly scalable
system, with up to 10 times the signal processing capability
of conventional amplifiers. Gone are the days when you’ve had to
predict where the market is going to be in the next four years. Summit
gives you relevant, up to date new modern technology, seamlessly
upgradable and coupled with cutting edge expandable features at the
time you launch your car, and throughout the lifecycle of the vehicle.
AI: And, in turn, what can the automakers give the
consumers in terms of new and more personalized incar
experiences?
Fitzgerald: Summit really is the pinnacle of the in-vehicle
audio listening experience. The technology and System-On-
Chip amplifier model of our Summit solution work together to
unlock an unprecedented, ever-expanding menu of new and
more personalized in-car experiences. Summit’s technology
offerings include a full complement of HARMAN’s proprietary
next generation features, including Individual Sound Zones,
Quantum Logic Immersion surround sound, Personal Bass
Impact, Connected Juke Box, and Virtual Venues. By increasing
the CPU power are able to offer all these features in one system.
AI: How does the Voyager Drive solution break the
constraints of the traditional door speaker and head
unit architectures?
Fitzgerald: Voyager Drive enables OEMs to bring true
premium audio to the fast-growing – and previously untapped
– entry vehicle segment. What’s more, Voyager Drive is
completely transportable, seamlessly following you
from your house, to your car, to the office, or
wherever your journey takes you. A proprietary
John Fitzgerald, Senior VP and
General Manager Car Audio
HARMAN Lifestyle Audio.
software solution from our partner Dirac, called
Dirac Panorama, creates the sound of a truly
branded premium audio experience – but from an array
of speakers in the dash as opposed to speakers distributed
throughout the car. It is very effective for the automakers
because it eliminates all the complexity of multiple components
– screws and gaskets, and brackets and harnesses.
AI: Where do you see the biggest growth opportunity
for HARMAN?
Fitzgerald: It is a great time for automotive audio to
grow through new product offerings targeting the Millennial
customers entering the market. The technology advancement
we bring to the table has already drawn a lot of interest from
OEMs across the globe. AI
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innovation
Cloud-based TMS
simplifies management of global
logistics chains By: Michael Stewart
Trends such as the legislated reduction of CO 2 emissions across the entire value chain, driverless cars,
globalization and alternatively powered vehicles are changing the automotive landscape – and along with
it the logistics challenges facing the industry.
Logistics service providers are utilizing the same information
technology that is disrupting the automotive industry to provide
global solutions. Cloud-based tracking management systems
(TMS) have been proven to reduce transport costs by an average
of 20% by networking all participants in the supply chain on a
web-based platform in real time, according to European TMS
specialist inet-logistics.
The company is currently one of the top five TMS providers
across the globe. Its proprietary inet TMS connects global
and multi-mode transport networks on both the inbound and
outbound levels. Clients include global companies such as
Bosch, MAN, Magna, Lear, Volvo and Scania.
Automotive Industries (AI) asked Oswald Werle, CEO of
inet-logistics, what has made inet TMS such a global
winner in the logistics systems market?
Oswald Werle, CEO of inet-logistics.
Werle: The inet TMS is the only mature and
globally available multimode and multitenant cloud TMS.
Multimode enables companies to plan, execute and monitor their
complex transportation networks globally. A shipment may start
in China with a truck leg, followed by a sea or air main leg to the
US and reaching its final destination by rail or truck. A multitenant
system structure enables true collaboration of companies with
customers, suppliers and logistics service providers. After a fast
and easy onboarding of their partners, the shippers benefit from
real time data exchange and maximum optimization based on
true cross-company collaboration.
AI: What makes logistics so complex when it comes to
automotive OEMs and suppliers?
Werle: There are global, complex and time-sensitive
transportation processes in place. Furthermore, thousands
of suppliers need to be integrated in order to get maximum
reduction of transportation costs and CO 2 emissions.
Therefore, automotive OEMs and suppliers have a need for a
true Cloud TMS like inet is offering. Another distinctive feature
of the industry is the importance of packaging. The sheer
number of containers in circulation and their sometimes very
high value are enough good reasons for efficient container
management. The traceability it provides allows for usagebased
charging of your suppliers, significant reduction of
inventory and better demands planning.
AI: How is inet-logistics keeping ahead of the
curve in the 4.0 version of the automotive
industry where driverless cars and electric
vehicles are fast becoming realities?
Werle: The inet TMS is based on an
open architecture ensuring a secure real
time communication with humans as well as
all kinds of systems and things. This enables
constant information exchange between the
TMS, drivers (via social networks) or devices
like sensors attached to the goods using IoT.
The inet TMS is thus well prepared for all future
technical enhancements of the 4.0 world.
AI: How has inet TMS managed to evolve
since inception?
Werle: inet has shown a continuous and impressive track
record of product enhancements since inception by investing
approximately 20% in R&D. Major milestones were the
development of a seamless Cloud TMS for the optimization and
execution of global and complex multimode transport networks,
as well as a very strong and flexible freight cost management
system. Another highlight is our unique Cloud solution for
managing the packaging in closed or open loops.
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Cloud-based tracking systems are needed by automotive companies to keep track of the millions of containers filled
with high-value components that are in circulation on a daily basis.
AI then asked Alexander Redmann, Key Account
Manager Automotive, inet-logistics, how partnerships
with companies like CDNetworks have helped inetlogistics
TMS stay ahead of the technological curve?
Redmann: We believe strongly in the value of partnerships
and therefore work closely with research, technology and solution
partners. These partners provide the inet TMS with complementary
functions e.g. customs management, tactical planning, the latest
studies and trends and more. On the other hand, they benefit from
the multitenant platform, numerous supply chain partners already
in the network and 20 years of TMS and logistics experience. Put
together the joint manpower, solution knowledge and expertise
across industries becomes more than the sum of its parts.
AI: What security and privacy features are built in?
Redmann: Our comprehensive information security
system defines policies, guidelines, responsibilities
and roles in accordance with ISO 27001:2013.
Globally secure software development and testing,
encryption of data in transit and at rest, emergency
handbooks and procedures, secure server
architecture and role-based access control are
in place. Moreover, access control components
inherent in the business logic and a consistent
client structure across all applications and modules
ensure that each client may access only their own
data. The effectiveness of these and other measures is
verified by voluntary penetration tests, as well as internal
and external audits taking place several times a year.
AI: What are some of the challenges facing automotive
logistics today with the advent of driverless cars and
alternatively-fueled cars?
Redmann: We anticipate big changes in the medium-to-long
run due to these developments. New players, in part from other
industries like Information Technology will edge into the market –
for example Google or Uber. Well-established OEMs and Tier 1s
will have to step up their game in order not to become just
hardware suppliers for IT companies. With regards to logistics
processes we also expect major changes and revolutions due to
the rise of electric cars and autonomous driving. When thinking of
a gigafactory like Tesla’s, it is obvious that new ways of production
result in different inbound, outbound and in-house operations.
On the other hand, new challenges with regards to legal issues,
handling of dangerous goods, reprocessing cycles, emission
regulations, disposal logistics and much more will evolve. Whatever
the changes will turn out to be exactly, they will all be based on
huge streams of data -the currency of our time. The intelligent
analysis, interpretation and use of petabytes of data in the cloud
will be the main capability needed to thrive in the future.
AI: How is automotive manufacturing changing (the
move towards additive manufacturing for example)
and what does inet-logistics need to do to keep
up with these?
Alexander Redmann, Key Account
Manager Automotive, inet-logistics.
Redmann: Undoubtedly, trends like 3D printing,
Internet of Things, autonomous driving, connected cars
are all picking up momentum and force the automotive industry
to take respective actions in order to be prepared. Yet, we
experience that in everyday business there are still some basic
questions and problems that need to be addressed. For instance,
proper master data management, standardization of processes
and formats as well as end-to-end supply chain visibility may not
be the latest trending topics. So many automotive companies still
need to start right there in their optimization endeavors in order
to stay competitive. AI
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Infineon chips help enable
automated vehicles of the future
By: Cliff Parish
Semiconductor chips are a key enabler to the future advancements of automated cars and Infineon Technologies, an
automotive leader for more than 40 years, is helping the automotive industry advance this exciting transition. Infineon
builds complete chip solutions using its advanced processing, sensing and power management technologies for our
future generation of reliable automated vehicles.
Infineon semiconductors are used by automotive
manufacturers in the vehicle body, powertrain, safety, and hybrid
and electric vehicle applications. The company has more than 40
years of experience in automotive applications and standards.
Many automated vehicles are including electrified powertrain
solutions for their main mode of propulsion. In May 2016 Infineon
released its latest power module family HybridPACK Double
Sided Cooling (DSC) for hybrid and electric vehicle. In order for
OEMs to meet CO 2 regulations worldwide by 2020, they will need
to add more electric or hybrid vehicles (HEV) to their fleets. The
targets amount to only 95 gram CO 2 per kilometer in Europe, 121
g/km in the US, 117 g/km in China and 105 g/km in
Japan. “When electrifying existing car platforms,
Shawn Slusser, Vice
President, Automotive Segment,
Infineon Technologies.
space constraints are a significant challenge. As the
inverter has to be placed in the typically cramped engine
department, it has to be as small as possible. Inverter size is
mainly defined by the power modules employed. Consequently,
these have to become smaller, while at the same time providing
sufficient power to actuate the electric drivetrain. The size of
a power module, on the other hand, is defined by the power
consumption of the power chips used inside, and the ability to
cool these chips to stay below a maximum junction temperature,”
says the company.
Helping to overcome these challenges, Infineon’s new power
modules have been reduced in size to 42 mm x 42.4 mm x 4.77
mm. They are designed for HEV applications such as main inverters
and generators with a typical power range of 40 to 50 kW. They
can be used in parallel configurations to support higher power
requirements. The module can be directly attached to a cooler
without external isolation, thus simplifying system integration.
Each integrated IGBT chip is equipped with an on-chip current
sensor for overcurrent protection. In addition, an on-chip temperature
sensor provides derating and fast shut-off in case of over-temperature.
Typically, there are up to three radar systems in vehicles equipped
with driver assistance functions. In the future, with fully automated
cars, up to 10 radar systems and 10 more sensor systems using
camera or lidar technologies may potentially be utilized.
In a major step forward towards the fully automated
car, semiconductor manufacturer Infineon
Technologies AG and nanoelectronics research
centre imec have entered into a partnership to
develop a CMOS sensor chip. The partners are
working on highly integrated CMOS-based
79 GHz sensor chips for automotive radar
applications. Imec contributes its advanced
expertise in high-frequency system, circuit
and antenna design for radar applications
thus complementing Infineon’s radar sensor
chip knowledge.
“Infineon enables the radar-based safety
cocoon of the partly and fully automated car,” said
Ralf Bornefeld, Vice President and General Manager,
Sense & Control, Infineon Technologies. “In the future, we will
manufacture radar sensor chips as a single-chip solution in a
classic CMOS process for applications like automated parking.
Infineon will continue to set industry standards in radar technology
and quality.”
“We are excited to work with Infineon as a valuable partner in
our R&D program on advanced CMOS-based 77 GHz and 79 GHz
radar technology,” said Wim Van Thillo, program director perceptive
systems at imec. “Compared to the mainstream 24 GHz band,
the 77 GHz and 79 GHz bands enable a finer range, Doppler and
angular resolution. With these advantages, we aim to realize radar
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ABOVE: The power modules HybridPACK DSC
(double-sided cooling) are designed for hybrid and
electric vehicle applications such as main inverters and
generators with a power range of 40 to 50 kW.
LEFT: The complex ECU layout for a 77-Ghz radar for
ADAS systems.
prototypes with integrated multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO)
antennas that not only detect large objects, but also pedestrians and
bikers and thus contribute to a safer environment for all.”
Automotive Industries (AI) asked Shawn Slusser, Vice
President, Automotive Segment, Infineon Technologies,
what are some of the solutions the company has developed
for autonomous vehicles.
Slusser: Some of the autonomous drive applications we
support are electronic power steering; radar sensing; camera
sensing; driver monitor sensing; automatic emergency braking;
auto pilot/sensor fusion control units; electric vehicle inverters;
on-board connectivity units with integrated cyber security.
Products designed for these applications include our 32b
microcontroller family (Aurix) with functional safety and
security benefits; our DC/DC safety system power supplies
designed to meet functional safety requirements; our 77 GHz
radar chipset: our 3D image sensor (REAL3 tm) based on time
of flight; security chips for automotive cyber security; and highpower
IGBT modules and components.
AI: What are the safety challenges that need to be addressed?
Slusser: For autonomous cars to become a reality, four
major challenges need to be addressed.
1) Implementation of functional safety systems into vehicles. This
is already well underway in the industry.
2) Implementation of cyber security standards & solutions for the
vehicles. Progress is being made in the industry. However, no
minimum set of requirements has been defined for vehicles.
3) Redesign of the automotive power distribution architecture to
ensure redundant power feeds and eliminate single fuses. This
is necessary because autonomous drive electronics systems
will always need to have a redundant power feed to maintain
safe operation during a single point power failure.
4) Definition of government regulations and requirements for
autonomous drive vehicles. This is being worked on by the US
government currently.
AI: How do you see Infineon’s and imec’s highly
integrated CMOS-based 79 GHz sensor chips for
automotive radar applications changing the landscape?
Slusser: The CMOS based 79 GHz radar chips are enabling
applications in the lower cost / lower range applications that
have either been using 24 GHz SiGe technology today or even
completely other technology like ultrasound. Examples of these
applications are automated parking and blind spot detection.
CMOS comes into its own when high volume meets
standardized components. Only then can the high NRE cost
can be recovered. SiGe will remain the primary choice if lower
volumes and higher flexibility in the system architecture and
design counts. Application examples here are adaptive cruise
control, highway assist and autonomous emergency breaking
beyond urban conditions.
AI: When will they become available?
Slusser: Beyond 2020.
AI: How do you see your new power modules helping
vehicles become ‘greener’?
Slusser: Infineon’s latest power module technology continues
to reduce electrical losses and physical size. These improvements
mean car makers can make more affordable HEV and BEV
systems with extended range which helps accelerate the market
acceptance for the next generation of green transportation.
AI: What are some of the challenges facing automotive
OEMs when meeting new emission targets?
Slusser: One challenge is: What is the best OEM ROI for
improving fuel economy (CO 2 emissions)? There is no single solution
for every OEM and we see them continuously evaluating to find the
best approach for their own customers.
AI: How closely does Infineon work with automotive
customers when developing new technologies?
Slusser: We work very closely with Tier 1 customers and OEMs
for defining and developing new technologies. We have a dedicated
team that works with OEMs to understand upcoming vehicle trends
and help to translate the system needs into valuable technology and
product innovations. Since the semiconductor technology design cycle
is relatively long, we have to be working so far ahead to insure products
will be available when an OEM releases specs to the supply chain. AI
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“
A software development kit
facilitates the fast development
of mobile services through a
standardized cloud solution.
”
Access to data opens
up new revenue stream
for OEMs By:
Alan Tran
Vehicle-based services are shaping customer
relationships more and more – and that includes building
and maintaining relationships with the owners of older car
models.
Automobile manufacturers can use vehicle data to obtain
measurable returns in their relationship with the customer and
nurturing of brand loyalty – provided the information is up to date
and accurate.
Continental has developed the RVD Platform to keep OEMs
connected to their fleets of both new and old vehicles. According
to Continental the new platform opens up a completely new line
of business for OEMs - they can offer customers connected car
services for both new and older car models.
Continental makes it easy for OEMs to implement and
use the platform. A software development kit facilitates the
fast development of mobile services through a standardized
cloud solution. Continental says its delivery to OEMs is based
on the “Software as a Service” principle for perfect integration
and maximum flexibility. This approach significantly reduces
investment and operating costs, the company says.
It allows OEMs to easily access the standardized vehicle data
and to focus on their core business – building customer loyalty
and attractive value-added services. OEM customer relationship
and marketing teams have an overview of their entire fleet’s
vehicle data at their fingertips, and at any time they need it.
Using the RVD Platform innovative connected car services can
also be available for owners of older vehicles.
“Is this a vision of the future? The answer is no – it’s real and
it’s here for the industry today,” says the company.
Older vehicles can be easily retrofitted with
a Bluetooth dongle, making connected car
services accessible to far more customers.
www.continental-diagnostics.com
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innovation
High-end 3D visualizations add
a new dimension to car marketing
By: John Larkin
New avenues for the marketing of cars are being opened up by advances in 3D simulation which allow
designers and advertising agencies to place moving vehicles in purpose-filmed scenes without the vehicle
leaving the showroom or studio.
German company Mackevision Medien Design GmbH has
introduced "Motionbox," which is described as a “unique moving
image database consisting of footage specially tailored for the
needs of automotive industry users – a solution which reduces
the time and risks involved in film production”.
“Creating comparable film material in a real production is a
major undertaking for automobile manufacturers. They have to
camouflaging vehicles, block roads, transport crews, vehicles
and equipment and shoot for days – with the duration dictated
by the weather. Motionbox provides an optimum alternative.
The users responsible for the project can simply construct the
clipboard the way they imagine it", says Stephan Baier, General
Manager Products & Development at Mackevision.
“Motionbox frees up time which can instead be invested in
quality management and the finished production – for absolutely
perfect results. It also frees up creativity and provides space for
new ideas. Users have the opportunity to come up with new ideas
for the film design. For example, vehicle animations and different
camera settings can be selected as desired and more diversity
integrated into the scene selection,” he says.
According to Baier the automotive industry traditionally has a
high demand for image and film content. Computer Generated
Imagery (CGI) is being increasingly used to generate images in
order to have full control over the visuals while saving time and
Motionbox – The Advantages
• Large number of different locations spanning the globe
• Wide variety of landscapes
• Spectacular cityscapes/urban landscapes
• Generic vehicle animation, adaptable to meet
specific needs
• CG vehicle integration by the world’s market leader
• Customizable shot durations
money. “CGI has developed into an alternative means of image
generation capable of offering the same quality as still images.
Thanks to technical advances and specialized service providers,
this development has now expanded into the field of moving
images,” he says.
Mackevision estimates that up to 80% of all visual content
can be depicted photorealistically using footage material and
CGI. The "heart" of “Motionbox” is a library of high definition,
uncompressed film material shot specially for the automotive
industry. The film material shows panoramic mountain roads,
breath-taking coastal shots or city footage such as Côte
d’Azur, Kaunertal or Los Angeles.
Users search the library by using a world map to determine
the location or by keyword. They select the scene or stills which
best meet their requirements. “In the process, they create their
own individual clipboard and become their own director,” says
Mackevision. The combination of pre-produced film material
and CGI post-production enables Mackevision's experts to
photorealistically place almost any vehicle in the chosen scene.
The end product has a resolution of up to 4K and 50 frames
per second, which makes it suitable for use in a broad variety of
different communication channels – without any of the production
risks usually involved in physically going out on location. Future
model or product updates can be easily integrated into the existing
film.
• Resolution: 2K/4K
• Frame rate: 25/50 fps
• Final shot production with or without grading
• Standard or custom animation
• Various licensing options including: 2 years,
3 years or unlimited
• Commercial or non-commercial usage
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THE MOTIONBOX
LETS YOUR IMAGINATION
BECOME REALITY
Whether you are looking for aesthetic compositions of light and reflection, breathtakingly beautiful nature
or endlessly long streets – you will find the exact film material that you want with the new Motionbox
from Mackevision. Our unique database of motion footage is specialized in the use of CGI based film
productions – and makes your work more efficient, easier to plan and more independent. And in addition,
you will benefit from many years of expertise and trustful collaboration with the automotive industry. Get
on board, follow your fantasy and give free rein to your imagination.
FILMS IN THE QUALITY
THAT YOU ARE USED TO
TECHNOLOGY WITH A BUDGET
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PROJECTS IN A TIME THAT GIVES YOU ENOUGH SCOPE