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The automotive LiDAR and RADAR market is growing at a substantial rate. The market growth is dependent on the demand trends in the automobile industry, safety regulations, and buyer preferences and lifestyle. LiDAR and RADAR based driver assistance systems play an important role in reducing road accidents and casualties and enhance pedestrian safety. Passenger safety occupies a prime spot in the automobile sector today.

Renault and Powervault have announced a partnership to re-use Electric Vehicle (EV) batteries in home energy storage units. This partnership will reduce the cost of a Powervault smart battery unit by 30%, helping Powervault to bring home energy storage to the tipping point of mass market roll-out in the UK.

Honda was forced to halt production at one of its Japanese plants on 19thJune after it became the latest victim of the WannaCry cyber attack that brought parts of the NHS to a standstill last month.At the Sayama plant, northwest of Tokyo, hackers exploited weaknesses in Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system; they locked files and demanded payment to secure data. Honda has said that the plant used older computers which were not secure enou...

The premium car marker, Volvo, has confirmed that every new model it launches from 2019 will have an electric motor. There is no doubt that the automotive industry is charging ahead at high speeds from self-driving cars and electric vehicles, to flying cars, as more carmakers join the automotive race.

The full agenda for the ninth European Altair Technology Conference (ATC) has been announced by Altair. The conference will be held at the Congressforum in Frankenthal, Germany, from 26th to 28th June 2017. The first day of the conference on 26th June will offer insights into product development solutions for engineering domains such as mechanical, fluid, additive manufacturing, electromagnetics and system simulation with in-depth information on ...

The Connected and Digital Technology Zone will be taking place at Automechanika Birmingham on stand B11 with the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) demonstrating the latest automotive technologies throughout the event from 6th-8th June 2017.The area, found in the supply chain zone, will feature the latest products set to enable the design, development and manufacture of future vehicles.

Scotland’s Minister for Transport and the Islands, is appearing as a keynote speaker at a packed two day conference programme, which will see over 20 low carbon vehicles form the basis of the first Smart Urban Mobility Solutions (SUMS 2017) conference and exhibition. The event will take place from 10th to 11th May at Glasgow’s Scottish Event Campus (SEC – formerly SECC).

According tothe International Federation of Robotics (IFR), the number of robots installed by the French car industry rose 22% to 1,400 units – compared with 700 units in the UK (an increase of seven percent). The automotive sector is one of the main driving forces modernising the French economy: with a robot density of 940 units per 10,000 workers, France currently ranks second within the European Union - the UK ranks tenth with 606 units.

An on-going investment programme that aims to replenish its full fleet over the next four years is seeing Quinn Building Products driving productivity and efficiencies across its operation by specifying 50-tonne Range K 8x4s and 39-tonne Range C 10x4s to help.

A team of Renault Trucks engineers and designers is working on an additive manufacturing process – metal 3D printing – that is set to boost the performance of engines. Technology of the future is fast becoming a reality, as can be seen from the complex parts that have already been successfully tested inside a Euro-6 engine.The Renault Trucks Lyon Powertrain Engineering department has focused on using metal additive manufacturing as a ...