Due to vehicle safety and awareness advancements, infrared sensors are becoming more popular in vehicles for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), in-cabin sensing, and driver monitoring systems (DMS). IDTechEx’s latest report, “Infrared (IR) Cameras for Automotive 2025-2035: Technologies, Opportunities, Forecasts”, explores the types of infrared sensors that are commonly used and forecasts for the future […]

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As electric vehicles (EVs) continue to reshape the automotive landscape, the integration of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology offers transformative potential for both the energy grid and vehicle owners. V2G enables bi-directional energy transfer, allowing EVs to draw power from the grid and return energy to it, effectively making EVs mobile batteries. This concept aligns with the […]

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Electrification is rapidly expanding beyond automotive, with IDTechEx predicting that by 2045, the electric vehicle market (ex., Automotive) will be worth US$1 trillion. IDTechEx’s new report, “Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea, and Air 2025-2045”, covers 11 key vehicle segments, breaking down historic and forecast growth across 148 forecast lines, including battery demand, drivetrain share, and market […]

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Future mobility will be electric, autonomous, and increasingly interconnected. As a result, many new enabling technologies are now clambering to enter the automotive value chain. In recent years, there has been a surge of support for quantum technologies to enter the race. Today, many start-ups and established players are developing solutions using quantum computing, quantum sensing, […]

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Thermal management for EV power electronics has long posed significant challenges. The ongoing shift from Si IGBT and SiC MOSFET to potentially GaN HEMT in the future results in higher junction temperatures and increased demand for die-attach materials in EV power modules. In traditional Si IGBT power modules, die-attach materials like Pb95Sn5 and Pb92.5Sn5Ag2.5 struggle […]

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The sourcing of materials and components is becoming increasingly discussed across multiple industries. One huge growth sector is the electric vehicle (EV) market, with IDTechEx predicting 4 fold growth in electric car sales over the next 10 years. Much of the conversation is focused on battery materials, but the rare earths used in the magnets […]

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Automotive heads-up displays (HUDs) are currently being met with great enthusiasm and expectations. The increased usage of technology while driving and drivers having to deviate from the road to look at the dashboard and centre information displays (CID) in vehicles have resulted in more road accidents. Drivers must deviate from the road to examine onboard […]

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With distracted driving accounting for 25% of all road accidents and young drivers accounting for the most significant demographic using technology while driving, it is imperative to look for solutions to this problem. It is believed that Heads-Up Displays (HUDs) could be a viable option to prevent driver distractions from other onboard technologies such as the […]

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The sales of hydrogen fuel cell cars have stalled mainly from 2021 onwards, but does this mean there is no market for fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) in the future, and what is required to make them successful? IDTechEx’s report, “Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles 2024-2044: Markets, Technologies, and Forecasts”, is sceptical about the validity of […]

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Electric motors are a core component of electrification in the automotive market. The market has heavily relied on rare earths for the permanent magnets used in these motors. However, as many will be aware, there is a drive to eliminate these rare earths due to their price volatility and environmental impact. Alternative motor technologies can […]

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