Technology News

Waymo is one of the leaders when it comes to level 4 robotaxi research, testing and deployment. It has a commercial publicly accessible service operating in Arizona and is working on increasing its capabilities in California. IDTechEx spoke to Waymo at CES 2023.

PCIM is one of the largest events in Europe dedicated to the power electronics industry, representing all stages of the value chain from the mining and processing of materials to off-the-shelf inverters and intelligent systems. This article covers trends on Cu and Ag sinter die-attach materials, GaN and SiC WBG semiconductors, package materials and design, modules vs. discretes and more from primary interviews with leaders from across the value chain.

Innovation roadmap for cleaning robots.

Thursday 8 June 2023 - The Future of Cell Chemistry and Pack Structure. An overview of materials used in battery cells and battery packs; Trends in cathode chemistry and anode materials; Battery pack designs: cell-to-pack and cell-to-body; The impact on thermal management and materials; Trends in other materials: composite/polymer enclosures, interconnects and insulation

Forecasts taken from IDTechEx report "Electric Vehicles in Construction 2023-2043"

B2U Storage Solutions (B2U) deploys its own large-scale energy storage systems (ESS) using second-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries and is based in Santa Monica, California (CA), US. IDTechEx caught up with Freeman Hall, President of B2U Storage Solutions, to learn about the company's latest developments.

Lumineq is a company headquartered in Espoo, Finland, that specializes in supplying thin film electroluminescent (TFEL) displays for several applications from night vision to automotive displays.

Thermal runaway and the associated battery fires have proven to be a critical concern for customers, battery designers, and electric vehicle manufacturers. Many vehicles have experienced battery fires and hundreds of thousands have been recalled.

IDTechEx attended and spoke at the Thermal Management Expo North America from May 2nd to May 3rd. This premium article will primarily focus on TIM2 and active general cooling methods such as liquid cooling.

Innovation roadmap for second life EV batteries.

Vehicles have had connectivity for a long time, longer than most might think. However, OEMs have had a stranglehold on the data available from cars. It is mainly used for their own telematics analysis and has provided little added value to vehicle owners. Android Auto Operating System has standardized data from the vehicle and AiDEN has jumped on this as an opportunity to revolutionise connected vehicle services.

Microcontrollers (also known as controllers, MCUs and other name variations) are the backbone on which modern vehicles are built. Regardless of whether a car is powered by petrol, diesel, electric, hydrogen, PDG, or anything else, its functionalities will be heavily dependent on controllers.

Lohum is an end-of-life battery management and battery manufacturing company, based in India. The company has Li-ion battery recycling and second-life remanufacturing capabilities.