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Super-Safety and Self-Steering - IDTechEx Explores Autonomous Vehicles

With more than 90% of road traffic accidents coming down to human error, the importance of autonomy and its safety benefits cannot be overlooked. As the industry moves into a new era of autonomous driving technologies, safety benchmarks and standards are evolving, forcing car companies to adopt new technologies to keep their cars competitive.

The Future of Automotive Refrigerants After PFAS

While the focus of the automotive market has been on electrification to meet CO2 regulations, these are not the only regulations that will significantly impact the automotive industry. PFAS are becoming a greater concern throughout multiple industries. With the uncertainty around PFAS regulations, there are a few avenues that automotive players could pursue to replace the refrigerants they use.

UBQ Materials

UBQ Materials is an Israeli company using a mixture of chemical and mechanical recycling to produce a biobased and waste-based thermoplastic. IDTechEx spoke with UBQ Materials about its process and materials portfolio at NPE 2024.

The Emerging Adoption and Future Trends of SiC and GaN in EVs

In 2008, the commercialization of the silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET marked a major turning point for the power semiconductor market, representing its first significant development in decades. This technology was pioneered in electric vehicles (EVs) with the 2017 Tesla Model 3. The SiC MOSFET is a transistor that promises high power density, greater efficiency, and is less fallible to high temperatures.

DELO: Adhesives for Automotive Components

DELO is an adhesive manufacturer, founded in Bavaria in 1961. It provides adhesives to several applications including semiconductors, sensors, electric motors, medical equipment, consumer electronics, vehicle manufacturing, and many more. IDTechEx spoke to DELO to learn more about its adhesives for use in automotive applications, with a focus on future mobility.

Printed Electronics in Electrified and Autonomous Mobility

Electrification, autonomy, and vehicle ownership saturation are causing a technological revolution in the automotive sector. These automotive meta-trends are driving drastic changes in electronic component requirements and present a high-volume opportunity for printed electronics to capitalize on.

Efficient Power Conversion: GaN in Automotive

Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) creates low-voltage GaN discretes and ICs for automotive systems, yielding better efficiency and cost, as well as supporting the transition to 48V systems.

IDTechEx Discusses Future Market Penetration of the Redox Flow Battery

The vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) has prevailed as the most widely deployed and commercialized RFB chemistry over the last decade; despite this, the volume of their installations for stationary energy storage applications is still minimal compared to the incumbent Li-ion battery, but is this set to change?

CMBlu Energy

CMBlu Energy is a Germany-based organic redox flow battery (ORFB) developer.

Evolito

Evolito is an axial flux motor developer that has spun out of Yasa. Its purpose is to bring the benefits of axial flux motors to the electric aviation industry.

Here's Why the SDV Market Will Be Worth US$700 Billion by 2034

The SDV and AI Cars market is set to be worth over US$700 billion by 2034, representing around 20% of the global car market, according to IDTechEx's "Software-Defined Vehicles, Connected Cars, and AI in Cars 2024-2034" report.