Mercedes-Benz

Bochao Automotive Parts

Bochao is a Chinese company, manufacturing lightweight automotive composites using natural fibres such as hemp and bamboo. IDTechEx spoke with the company at JEC World 2025.

Summary of Privately Owned Autonomous Vehicles

Innovation map summary of privately owned autonomous vehicles.

L2+ ADAS Outpaces L3 in Europe, US$4B by 2042

The global passenger car market is witnessing a pivotal shift in advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), with Level 2+ (L2+) technologies rapidly outpacing Level 3 (L3) deployments. IDTechEx forecasts significant growth, with L2+/L3 revenues in Europe projected to exceed US$4 billion by 2042.

Autonomous Cars are Levelling Up - IDTechEx Explores Vehicle Autonomy

When the Society of Automotive Engineers released their definitions of varying levels of automation from level 0 to level 5, it became easier to define and distinguish between the many capabilities and advancements of autonomous vehicles. Supervision and functionality remain in the balance as values to prioritize for OEMs choosing to employ higher levels of automation.

Lidar's Place as a Mass-Market Automotive Sensor

LiDAR has been touted as a solution to the automotive industry's endeavor to build safer and completely driverless cars, working towards a world with zero road fatalities and more accessible transport. So, after a decade of development, testing, trials, funding, partnerships, acquisitions, mergers, where is it? Why are there not more cars on the road running LiDAR?

Volvo Cars: Electrification

Volvo Cars is a Swedish multinational manufacturer of luxury vehicles headquartered in Gothenburg. Since 2010, Volvo Cars has been owned by Geely Holding Group, the parent company of Chinese automotive manufacturer Geely Automobile. 2024 saw Volvo Cars increase its sales of full BEVs by 54%, despite adjusting its target to be fully electric by 2030 downwards. This profile assesses Volvo's electrification efforts thus far and its roadmap going forwards.

Milence: Truck Charging Network

Milence, established in 2022, is a joint venture between Daimler Truck, the TRATON Group, and the Volvo Group. The company focuses on building a pan-European high-performance charging network for heavy-duty electric trucks and buses.