Background
15 Nov 2019

Robert Bosch GmbH
Robert Bosch GmbH are developing lidar modules, while Robert Bosch Venture Capital have invested in three lidar start-ups.
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1 Nov 2019

A Closer Look at Biosensor Technology at Sensors USA 2019
A key focus of the Sensors USA part of the IDTechEx Show! will be Point-of-Care Biosensors. Biosensor devices provide information associated with a specific health condition or disease. The general trend in biosensors is a move from testing in centralized hospitals, to the patents with point-of-care devices.
Background
11 Sep 2019

ABAX Sensing
ABAX Sensing are a stealth mode start-up developing FMCW lidar modules. IDTechEx interviewed Dr Hongquan Jiang in April 2019. Jiang is is a Partner at Robert Bosch Venture Capital (RBVC) and a Board Member of ABAX Sensing, and he is based in Germany. In 2018, Robert Bosch announced their interest in solid-state lidar and an investment in ABAX.
18 Jul 2019

Bosch extends the service life of electric vehicle batteries
Stress makes cells age faster. Something that geneticists have long since demonstrated for the human body is also true for electric-vehicle battery cells. The older the batteries get, the lower their performance and capacity, and the shorter the range of the vehicle. To help batteries last longer, Bosch is developing new cloud services that supplement the individual vehicles' battery-management systems.
Event summary
12 Jul 2019

Highlights from VDI's 15th Commercial Vehicles Conference
The Commercial Vehicles International Conference is a biennial event arranged by the Association of German Engineers (VDI). The 15th iteration of this conference was held at the Kongresshaus in Baden-Baden, Germany on the 4th and 5th of June 2019. The conference featured a total of 34 speeches and keynotes, with sessions on Electrification; Vehicle Concepts; Automated Driving; Connectivity; Safety and Smart Logistics.
Companies represented at the conference included: Daimler, MAN, Schaeffler, ZF, WABCO, Robert Bosch, Magna, FlixBus, AVL and Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe.
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External press release
18 Jun 2019

Hearables: Bosch brings smart features to your ear
Enabling new user interactions and accurate activity tracking
Bosch Sensortec announces a new variant of its high-performance BMA456 accelerometer, the industry's only accelerometer with optimized hearable features integrated in one sensor and complements the existing BMA456 wearable variant.
13 Feb 2019

Bosch to assume full control of electric motor manufacturer EM-motive
Bosch is now assuming full control of EM-motive, one of Europe's most successful manufacturers of electric motors. Bosch and Daimler set up EM-motive GmbH as a fifty-fifty joint venture in 2011. Since then, it has manufactured some 450,000 electric motors.
Full profile interview: Partners
9 Oct 2018

VDL FLOW
Provide ovens for the line
6 Sep 2018

Structural Health Monitoring for Transportation: Technologies Explored
In nearly every sector the progression away from "dumb" structural materials is evident.
20 Aug 2018

The graphene community gathers in California
The graphene community will gather in California on November 14 & 15 to attend the largest business-focused conference and exhibition on Graphene and 2D Materials which takes place in Santa Clara.
Full profile interview: SWOT
26 Jun 2018

Heliatek GmbH
11 Apr 2018

Electric excavator - quiet, zero emission
JCB has unveiled its first ever electric excavator - the quietest digger in its range and one delivering zero emissions.
Background
25 Jan 2018

Bosch
Bosch showed its smart city gas sensor solution at CES 2018
Full profile interview: Partners
22 Nov 2017

Toyota Central Research & Development Laboratories, Inc.
Battery supplier