Industry News
Research reveals budget re-allocation to prioritize UI and UX development
According to a research study conducted on behalf of Qt Group, vehicle manufacturers are directing development budgets toward improving user interfaces and the user experience (UI/UX) to enhance their competitiveness.
Findings showed that more than half (52%) of respondents plan to spend at least 30% of their product development budget on improving UI/UX in vehicles over the next 12 months, with 23% planning to invest between 40-49% of that budget in UI/UX. In contrast, only 25% of respondents allocated above 30% of their budget towards UI/UX in the previous year, indicating growing recognition of the link between UI/UX and business success.
Automotive Testing Expo Europe 2023 – opens next week!
Next week’s Automotive Testing Expo Europe 2023 provides the automotive testing and validation community with an unrivaled opportunity to source the best new solutions from the world’s leading suppliers, while networking with the testing sector’s largest gathering of technicians, engineers and technology specialists.
The show, which once again takes place in Stuttgart, Germany, June 13-15, is completely free to attend – if you haven’t already, get your free FastTrack entry code here.
Exhibition entry is completely free, providing visitors with immediate access to over 420 vehicle testing and validation-relevant exhibitors displaying and demonstrating the very latest technologies in electric and hybrid powertrain testing, battery and range testing, ADAS/AV testing, materials testing, engine testing, stress and durability testing, validation, simulation, NVH, lifecycle testing, emissions testing, data capture, AI, tire testing and more.
EXPO NEWS: Rohde & Schwarz to showcase testing solutions for autonomous driving
At next week’s Automotive Testing Expo Europe 2023 in Stuttgart, which takes place alongside ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle Technology Expo Europe, Rohde & Schwarz will demonstrate a wide range of cutting-edge test solutions that support automotive applications. With test solutions on show that cover automotive radar, Ethernet, 5G and UWB, the company enables the automotive industry to make the next level of autonomous driving reality.
Comprehensive automotive testing is crucial for chipset developers, ECU suppliers, vehicle manufacturers and certification bodies to ensure faultless performance, particularly in safety-critical applications.
Precise, responsive and stable temperature control for material tests and test benches
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Temperature control is a critical factor in stress and load testing during the development of alternative drive solutions, batteries, materials and other vehicle components.
This type of testing often dictates that the heat transfer fluid (HTF) used is a water-ethylene glycol mixture. For these applications, Huber has expanded its portfolio to include temperature control systems designed and tested specifically for use with water-ethylene glycol over the temperature range of -45°C to 95°C for the auto industry.
UniCarRagil project concludes: development details for four AV concepts revealed
The UniCarRagil project, which brought together 16 universities and companies at 10 locations in Germany to conduct interdisciplinary R&D on autonomous vehicles, concluded at the end of May. Disruptive modular architectures in hardware and software for automated vehicle concepts were developed, and four fully automated prototypes for the shuttle, cab, bus and cargo sectors were built.
IPG Automotive contributed its CarMaker simulation platform. For the sub-project on configuration and setup of a SIL and HIL environment for modular validation, IPG Automotive worked closely with the Institute of Automotive Engineering at the Technical University of Darmstadt (FZD), with its focus on modular validation, motion control and safe stopping.
Frontloading verification efforts using requirements-in-the-loop
Bernd Holzmueller, senior expert systems engineering at ITK Engineering, reveals how a requirements-in-the-loop approach can identify inconsistent, incomplete and incorrect behavior using simulation at a very early stage in a project.
What are the fundamentals of a requirements-in-the-loop approach?
Over the past ~20 years, several ‘in-the-loop’ approaches, including hardware-in-the-loop and software-in-the-loop, have been introduced in the industry, aiming to shift test effort from the final system to earlier development phases using appropriate virtualization of the environment for the system under test.
The rising role of synthetic data in the automotive industry
Synthetic data refers to computer-generated data designed to mimic real-world data, often with a focus on specific scenarios or use cases. It is becoming increasingly important for a wide range of applications. From training self-driving car algorithms to testing safety features in new vehicle models, it is a powerful tool for the automotive industry and is helping to accelerate development.
Applications of synthetic data
Synthetic data has proven to be an invaluable tool in the development of self-driving cars, which rely on sensors and machine learning algorithms to operate safely and accurately.
Record numbers attend VI-grade’s 2023 EMEA Zero Prototypes Summit
Last week ATTI attended VI-grade’s annual EMEA Zero Prototypes Summit (May 23-25) – which has been hailed a tremendous success with a record-breaking attendance of more than 270 in-person and 800 virtual attendees joining via LinkedIn.
With a total of 27 keynote and technical presentations from industry specialists across the three days, the first day of the summit featured presentations from Applus+ Idiada, Bridgestone EMIA, Bugatti Rimac, CEVT, Dromo, HBK, Mahindra & Mahindra, Maserati, Mazda Motor Corporation, Meccanica 42, MegaRide, Pagani Automobili, Pirelli Tyre, Politecnico di Milano, Tenneco and Volkswagen.