The automotive industry has been a sector at the forefront of developing new concepts and technologies. It is also an early mover in trying out emerging technologies.....
Here are some instances of recent innovations in the industry.
AR/VR to interact with vehicles
Car makers invest in startups - the startup’s technology includes a holographic modulator and a processor chip that is installed beneath the dashboard near the instrument cluster that can essentially superimpose information and graphics at multiple depths. The startups build hardware and software that use a vehicle’s windshield to project graphics and information for how the car’s autonomous system sees the road ahead. - WSJ
Contactless, online car evaluation
Internet and smartphones have widened the reach of digital connectivity to every realm of life across the cities in India, even in the non-metros. Recent surveys show that people in such cities even order their preferred cars under the influence of the content they view through this search engine. - ET Auto
Advanced safety features
Autos built over the last 12 years (the average vehicle age these days) are stuffed with safety features we’ve forgotten about. More of “active electronic safety technologies,” using sensors, radar and cameras, are coming. - NY Times
Autonomous driving as a basic feature
Nissan Motor will equip all future vehicles with basic automated driving functions, aiming to release more than 20 such models by fiscal 2023. The technology will enable Nissan's more expensive models to be operated hands-free on the highway, while low- to mid price cars will be able to track vehicles in front of them. - Nikkei Times
Power conservation in body coating
Japanese company develops technology for environmentally friendly way to paint car bodies. - Nikkei Times
Novel polymers for effective 3D printing
Materials scientists have long sought to emulate biology’s trick of joining materials that have wildly different properties into seamless functional units with no weak points. According to Svetlana Sukhishvili, who leads the Texas A&M side of the project, the pair of monomers the team has chosen can be used thus to make materials with stiffnesses ranging from the consistency of soft rubber to the sort of hard plastic used for car bumpers and aircraft canopies. - The Economist
Toyota's subscription service
Toyota Kirloskar Motors offers a subscription programme in India through a newly launched vertical, Toyota's Mobility Service (TMS). Toyota said it has joined hands with Myles Automotive Technologies to expand its car subscription service for individual customers in Delhi NCR, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. - Economic Times
By Ramachandran S
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