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Tier IV launches autonomous test vehicle development kit
Tier IV has launched a starter kit for developing autonomous technologies and vehicles. Featuring a drivable test vehicle, the DTV Kit is designed to lower the barrier to entry in the autonomous driving sector, offering a ready-to-use platform for development and validation. Developed in collaboration with Whale Dynamic, the kit is compatible with Autoware, open-source software for autonomous driving.
Training on the development of autonomous driving technologies and vehicles is available through the Tier IV Autoware Partner Program.
Optical sensor specialist Sensoric Solutions establishes US branch
As part of its global expansion, Sensoric Solutions – a maker of high-precision optical sensors for ground speed and motion measurement – has opened a US subsidiary.
Named Sensoric Solutions Optics & Motion, the new branch serves as a direct contact point for customers in North America. This setup enables quicker response times, easier project management and local customer support. All transactions, including invoicing, are handled through US channels to streamline collaboration for American clients.
Porsche embraces AI for innovative data analysis in vehicle development
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an indispensable tool, especially for complex systems in a network, such as the battery-electric energy storage system.
The increasing number of highly developed sensors provides a volume of data that can no longer be processed with conventional software. For Porsche, using machine learning and AI for data analysis helps understand huge amounts of information and varying contexts, and provides reliable insights into component behavior and interaction.
AI in battery development
A high-voltage battery is a complex system that is exposed to a wide range of external and internal influences.
Reengineering mobility: The SDV revolution beyond CASE
The SDV revolution isn’t just about cars getting smarter. It’s about reshaping an entire industry – its tools, timelines, talent and value propositions. Software-defined vehicles represent the convergence of hardware, software and cloud into a single platform that lives, evolves and even improves after it hits the road
The introduction of CASE (connected, autonomous, shared and electrified) sparked a global transformation in the automotive industry, initiating a shift toward software-centric vehicles.
INTERVIEW: Matt Wilson, team principal, Ford M-Sport
The Ford Raptor T+ is gearing up for the final events of the 2025 W2RC Rally-Raid Championship, a five-race series that kicked off in January with the Dakar rally, where it secured a podium finish on its debut.
The Dakar rally, the annual off-road endurance race held in Saudi Arabia, spans several thousand kilometers from Bisha to Shubaytah and takes place over 10 to 15 days. Organized by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), the event tests both the vehicle’s durability and the driver’s endurance under extreme conditions.
Siemens adds Arm Zena Compute Subsystems support to Pave360
Siemens Digital Industries Software has expanded its longstanding relationship with Arm, by adding support for the newly launched Arm Zena Compute Subsystems (CSS) in its Pave360 software, designed for software-defined vehicles (SDV).
Zena CSS, Arm’s first-generation CSS for automotive, is a pre-integrated and validated compute subsystem optimized for performance, power and area. It is designed to accelerate development for the AI-defined vehicle.
“The era of AI-defined vehicles is an opportunity to bring new in-vehicle experiences to life, but it will require a much faster speed of development and deployment,” said Suraj Gajendra, vice president of automotive products and software solutions, automotive line of business, Arm.
Five approaches to vehicle testing
A test plan must identify defects and reflect real-world complexity, including its unpredictability
Vehicles are complicated systems operating in complex environments, requiring more than a single philosophical approach to testing. This technical evaluation requires a comprehensive testing strategy, focusing on five key approaches: compliance, combinatorial, stochastic, extreme and attack testing. Each method targets different types of defects and failures.
Effective testing will consider the product (hardware/software), the application, the environment and cybersecurity.
Continue reading Five approaches to vehicle testing at Automotive Testing Technology International.
Keysight and Nio collaborate on next-gen smart electric vehicles
Keysight Technologies has collaborated with Nio to successfully validate the wireless systems in its smart electric vehicles using Keysight network emulation solutions. As a result, Nio’s vehicles now comply with 3GPP and IEEE 802.11 standards and deliver improved connectivity and performance to support the development of the next generation of electric vehicles.
As vehicles become more connected to the world, there are several challenges to address, including ensuring compliance with evolving standards like 3GPP and IEEE 802.11 to guarantee reliable connectivity.