Antarctic Bear Guide: 3D printing may become a powerful tool to break through the high-tariff era, especially for countries and regions with underdeveloped manufacturing industries. Starting April 2025, the Trump administration in the U.S. will impose a 25% tariff on all imported passenger cars, light trucks, and certain automotive parts. Although the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement … Read more
In the rapidly evolving automotive industry, process automation is key to reducing the cost of enabling automotive features. However, for many car manufacturers, updating defective software still means recalling tens of thousands of vehicles, which is undoubtedly a costly endeavor as it requires physical access to the hardware. A client of Concept REPLY faced a … Read more
Linking Elements mixlink.org Focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship in the IoT era An Exploration of 74 IoT Platforms In the article “Where Are the Giants in the IoT Era? Three Types of Platforms and Five Paths,” Linking Elements categorized the currently active IoT platforms in the market into three types: Infrastructure, Development Tools, and Service … Read more
As global chip production capacity tightens, the automotive industry is particularly suffering from a “chip shortage.” A fire broke out on Friday at Renesas, the world’s third-largest automotive chip manufacturer, in one of its 12-inch chip factories. Although the fire was quickly extinguished, Renesas has decided to temporarily halt production at this 12-inch line, with … Read more
The Internet of Vehicles (IoV) technology can be considered a typical example of fluctuating technological development. At the recent CES Asia, the automotive industry occupied two entire venues, showcasing local IoV ecosystems by overseas manufacturers like Audi, Honda, and Ford, as well as the release of the “Connected Vehicle Specification” by local tech company Baidu … Read more
Insert a piece of news: On March 8th, what a beautiful Women’s Day. My cousin woke up to the shocking news that the famous anime master Akira Toriyama passed away due to an acute subdural hematoma at the age of 68. His famous manga “Dragon Ball” was my cousin’s favorite during his youth, and even … Read more
With the rapid development of electrification, connectivity, intelligence, and sharing in the automotive market, virtual reality (VR) technology has been widely applied in the automotive industry. Major manufacturers such as FAW, Changan, and Geely are actively laying out their VR strategies in the automotive field, continuously experimenting in areas such as VR reviews, VR scenarios, … Read more
Currently, intelligent connectivity has become an important trend in the automotive industry, and the connected vehicle sector is becoming increasingly popular, receiving high attention from various parties. However, for such an industry at the forefront, how can a healthy and mature ecosystem be established? A Mature Ecosystem Should Have Clear Divisions of Labor At the … Read more
In the past two years, as growth in the mobile sector has slowed and vehicle networking has accelerated, various giants have actively participated to seize the new track, making smart cars the hottest industry today. As Huaxi Securities puts it: “The biggest business opportunity in the past decade was smartphones, and the biggest business opportunity … Read more
In 2022, smart connected vehicles entered a critical development phase. With the enhancement of autonomous driving levels, the Internet of Vehicles has become an important trend in the development of the smart connected vehicle industry. National ministries and commissions have successively released top-level planning, construction guidelines, standards, and other series of policies to encourage the … Read more