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See Pickup Topper Peeled Open - The collision lifts the front end off the ground and almost takes out a row of motorbikes.On the scale of vehicles that seem to attract trouble, pickup trucks with high-top bed toppers land somewhere between semi-trucks and cars driven by the juvenile at heart leaving their first cars and coffee. This is especially true if the bed topper almost doubles the vehicle's height and is made of a thin gauge metal like aluminum or steel. Like a moth attracted to See Pickup Topper Peeled Open flame, it's only a matter of time before something bad happens. In the case of the truck in this video on ViralHog's YouTube site See Pickup Topper Peeled Open, it takes exactly 22 seconds for something bad to happen,…

Toyota Corolla - The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling car of all time. However, while sales are still strong, it’s slipped a little over the past year. In America, there’s one small car that’s outselling the Corolla in 2023 so far: the Honda Civic.The 2023 Toyota Corolla and the 2023 Honda Civic are close competitors for Toyota Corolla the compact car segment. And this tight competition shows in the sales results for the first quarter of 2023. In America this year, Toyota has sold 42,975 units of the Corolla, per Car and Driver. This is a 10% year-over-year drop in sales. While still respectable for a sedan in a market dominated by trucks and SUVs, this sales drop is undoubtedly a disappointment for Toyota. With 45,548 units sold, the Civic…

Assuring the Safety of Autonomous - Electric Vehicles are built with great power and thermal management is one of the most important things for 48V or 800V. The higher the power of the vehicle, the stronger inverter you need which will generate more heat. This causes many challenges where thermal management is concerned. Knowing this, Automotive IQ spoke to Dr. Jelena Andric, Thermal Management Energy Optimization Leader at Volvo Group, who produced this Assuring the Safety of Autonomous article on thermal management for power supply units to help us get a better understanding of how these challenges can be solved and the steps taken to design and modify cooling systems. In this article Jelena covers: The methods taken to Assuring the Safety of Autonomous maximize thermal cooling of the power…

Article With Franck Galtié - Learn from Franck Galtié, Functional Safety Fellow, Central Technology Office at NXP Semiconductors on what should be included in ISO 26262 3rd edition to address growing complexities in functional safety, from the semiconductor company perspective. Quote from Franck: Functional Safety is evolving to keep Article With Franck Galtié pace with the rapidly shifting automotive landscape. In the past few years, we have had to stay agile to move through new requirements and challenges from automated driving, electric vehicles, software defined vehicles and now digital twins. The industry standard ISO 26262 needs to be equally flexible to cover these new, complex use cases and address the following topics: Predictive MaintenanceFail Operational/AvailabilityCybersecurityModel-Based DevelopmentSafety of the Intended Functionality (SOTIF)Software Development

SAFe Agile Application in Automotive - In the automotive development, especially in-vehicle infotainment and connectivity systems, there has been a transformation process from the standard cooperation model of OEM plus Tier-1 to a scheme of partial development within automakers at least at the software code level (software houses), although in some cases even the development of hardware components is taken into internal centers. There are many tasks that can be solved by this approach, but the main goals are, of course, the most pragmatic: such a model of development is cheaper and more flexible. It is leading to SAFe Agile Application in Automotive another difficult question: how exactly to manage such type of development in a company that has never been particularly involved in it? Following the standard V model…

Developing Tools and Platforms for Vehicle - Developing Tools and Platforms for Vehicle User Interfaces Based on Company Goals Many automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers Developing Tools (OEMs) and Tier-1 suppliers are developing their own platforms and implementations of embedded Human-Machine Interface (HMI), Connectivity, and In-Vehicle Infotainment systems. For this challenge, there is a wide range of basic operating systems and user interface development tools available. Each of them has its pros and cons, as well as the supported functionality available for integration. These in-house developments are aimed at process optimization to achieve the company’s key goals, ultimately leading to increased product margins. Download your copy of this Developing Tools for Vehicle exclusive article by Valentin Anisimov, Director of HMI Systems at ARRIVAL, and learn the main directions for the development…

Rearchitecting Braking Systems - The roadmap for EV braking is well advanced, but as the number of autonomous vehicles increases, the redesign of self-driving vehicle braking systems is an area that needs further evaluation. An EV does not challenge the brake architecture and the basic structures of braking systems as much as the autonomous operation of a car does. The need for an AV brake system design that provides redundancy and safe operation is critical for both industry and user safety. What are the approaches to Rearchitecting Braking Systems brake system design and architecture for autonomous vehicle applications? This article features insights from James Fash, Senior Manager - Advanced Chassis Design at Zoox, who explains: What architectural layout has been working for autonomous vehicle applicationsHow to Rearchitecting Braking Systems for…

Thermal Management for ADAS - The rise of electric vehicles and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) has made thermal management a crucial aspect of modern vehicle design. In an interview with Automotive IQ, Chirag Hiremath, the Principal Thermal Engineer at ZF Group, emphasized the importance of thermal management for ADAS products and explained how they differ to other EV systems. Get your copy of this article, featuring insight from Chirag. The need for an AV brake system design that provides redundancy Thermal Management for ADAS and safe operation is critical for both industry and user safety. What are the approaches to brake system design and architecture for autonomous vehicle applications?  This article features insights from Thermal Management for ADAS James Fash, Senior Manager - Advanced Chassis Design at Zoox, who explains: …