Sourcing Sustainable Materials Takes a Comprehensive Effort
The shift from internal combustion engine architectures to battery electric vehicle architectures represents an inflection point for the automotive industry. It is prompting OEMs and suppliers to reexamine all of their vehicle components for any opportunities to use less carbon-intensive materials. But switching from one material to another within a mature supply chain requires a lot of due diligence.
What Is middleware in automotive?
Middleware is a type of software used in the automotive industry as a bridge between a compute platform’s operating system and the applications that run on it. Middleware has existed in IT and other industries for many years, but the automotive industry has unique software development challenges that require special consideration.
Enabling Innovation Through a Digital Feedback Loop
If your smartphone could never download new apps or receive software updates, how quickly would it start to feel dumb? Most consumers would not be okay with that kind of stagnation. Yet, we have traditionally accepted a lack of feature freshness from the most expensive "devices” in our lives — our vehicles. Fortunately, that is changing quickly.
The First Auto Part Made From 100% Recycled Ocean Plastic
According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, more than 14 million tons of plastic end up in the oceans every year — more than a garbage truck’s worth every minute. To help reduce the environmental impact of ocean plastic, Aptiv subsidiary HellermannTyton developed a solution with Ford Motor Co. to remove one of the most dangerous types of plastic waste found in the world’s oceans: fishing nets.
What Is a real-time operating system?
A real-time operating system (RTOS) is a specialized OS that processes data and performs operations within specifically defined time constraints. The automotive industry relies on RTOSes to enable advanced driver-assistance systems and autonomous-driving features.