The 15,000-sq ft facility will house the test labs of Valeo’s Hardware, Mechanical and India Business R&D divisions

Simulation helps in validation and verification of functions of the product, thus helping engineers to check the feasibility of the product.

Modern cars are equipped with a lot of safety features, which have become possible through innovation. But in India, car safety is an expensive affair.

QuEST Global, the pioneering engineering services provider, plans to expand its presence in Germany by investing in acquiring local talent and technology companies.

The French automotive technology supplier is scaling up its R&D operations in India and plans to increase the R&D headcount to 5,000 engineers by 2023.

As driverless cars hit the road in large numbers, IoT will become increasingly significant in transportation and logistics over the next few years, says Joby Joseph.

Mention braking solu-tions and the usually quiet Sriram Viji, the young Deputy Managing Director of Brakes India Pvt Ltd is quick to start sharing fascinating insights into the vertical. The company is ready to launch its product for the intermediate commercial vehicle (ICV) segment this year, informs Viji. On the issue of introduction of autonomous vehicles on Indian roads he feels that the existing complexities will make any immediate shift challenging. Manufacturer and supplier of braking applications for automotive and non-automotive applications, Brakes India is also the largest component manufacturing company within the TVS Group, which has its international headquarters in Chennai. In conversation with Manish Pant, Viji shares insight into emerging trends in automotive industry and its impact on braking systems.

Technology company Continental and NVIDIA announced that they are partnering to create artificial intelligence (AI) self-driving vehicle systems based on the NVIDIA Drive platform, with a planned market introduction in 2021 for level three features.

…says Ajay Durrani, Managing Director, Covestro India, who sees immense opportunity for high-tech polymers in the current ICE (internal combustion engine) driven, as well as, the future mobility space.At the show Covestro will showcase innovations in high-tech materials and adavanced technologies, which will make future transportation sustainable.