In an upfront conversation, V.K. Misra, Technical Director, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. spoke to Sumesh Soman on the tyre technology to watch out for. Q. How different are car radial sensors from truck and bus radials? A. Only the sensor size is smaller in the former. For trucks and cars, where the sensor size is similar, the mounting arrangements[Read More…]
Tyres are turning smart too. JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. (JK Tyres) has gone down that route to get the early mover’s advantage. Its smart tyre generation is claimed to be a segment first. With a cloud-based monitoring system as its building block, the smart tyres warrant the maintenance through timely diagnostics. It makes use of sensors integrated into the[Read More…]
Orissa-based EeVe India has its task cut out! It wants to become the best electric scooter company in the country. To realise its aspirations, the company is striving hard to increasingly localise its products as a ‘Made In India’ offering to click with buyers. A testimony to the efforts fructifying to a large extent is the new flagship scooter from[Read More…]
BorgWarner is expanding its efforts into hydrogen combustion and was recently awarded its first hydrogen injection system production program for an off-road application by a European construction equipment manufacturer. This quick-to-market technology supports CO2-free mobility and offers an appealing total cost of ownership due to optimized energy efficiency and payload capacity as well as short refuelling time. “This business win strengthens the[Read More…]
Press Release LANXESS appoints Neelanjan Banerjee as the Global Head of its Lubricant Additives Business After a brief work-in period, Neelanjan Banerjee will take over as the new Global Head of the Business Unit Lubricants Additives at LANXESS Corporation, the USA on July 1, 2022. Since August 2018, he has served as Region Head, Vice-Chairman, and Managing Director for LANXESS[Read More…]
Continental is reaffirming its commitment to Indian road safety by strengthening its safety solutions portfolio, particularly for the 2-Wheeler segment. Krishan Kohli, Head of Vehicle Dynamics (VED) and Hydraulic Brake Systems (HBS) business segments said, “The Indian 2-Wheeler market is growing swiftly, for which manufacturers are constantly looking at higher safety standards and technologies to tackle an equally high number[Read More…]
NXP India announced the launch of Season II of a unique platform for startups – Tech Startup Challenge 2022. The event is being organized in collaboration and support from Startup India Hub, a platform to connect the Indian start-up ecosystem by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, which will host all the applications and Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) will invite[Read More…]
The new generation Valeo LiDAR could hit the market in 2024. Deepti Thore brings out the latest advancements. Advanced Driving Assistance Systems (ADAS) are headed towards level 3 automation. Case-in-point, the third generation scanning Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) capability from Valeo. Set to hit the market in 2024, it made its debut at the recently held CES 2022 (Watch[Read More…]
Smarter auto electronics and electrical are taking centre stage. Ashish Bhatia looks at recent developments which suggest a growing impetus on resource allocation to build a robust ecosystem. Automotive electronics have taken centre stage and will command a greater focus going forward too from key stakeholders. The recent supply chain bottlenecks owing to the shortage of semiconductor chips, known to[Read More…]
Continental has developed a head-up display (HUD) for trams. The display solution from the in-house development and production service provider Continental Engineering Services (CES) is aimed at making intra-urban traffic safer by ensuring that tram drivers can focus their full attention on what is happening on the road. This also enables a reduction in the number of emergency braking manoeuvres.[Read More…]
