Panel makers are expected to play a major role in the automotive supply chain as automobiles are turning electric and software-driven, according to suppliers.
DIGITIMES Research report shows that Taiwan's ICT industry development has shifted from focusing on hardware to hardware/software integration models. The industry is combining big data analysis and AI applications in public IoT to facilitate the development of smart city management. Tools such as IoT, AI, cloud computing, and communications technologies are efficiently integrated with urban infrastructure to ultimately produce economic benefits and improve quality of life.
E-mobility can be life-changing, especially when you live in big cities and getting stuck in traffic is your daily routine. Unu Motors (styled as unu) is providing a life-changing, time-saving solution to Europeans, starting in Berlin, Germany.
First International Computer (FIC), a Taiwan-based OEM of PCs and consumer electronics, has expanded its business to the automotive industry, with a focus on cybersecurity for future vehicles.
Each country may have its own weaknesses or Achilles heels in industry development. For example, IC design is the weak spot of Japan and Korea. In the future, when it comes to designing various logic computing functions on memory chips, the lack of talent and a weak ecosystem will make it difficult for both countries to break through the past era of pure IC design.
Sony and Honda have announced that they are forming a joint venture this year to provide e-mobility services. Each company will hold 50% stakes in the new JV, according to the official statement.
Foxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai) has shown strong ambition to deepen its EV deployment by building a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cell factory in Kaohsiung, but it will face strong competition in the global LFP market, as existing battery makers are continuing their production expansions.
Foxconn (Hon Hai) has broken ground in southern Taiwan for a NT$6 billion (US$201.58 million) project to build a R&D and manufacturing facility for battery cells.
China-based drone maker Da-Jiang Innovations Science and Technology (DJI) has developed Level 4 autonomous driving technology, which will be initially used in KiWi EV, an electric vehicle (EV) model already launched by joint-venture automaker SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile, according to industry sources.
Foxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai) has announced its attempt to launch a communications satellite into the low Earth orbit (LEO) in 2023 at the earliest, showing Taiwan industry's eagerness to strive for the LEO business opportunities.
China-based automaker Geely Automobile Holdings has launched its first nine low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, paving the way for equipping its cars with satellite-based high-precision navigation systems.
There is no manufacturer of cars, trains or airplanes in Israel, yet the country is esteemed as a leader of transportation technology. As the world is moving into electric mobility, startups on novel car tech are mushrooming in the country, attracting big investors from the established auto industry.
HwaCom Systems announced in March that it is developing 5G network applications including Internet of Vehicle (IoV), smart city, and smart mobility and working with governmental bodies to unify industrial standards for these emerging applications.
Cybersecurity firms are firing on all cylinders in response to the demand coming from the automotive industry. Yoav Levy, co-founder and CEO of Upstream Security, said the cybersecurity risk level has increased as vehicles get more software-driven. The evolution will also challenge cybersecurity companies with new and unknown threats.
