Taiwanese automotive components maker Kian Shen Industry says it is experiencing a surge in demand driven by a wave of electric bus replacements in Taiwan and rising orders from commercial vehicle customers, as the company prepares to trial a new lightweight chassis technology it believes could reshape parts of the industry.
China is building a more formal safety and regulatory framework for its low-altitude economy, as drones, electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, and other aerial services move closer to commercial use.
AI, low-carbon sustainability, smart cities, and advanced displays are set to drive the global optoelectronics industry in 2026, shifting demand away from traditional consumer electronics panels and toward higher-value applications, including Micro LED, Mini LED, e-paper, and optical communications.
E Ink will bring its BMW-backed color-changing e-paper vehicle technology to Computex 2026, showcasing the hood structure of the BMW iX3 Flow Edition in the event’s electronic paper industry zone. The display follows BMW’s unveiling of the iX3 Flow Edition at Auto China 2026 in Beijing, where the model adopted E Ink Prism technology and moved toward mass production after more than five years of E Ink development work on vehicle surface applications.