Accelerated Product Development for Automotive

Accelerate Innovation to Unleash the Next Generation of Vehicles

How to stay competitive as product complexity increases The automotive industry is marked by its fast-paced technological advances and complex…

Designers working with engineers to establish product definition in new product development.

Next-generation design for the automotive industry today

Electrification and automation are changing the face of the automotive industry. The requirements of battery and thermal management, sensor engineering, and connectivity dramatically…

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How to establish auditable traceability for accelerated product development

Unprecedented change in the automotive industry is opening up a new world of opportunities for carmakers and their suppliers, but…

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Five disruptive trends driving autonomous vehicle development

The automotive industry is experiencing unprecedented changes driven by disruptive innovations and customer demand for a new driving experience leading…

Which validation, verification and testing method is right for your autonomous vehicle chip project? You may be surprised.

Which validation, verification and testing method is right for your autonomous vehicle chip project? You may be surprised.

Shift-left testing is a methodology in which testing is performed earlier in the product lifecycle — that is, it is…

Moore’s Law, the auto industry and the need for a new innovation yardstick

Moore’s Law, the auto industry and the need for a new innovation yardstick

Any time Moore’s Law comes up in the press it’s a near certainty the reporter will imagine how other industries…

A car tailor made for you that would still make Henry Ford happy

A car tailor made for you that would still make Henry Ford happy

As lore has it, about 100 years ago Henry Ford quipped that a “customer can have a car painted any…

Tesla, BYD Auto and the quest to take e-vehicles mainstream

Tesla, BYD Auto and the quest to take e-vehicles mainstream

Since last week it’s been the standard middle-class dinner party question: Did you pre-order a Tesla Model 3? Keep in…

The Road to Electronics Consolidation in the Vehicle

The Road to Electronics Consolidation in the Vehicle

By Andrew Macleod, Mentor Graphics We increasingly hear about centralizing the processing power in cars down to two processors: one…

Mentor Automotive — the can’t-miss career move

Mentor Automotive — the can’t-miss career move

Why Mentor Graphics? It’s a question I’ve been asked more than once since joining the company last year to head…