Metrics drive architectural optimization

A new perspective on vehicle system design

A new paper describes an approach to vehicle system design that uses standardized, hierarchical functions as a single level to…

Batteries and electric motors greatly increase electric vehicle weight compared to internal combustion engines

Automotive trends create timing dilemma for startup manufacturers

The advent of automotive start-ups Over the last 10 – 15 years, the automotive industry has been revolutionized by a…

Complex systems support ADAS and Autonomous Drive

Wiring harness development in today’s automotive world

The never-ending development of new technologies and their addition to modern vehicles leads to a phenomenon that can be labeled…

harness complexity-related costs

3 ways to improve wiring harness manufacturing

Manual engineering methods still dominate in the wiring harness manufacturing industry. As harness complexity increases, these legacy methods will come…

Modeling the true cost of a wire harness

An automotive wire harness rarely has just a single part number that can be ordered and installed in a vehicle….

Download this paper to explore how new technologies and the pace of change for automotive companies, make it critical to evolve their development processes to deliver and maximize the value of E/E architecture

Clearing the road ahead for automotive E/E innovation

The road forward for automotive OEMs and their suppliers remains lengthy and confusing. While full vehicle autonomy is a popular…

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The E/E architecture and the future of automotive innovation

Over time, vehicles have become dramatically more complex due to technological advances and consumer trends. Mechanical systems accounted for most…

Wire harness design and manufacturing

Merged formboards to improve harness manufacturing

The wire harness industry is very competitive. Increasing complexity is straining profitability of the manufacturing process, which is still highly…

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Generative design solves automotive E/E systems design challenges

Automakers are integrating more electrical and electronic (E/E) content into their vehicle platforms to enable a wider array of electrically…