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Cybersecurity for Vehicle-to-Vehicle Applications

The explosion of connected vehicles, either those that are technologically advanced, self-driving or those that are manually driven and relatively simplistic, brings many advantages including improvements to safety, user convenience, and enhanced sustainability. Connected vehicles are implemented by utilising Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) networked technologies such as Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I), Vehicle-to-Network (V2N), Vehicle-to-Pedestrian (V2P), and Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V). However, …

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Comparison between Thin-Film and Bulk Solid-State Battery Technologies for the Mobility Sector

Lithium-ion batteries are used in everything from laptop computers to electric vehicles to electric aircrafts. These types of batteries have thrived in the last decade due to their relative ease of manufacture, relatively high energy density (compared to legacy nickel-metal hydride and common alkaline batteries) and existing in-depth technical understanding of their battery chemistry. One …

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Blockchain in Automotive Industry

Blockchain technology is the backbone of cryptocurrencies. The tokenization that turns blockchain into a valuable commodity isn’t a necessary step in the process. Even without this step, blockchain is a way to securely and efficiently record and transfer data. As a result, it’s turning up in a lot of places other than cryptocurrencies. One of …

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3D Printing and Electric Vehicles

With more and more focus being shifted on sustainable energy sources, investment in electric vehicles is at all-time highs. Of course, most of these vehicles are still conventionally manufactured, but OEMs have slowly started to employ the use of additive manufacturing technology in a bid to cut both costs and lead times. Tesla goes additive …

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Collaborative Robots in the Automotive Industry

The last big technological advancement in the automotive industry was Henry Ford’s invention of the assembly line in 1913. Over a century later, it is now time for another tech revolution to take place, and this time, robots will take the lead. What are Collaborative Robots? Collaborative Robots, or Cobots, are essentially robots that work …

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Driver Monitoring using Artificial Intelligence

In the day and age of fast cars and increased traffic congestions, driver monitoring is emerging to be essential that needs to be incorporated into driving assistance systems. Besides, driver fatigue and concentration levels tend to fluctuate after long periods of driving. Therefore, the need for integrating a top-notch mechanism that can monitor all aspects …

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