By T Murrali On 12th August 111 years ago a ‘disruptive’ methodology called mass production and assembly operations changed the way a car was manufactured. The first Ford Model T car was built and assembled on that day. The question, “Is it time for another major disruption in automobile production?” has had been relevant for […]
By T Murrali The past three months were celebration time for aviation and aerospace industries. On May 30 Airbus celebrated its 50th anniversary presenting a story of ambition and achievement, showcasing European integration. On July 19, exactly 50 years ago Neil Armstrong and Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin Jr landed on the Moon for the first time […]
By T Murrali Recently I had the opportunity to travel in an autonomous car in Paris, courtesy Valeo. The drive was very interesting and intuitive, maybe because of the convergence of digitalisation’s high profile applications. Reports say this technology has over 1,200 patents registered by key industry players between 2012 and 2016. Surprisingly, more than […]
By T Murrali Every passing day ends with several new developments. Of late the whole world is working on to relegate the thrill of driving to the car itself. In pursuit of this, Jaguar Land Rover is inspiring the next generation of software engineers to service the demand for writing software codes for autonomous mobility. […]
By T Murrali The uniqueness of cars that were unveiled at the recently-concluded Geneva International Motor Show (GIMS) made it one of the best events that automotive enthusiasts could recall in recent years. The most spectacular among them to draw the attention of the media and visitors was Pininfarina Battista, the world’s first pure electric […]
By T Murrali: After the December-January holidays, several corporates greeted the New Year with announcements on innovative projects and proposals related to new and safer mobility. One of the major new initiatives is the joint venture of two global automotive giants, BMW Group and Daimler AG, to provide sustainable urban mobility. They are pooling their […]
By T Murrali: Wish You A Happy And Prosperous New Year. December seems to be a month divided equally for work and the other half for vacation preparation and vacation itself. But it is not so for the hardcore innovators, especially the ‘ideating heads’ of the automotive companies. They have more than one thing to […]
By T Murrali: Every New Year marks also the unfolding of many innovations, mainly in electronics,thanks to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in early January. At CES 2109 most of the exhibits were on infotainment, ADAS, electronic mirrors, driver monitoring systems and impressive and intelligent instrument clusters. Most of them were targeted […]
By T Murrali: I was at the IAA 2018 show in Hannover recently and it appeared as a hot spot of innovative technologies. You will see details about many of them in the Cover Story of this edition. I was surprised to know that the automotive industry accounted for 40 percent of all new patent […]
By T Murrali: September is the month of ‘Innovations.’ Maybe of every other year, 2018 included. Two major exhibitions, Automechanika Frankfurt, for the aftermarket, and IAA in Hannover, for OEMs, will flood the expos with inventions and innovations this month. The principal target group for both is the auto component manufacturers from all over the […]
