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Touch module maker TPK will expand its product development efforts to include automotive LiDAR products in 2023, having diversified its portfolios to incorporate 3D printing, cholesterol liquid crystal-based e-paper solutions, energy storage devices and other applications.

Peng Chen, DIGITIMES Asia, Taipei

Tier-1 automotive supplier ZF Group is on track to grow its presence in China with additional production capacity for electronic power steering (EPS) systems. The company aims to increase sales in the Asia Pacific region from 25% to 30% of its global sales by 2030.

(CTA interview, please dont lock the story) Artificial intelligence development and adoption have encountered serious energy efficiency hurdles with current computer architectures. To solve this challenge, Canadian startup Blumind has invented an analog architecture for semiconductors that will process neural networks efficiently with extremely low power consumption.

Taiwans self-driving technology has achieved a significant breakthrough as the government-funded Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has just successfully completed a test of driverless shuttle car service at the Taoyuan International Airport (TIAC), marking the countrys first trial run of autonomous driving in an open field, according to ITRI sources.

Taiwans autonomous driving technology is gaining visibility in international markets, as the R&D team of the government-funded Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has obtained a permit from the Australian government to export its autonomous driving solutions to a Melbourne-based toll road operator. ITRIs solutions are also undergoing an open-field driving verification in Japan, according to Chieh-Chih Wang, chief digital officer at ITRIs Mechanical and Mechatronics Systems Resear...

China-based automotive LiDAR company Hesai Group reported its strongest financial results for the first quarter of 2023. It saw revenue increase by 73% year-over-year, thanks to surging shipments.

China-based Black Sesame Technologies announced on May 19 that it will provide local carmaker Hongqi Auto with its Huashan-2 A1000L series chips to enable an autonomous driving platform. In addition, the pair plan to start mass-producing vehicles based on the chip next year.

Tron Future Tech, a Taiwan-based startup specialized in active electronically scanned array (AESA) for drone and space applications, recently announced success in delivering the prototype of T.SpaceRouter, its automotive user terminal for low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite communication. In a press release, the company claimed that the T.SpaceRouter sourced 85% of components locally, marking a milestone for domestically developed automotive LEO satellite communication user terminals.

Driven by new safety regulations, imaging radar innovations, increased automotive radar equipment adoption, and more, it is estimated that the global automotive radar market will grow from US$6.7 billion in 2022 to US$13.6 billion in 2028, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12% between 2022 to 2028.