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Archives for September 26, 2018

JTEKT builds new car-part plant in Morocco

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JTEKT Corporation recently held a ground-breaking ceremony to celebrate the construction of its new steering system production facility in Tangier, Morocco.

Production at JTEKT Automotive Morocco is set to begin in 2020 with a target annual capacity of 230,000 electric power steering systems for local plants of international carmakers.

The 11,300 sqm plant in the heart of Tangier Automotive City will also accommodate production lines for Fuji Autotech Morocco, a JTEKT subsidiary which produces manual columns.

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NXP and Hitachi team up on V2X for autonomous driving

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NXP Semiconductors N.V., the world’s largest supplier of automotive semiconductors, and Hitachi Solutions, Ltd., a  V2X software platforms specialist, have announced a partnership to develop a new V2X solution targeted at the Japanese market.

V2X technology allows vehicles to “see” around corners and communicate with other cars and infrastructure. It is instrumental in safety critical applications such as platooning and emergency braking and delivers low latency for real-time communication.

The technology also operates in a range that exceeds one mile, even in areas where cellular network connections are not available.

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ABB prepares for home automation boom

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With the home automation market predicted to exceed $115 billion by 2026, ABB recently showcased its innovations in digitalisation, safety and security, and interoperability.

The home automation market is set to experience a predicted Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of more than 6 percent between 2017 and 2026, driven by immense interest in energy efficiency as well as the digital control of home lighting, security and other consumer systems.

At IFA 2018, the company showcased its ABB Ability™ portfolio of connected and software-enabled solutions for the smarter home and mobility segments, which span the entire value chain, from the point-of-power generation to socket.

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