Automotive

Tire Industry Works Toward Global RFID Tagging Standards

November 22, 2016

A tire-industry working group led by Chinese rubber manufacturing equipment company Mesnac is striving to standardize the way in which the industry uses radio frequency identification tags. This includes how those tags are attached in tires, as well as how they are tested and encoded with data.

What's Driving the Automotive Supply Chain?

November 21, 2016

Russell W. Goodman, Editor in Chief, SupplyChainBrain

3D Printing May Be Changing Auto Manufacturing

November 18, 2016

Industry Week

The movie "Back to the Future" showed us cars hovering in air in an idea of what 2015 would look like. Now in 2016, we see our cars still bound to the earth. However, when the movie was made, in 1985, most of the materials in modern vehicles didn't exist.

Samsung Enters Automotive Supply Chain With $8Bn Deal

November 18, 2016

Supply Management

An $8bn acquisition may turn Samsung into a major supplier to the automotive industry. The South Korean smartphone manufacturer has entered into a definitive agreement with Harman International Industries, a market-leading maker of connected-car components, to buy the firm for $112 per share in cash.

Trump's Policies Could Damage America's Retailers

November 16, 2016

Bloomberg

America's retailers are reeling following months of weak sales, and while they began limping back in September as malls prepare for the crucial holiday rush, a new worry is setting in. Donald Trump.

Government Official Aims for Tariff-Free Automotive Supply Chains in UK

November 4, 2016

Supply Management

Business secretary Greg Clark has said the UK government will approach Brexit negotiations with the aim of achieving tariff-free access to EU markets for the automotive industry. This was among the assurances he gave to Nissan before the automaker announced the next Qashqai and X-Trail models would be built in Sunderland, the UK's biggest car plant, Clark said.

How Will DOT Regulate Self-Driving Vehicles?

November 4, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The U.S. Department of Transportation is applying a surprisingly light hand to the regulation of driverless vehicles.

Lawmakers Criticize Vehicle Cybersecurity Guidelines From U.S. Transport Agency

November 1, 2016

Computerworld

Guidance from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for improving motor vehicle cybersecurity has attracted criticism from lawmakers who said that mandatory security standards are needed.

Uber's Self-Driving Truck Makes First Commercial Delivery

November 1, 2016

The New York Times

The futurists of Silicon Valley may not have seen this one coming: The first commercial delivery made by a self-driving truck was 2,000 cases of Budweiser beer. Last week, Otto, the Uber-owned self-driving vehicle operation, announced the completion of its first commercial delivery, having delivered its beer load from Fort Collins, Colo., to Colorado Springs, a roughly 120-mile trip on Interstate 25.

Research Forecasts 17.5 Million Camera-Based Driver Monitoring Systems to Ship in 2026

October 31, 2016

ABI Research

As the automotive industry wakes up to the safety challenges of managing human interactions with autonomous systems, ABI Research identifies camera-based driver monitoring systems (DMS) as the chief enablers of safe, semi-autonomous driving. The market is forecast to reach 17.5 million camera-based DMS shipments in 2026, the business intelligence group reports.

Automotive

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the automotive industry — which consists of companies that produce automobiles, utility vehicles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and heavy trucks. Learn how automotive companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.