by Future Tech | Aug 1, 2025 | _Future tech_, _What's Hot_
It was in a meeting with BMW UK, the body repair specialist lead engineer from BMW Group and Matthew Avery, at Thatcham Research. It was one of those meetings where it might be said ‘you have got to be…’, but definitely worth listening to every single word. BMW UK...
by Future Tech | Jun 1, 2025 | _Future tech_, _What's Hot_
Here is a picture of a flow drill screw developed EJOT (there are other providers of such technology) and some Lego (other systems are available). Both represent the pinnacle of many years in pursuit of an idea. In the case of the flow drill screw, the application of...
by Future Tech | Apr 1, 2025 | _Future tech_, _What's Hot_
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) gained significant penetration in EU27 plus UK as well as the USA when auto-brake was mandated. Automatic emergency braking system (‘AEBS’): This required various alerts for the driver about impending impact, followed by...
by Future Tech | Jan 31, 2025 | _Future tech_, _What's Hot_
There are undeniable headwinds for the European-based vehicle manufacturers, which force the question about what the near future looks like. These problems boil down to: 1. Excess manufacturing capacity, which means paying for factory space as well as tools that...
by Future Tech | Jan 31, 2025 | _Future tech_, _What's Hot_
There is a familiar tension between various teams who create vehicles – the industrial designers present the vision; the engineering community are tempted to knock that back into a shape they know already works in existing products and the production engineers want...
by Future Tech | Jan 31, 2025 | _Future tech_
The EU27 and UK as well as the U.S. have made some aspects of advance driver assistance systems (‘ADAS’) mandatory, with the latest iteration featuring driver monitoring. As the fitment volumes increase, so the cost of the systems falls. Now, it may well be a few Rand...
