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What’s Driving Automotive Technology?
Seamless integration of software and hardware is powering innovative new designs
As automakers continue to build cars that combine software and hardware in new ways, innovation is also evident in flexible manufacturing platforms. Product innovations today range from interior touchscreen displays that offer driver-configurable space for instrumentation like trip mileage, to an electromechanical suspension that uses a smart algorithm to correct and adapt to road irregularities. At the same time, adaptable production lines are opening up promising roads ahead, as flexible platforms enable manufacturers to scale production while supporting a variety of vehicle configurations.
Read this article for a glimpse at some of the ways that automotive designers and manufacturers are reimagining products and processes to bring innovative vehicles to market.
Cover photo shows a Santorini Blue interior on a preproduction model of the 2026 Corvette ZR1X. Actual production model may vary. (Photo courtesy General Motors Company)
Cover design by Dave Campbell.
Also In This Issue:
• ➜ FROM THE EDITOR
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• ➜ TECH UPDATES
Innovative technologies, processes, and services that can help product manufacturers achieve greater productivity or quality. MORE…
• ➜ SOFTWARE & ANALYTICS
The latest software for optimizing product design, development, engineering, and manufacturing. MORE…
• ➜ DESIGN & ENGINEERING
Tools and tips that could help solve engineering problems, jumpstart new designs for better products, and change the way designers and engineers do their jobs. MORE…
• ➜ MADE IN AMERICA
New developments in reshoring, domestic investments in U.S. manufacturing expansion, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), and Made in USA content. MORE…
• ➜ ADVANCED MATERIALS
Developments in materials that can improve your parts and products — from smart materials to exotic metals and alloys, ceramics, composites, engineered plastics, metamaterials, and more. MORE…
• ➜ ELECTRONICS
Components, circuits, cables, assemblies, electronics manufacturing services (EMS), and more. MORE…
• ➜ INDUSTRY NEWS
News about manufacturing suppliers that OEMs product manufacturers, and sourcing decision makers need to know — plus the latest industry developments and trends. MORE…
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