The future of “core” vehicle systems

Somewhere within the supplier ecosphere, amid the rise of ACES (Autonomous, Connected, Electrified and Shared) technologies, an important point is being lost. That is, the traditional “core” vehicle systems and capabilities which will remain as vital to mobility's future trajectory-including self-driving and robotic SAE Levels 4 and 5 vehicles-as they are today.

Engineers, technicians and planners who work in these areas know what I'm talking about here. While the key constituents of ACES-cameras, radars, lidars, proximity sensors, chipsets and software-are currently “golden” on Wall Street (and ubiquitous on the industry-conference circuit), equally important “old school” systems tech is not getting its due attention.