All About Industries Article | Jul 4, 2025 Automotive Industry Pushes Software Development on an Open-Source Basis
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/df/26/df26e72a2f7c890171a1059b48eef68e/0129962397v1.jpeg "The Swedish cutting tool manufacturer Sandvik Coromant now has two additional geometries for its Corodrill DE10 replaceable head drilling system, which it says will further expand the already wide range of applications - for example for cast materials ... (Image:Sandvik Coromant)")
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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/40/c5/40c5051cebdb10fdee9a283303434d9d/0129881741v1.jpeg "3D-printed tools and other components contribute to energy-saving, precise processes. (Image:Gerhard Schubert GmbH)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/ae/bd/aebda515c684825e97579175874ea6bd/0129920231v1.jpeg "Hensoldt, a sensor specialist for critical defense applications among other things, now has a strategic milestone ahead of it. The company is planning to acquire Nedinsco, an optronics company from Venlo in the Netherlands. Here's what's to come ... (Image:Hensoldt)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/92/5e/925ee98ea36ad9bd574fa1cea11d0e53/0129964352v1.jpeg "The production of hardware components for humanoid robots offers great market potential. (Image:Fraunhofer IPA)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/08/72/0872dd2dd119a54824c41e0e580e45a8/0129576591v1.jpeg "The Rose enclosure systems can be customized on request. (Image:Rose Systemtechnik GmbH)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/73/17/7317794432521bf911711b91287cfc28/0129961259v1.jpeg "ABB Robotics and Nvidia are enabling the widespread use of physical AI in the world of robotics. This means that systems can be created virtually and with high precision and optimized much more cost-effectively. In the large image the virtual system, next to it the real robot cell ... (Image:ABB)")
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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/9e/98/9e984afbf9c6f2bcc8963bd13465b180/26-02-pi-fraunhofer-iws-41300-ultragrain-project-closing-pic-02-1562x878v1v1.png "The process of laser wire build-up welding (DED-LB) with pulse laser-induced plasma, which contributed to the success of the Ultra Grain project, is shown at high speed. (Image:Fraunhofer IWS)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/28/00/28008d9477bb07daa3b28ce4ac0ae907/newsimage418436-1536x864v1v1.jpeg "Researchers have produced elastic ear cartilage from human cells in the laboratory, which remains dimensionally stable in animal models. (Image:ETH Zurich)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/1e/7d/1e7d6a316cdd7a7ba5e84d7c9a3efb80/newsimage418837-3000x1687v1v1.jpeg "Driverless shuttles can strengthen public transport, especially in rural areas. (Image:ZF Friedrichshafen)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/85/e8/85e89606edeeec55feac9ab5617e2440/newsimage418885-3500x1969v1v1.jpeg "Flexible: The solid electrolyte based on silicone is expandable and thus compensates for the cavities that form in solid-state batteries during charging and discharging. (Image:Empa)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/c5/d2/c5d2655e427c7cbfe2f537dccfbd06e3/0129971639v1.jpeg "Volkswagen Group Charging, Elli, has connected its first electricity storage system to the grid. (Image:Elli)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/b4/fc/b4fc9420fca6915b291eca0ae2532688/0129978040v1.jpeg "MAN has completed winter tests with nine buses. (Image:Bulent Camci)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/a7/22/a722a06c823b5d7405eb9fb15a0b4e7d/0129931201v1.jpeg "The company offers access to its charging network, which now has more than 1,000,000 charging points across Europe, via the Elli app. (Image:Elli | Volkswagen)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/89/5d/895dfb4fb9a90c33ddd287c7d09c9ffd/0129938355v1.jpeg "Ganfeng Lithium has developed semi-solid batteries for eVTOLs together with Geely subsidiary Aerofugia. (Image:Aerofugia)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/7b/10/7b108d8ec7bf09cb1a20998364483525/0129923685v1.jpeg "The concept of the blade battery. (Image:BYD Europe B.V.)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/64/97/6497d264fcf62cf4325443498b3826f3/0129930890v1.jpeg "Switching without mechanical contacts (Image:Endrich)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/f3/c0/f3c0040f2b655e91b80158029c65b0cc/0127314142v1.jpeg "Nexperia's assembly and testing fab in Guangdong, China. (Image:Nexperia)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/eb/06/eb069fcd5423295876bad3277dbea0bf/0129955418v1.jpeg "The Iran war and the supply chains: Electronic components are currently hardly affected by bottlenecks. (Image:Markus Kammermann)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/d4/29/d42955eaf392933cafacde5cfd5abf05/0125339086v1.jpeg?v= "Eleven companies from the automotive industry have signed a memorandum of understanding for joint software development based on open-source. (Image:VDA)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/67/6a/676a6febf9f18015c5918fb914ae65d7/0121496669v1.jpeg?v= "According to the study, professions in mechanical and industrial engineering and metalworking in particular have lost relevance since 2019. (Image:Monkey Business - stock.adobe.com)")