R&D Trends in Vehicle Construction

ESA technology exchange between space and automotive industry Darmstadt, 6.11.2002

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. H. Wallentowitz, Director Institut für Kraftfahrwesen Aachen (ika)
Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Parr, Head of Strategy and Process Development, (ika)

Abstract:

The automobile industry is on the borderline to apply a number of innovative technologies in the coming years. These innovative technologies lead to new functionalities in the vehicle and partly to significant modifications of the development- and production process. In total more than 45 identified product technology trends with significant impact on the industry are identified up to 2010.




Fig. 1: Forthcoming vehicle technologies up to 2010