Designers working with engineers to establish product definition in new product development.

Next-generation design for the automotive industry today

Electrification and automation are changing the face of the automotive industry. The requirements of battery and thermal management, sensor engineering, and connectivity dramatically…

Man walking across street with phone and vehicles on street scanning him

Five disruptive trends driving autonomous vehicle development

The automotive industry is experiencing unprecedented changes driven by disruptive innovations and customer demand for a new driving experience leading…

Which validation, verification and testing method is right for your autonomous vehicle chip project? You may be surprised.

Which validation, verification and testing method is right for your autonomous vehicle chip project? You may be surprised.

Shift-left testing is a methodology in which testing is performed earlier in the product lifecycle — that is, it is…

Developments in sensing and information fusion for achieving full level 5 autonomy

Developments in sensing and information fusion for achieving full level 5 autonomy

Even though autonomous driving has been a topic of interest for over half a century, there is currently no consensus…

Part 1: Introduction to ADAS

Part 1: Introduction to ADAS

Among the most rewarding aspects of work at Mentor is the chance to collaborate with our experts around the world…

Automotive is now the convergence of everything

Automotive is now the convergence of everything

We move. Constantly. Inter-state, intra-city and suburban. The car is being replaced by the concept of mobility and is slowly…

Asking the wrong question about autonomous vehicles

Asking the wrong question about autonomous vehicles

Another week, another slate of stories on autonomous vehicles. Wall Street Journal Detroit bureau chief, John D. Stoll, reported last…

A car tailor made for you that would still make Henry Ford happy

A car tailor made for you that would still make Henry Ford happy

As lore has it, about 100 years ago Henry Ford quipped that a “customer can have a car painted any…

Tesla, BYD Auto and the quest to take e-vehicles mainstream

Tesla, BYD Auto and the quest to take e-vehicles mainstream

Since last week it’s been the standard middle-class dinner party question: Did you pre-order a Tesla Model 3? Keep in…

The Road to Electronics Consolidation in the Vehicle

The Road to Electronics Consolidation in the Vehicle

By Andrew Macleod, Mentor Graphics We increasingly hear about centralizing the processing power in cars down to two processors: one…