How Is Rapid ADAS Installation Driving Automotive Radar Integration?
How Is Rapid ADAS Installation Driving Automotive Radar Integration?
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Automobile manufacturers across the world are increasingly deploying radars, as speech recognition, eye tracking, driver monitoring, virtual assistance, gesture recognition, and natural language interface features are extensively dependent on them. As the inclusion of these features improves vehicle safety, several government organizations and international bodies are mandating the integration of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). For instance, the revised General Safety Regulation of the European Union (EU) mandates the installation of new safety technologies in European vehicles by 2022, to protect passengers, cyclists, and pedestrians.
Thus, the burgeoning demand for ADAS, on account of the implementation of stringent vehicle safety policies, along with the surging deployment of autonomous vehicles in the mobility as a service (MaaS) model, will help the automotive radar market advance at a CAGR of 8.4% during 2020–2030. According to P&S Intelligence, the market generated $5,839.0 million revenue in 2019. In the coming years, a large number of autonomous vehicles will be integrated into the fleet of shared mobility companies, as the cost incurred by such automobiles is lower than that of conventional vehicles.
These radars have a short-to-medium range or a long range (LRR). Of these, short-and-medium-range variants are utilized in higher numbers, as for any level of vehicle autonomy, more of these are required than LRRs. For instance, level 1 vehicles have one LRR to two short-and-medium-range radars, while in a level 2 autonomous vehicle, there is one LRR to three short-and-medium-range variants. Even in higher levels of autonomy, more short-and-medium-range radars are required compared to LRRs.
Both these variants are manufactured by Robert Bosch GmbH, NXP Semiconductors N.V., Infineon Technologies AG, Continental AG, DENSO CORP., Analog Devices Inc., TE Connectivity Ltd., Valeo SA, Delphi Technologies PLC, and ON Semiconductor Corp., for passenger cars as, well as commercial vehicles. As compared to commercial vehicles, more of these components are deployed in passenger cars because most of the technological developments brought about in the automotive sector are initially tested and implemented in passenger cars.
These radars are utilized for adaptive cruise control (ACC), autonomous emergency braking (AEB), intelligent park assist (IPA), blind spot detection (BSD), and forward collision warning (FCW) applications. In the coming years, most of these components will be integrated into the ACC systems of semi-autonomous vehicles, as radars can operate in adverse weather. With the ongoing advancements in the autonomous vehicle technology and changing climatic conditions, a huge number of radars will be used in ACC systems across the world.
Globally, North America dominated the automotive radar market in the recent past, and it is also expected to retain its dominance in the coming years. This can be attributed to the soaring focus of automakers on technological developments and the rising implementation of government policies supporting the adoption of radars. Whereas, Asia-Pacific (APAC) is projected to adopt radars at the highest rate in the foreseeable future due to the high automobile production and constant technological advancements in China.
Thus, the surging integration of ADAS in vehicles and rising integration of autonomous vehicles in shared mobility fleets will create a huge requirement for radars globally.
Source: P&S Intelligence