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40% of a vehicle’s architecture now consists of electronics such as stability control systems, so cybersecurity is one of the most pressing challenges now facing the automotive industry. Prioritising operational resilience from the design stages of a vehicle is a must for ensuring safety, security and functionality

The first weekend in February 2020 saw the running of the Bathurst 12-hour event in the V8 Supercars series, Australia’s most popular racing class. The same weekend in 2019 saw the Brabham BT62 set the fastest time ever for a closed-wheel vehicle around Bathurst, Australia’s most famous racing circuit. So just how fast was that lap, and how did Brabham’s dynamicists achieve it?

Continued investment in EV and CAV technologies are key 2020 trends driving increasing R&D costs, says engineering consultancy Horiba MIRA, which also expects further industry restructuring to prioritise R&D funding, as well as collaboration between start-ups, major OEMs, the supply chain and governments to prioritise new growth areas

Hot Form Quench (HFQ) technology can enable faster, less expensive high-volume automotive OEM production of lighter weight vehicle parts. The RACEForm project explains how it has developed an innovative aluminium manufacturing process project validated for high-volume automotive OEM applications

As a society, we are often too quick to adopt emerging technologies without considering the security implications – whilst manufacturers often neglect to build security by design into vehicles and other connected devices. All this leaves new tools and technologies wide open to attack – with connected cars at particular risk, given the dangers associated with everyday driving