2018 marks the transition to Highly-automated vehicles

Today, ADAS penetration is rising and Level 2 driving & parking features are available on the road from leading premium brands as well as Volume ones in Europe, U.S, China and Japan. L2 driving features enable convenience but require that the driver is ”always in the loop”, i.e. is constantly monitoring the road.

2018 witnessed Audi becoming the first to activate Level 3 driving features, which allow the driver to be distracted but awake to back-up the system. Also, by 2020, advanced car markets, such as Europe, North America and Japan, will have transitioned to L3 and the first C-segment car with L3 will be unveiled.

Since many carmakers don’t design and manufacture ADAS features in-house, or more importantly, the cameras and radars for these features, they rely on suppliers who are the leading manufacturers and distributors of components and features.

2018 marks the transition to Highly-automated vehicles