The services and maintenance industry is growing exponentially due to the current industrial concepts of cost-benefit analysis in the face of severe competition in the manufacturing industry. Motors and drives are major determinants of the power supply chain in industrial applications. Any malfunction of these components would cause a lack of sustainability in the manufacturing processes and can incur extensive losses. Therefore, motors and drives servicing has been gaining prominence in recent years.

The inertial measurement unit (IMU), which is typically used in an automotive application, is an electronic device to measure and report a vehicle's specific force (the non-gravitational force per unit mass), angular velocity, and the changes in the magnetic field surrounding the vehicle (or specific parts of the vehicle). An IMU usually refers to a fusion sensor unit (a combo sensor), which is basically a box containing three accelerometers and three gyroscopes. The accelerometers are typically oriented in such a manner that their axes are orthogonal to each other.

Automobile pollution is a critical issue for governments globally. NOx and CO are the two principle gasses that cause air pollution, which has increased environmental and health concerns. This has led to significant research and development of technologies to reduce emissions and the development of exhaust sensors that can monitor and control vehicle emissions. Exhaust sensors are widely used in all types of automobiles, from passenger cars to HCVs. Among the widely used automobile sensors (O2, NOx, particulate matter, and differential pressure sensors), O2 sensors are mostly found in all automobiles.

Car rental services operate through a network of pickup or drop-off points and offer a range of vehicles that customers can pay to drive when required. Car rentals are a substitute to car ownership. In this system, vehicles are owned by a firm or organization that rents them to users for short periods by the day or through monthly or annual plans. Over the past three decades, car rentals have grown from a basic service provided by popular organizations to a widely recognized component of the urban transport industry. They are also quickly developing into a globalized industry that can provide many transportation, land use, environmental, and social benefits.

Casting designs have evolved over time, and the need for lower weight metal parts has increased, especially in the automotive industry. Small and accurate cores are required to create specialized structures with thin walls as minimum as 4 mm. However, small cores are delicate and liable to crack, which results in scrap production. Fine scraps are usually undetectable until the last stage, even by using techniques like x-ray analysis. Contamination by scraps renders the thin wall castings futile and significantly increases the expenditure of the automotive industry. Hence, small core setting and handling is best undertaken by industrial robots, which can perform this task with delicacy and accuracy. Robots can transport cores to molding machines without any breakage or scrap formation. They ensure accurate setting of the core into the permanent mold.

Automotive coatings are products that enhance the exterior appearance and durability of a vehicle by protecting it from harsh external factors such as UV radiation, heat and cold, and grit from the road. Automotive adhesives and sealants are bonding agents with similar chemical constitutions and different functionalities. Adhesives are primarily used to provide structural stability to objects by binding two surfaces, whereas sealants are used to enable airtight or watertight closure of the space between two surfaces by adding a protective coating between them. These products find applications in automotive units, exterior and interior of automobiles, and in under-the-hood areas.

Registering a CAGR of 4.31% during the last five years that ended in 2015, the global automotive VR system market apparently stands at the bottom of the pack when it comes to both OEM and consumer interest. The sales trend data even indicate a negative (3.53)% YoY growth in 2015. However, it would be a remiss to dismiss this market just by judging it through these figures. Fact is, one needs to trace the growth dynamics of the VR systems over the years to gage the technological and economic trends, which have impacted this market. This will be paramount to understand where the market is headed during the forecast period.

The adoption of electric vehicles has increased considerably as they produce lower carbon emissions than fuel-powered vehicles. In addition, scarcity of fuel reserves has shifted the demand for the use of alternative energy sources, which in turn, propels the ships and boats market.

AR in vehicles is an advanced version of the existing HUD systems. It ensures that the pertinent information is situationally and sometimes interactively displayed in front of the driver. The information is displayed in a slightly distant field of vision as convenient — either on the windshield or another transparent screen placed nearby.

2014 年 11 月，日本经济产业省公布了《汽车产业战略 2014》（以下简称“《战略》”），指明了汽车产业作为日本支柱产业今后必须保持持续性发展的目标。此战略从全球性角度对可能影响日本汽车产业发展的能源环境、人口收入、老龄化、城市化、价值观念等因素进行了展望，分析了其今后10～20 年的发展动向，提出了全球战略、研发和人才战略、系统战略、车辆战略来应对不同问题。日本实行此战略的首要目标是到 2020 年日本奥运会时实现“下一代汽车”的推广并部分使用自动驾驶技术，而 2025 年以后进入完全自动驾驶的试用阶段。此战略的制定方式、战略内容等都值得我国参考借鉴。