AUTOMOTIVES
The next phase of ADAS: powered by data, enabled by connectivity
Dermot Byrne, industry marketing director - transportation at TTI Europe
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Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) are increasingly being used in commercial vehicles, ranging from light vans and heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) to specialised construction and agricultural machinery. While the passenger car market drives massive volume, the commercial vehicle sector operates on a different scale, typically building anywhere from 100 to 5000 vehicles per production run. Despite these lower volumes, the integration of ADAS is experiencing strong growth for several reasons.
According to various industry sources, the commercial vehicle ADAS market in Europe is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17 per cent to 19 per cent. The main driver is the General Safety Regulation (GSR2) contained in Regulation (EU) 2019/2144, which came into force for all newly registered vehicles from July 2024. For
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commercial vehicles like buses, coaches and HGVs, this regulation focuses on ADAS technologies that improve blind spot detection and warn of potential collisions with vulnerable road users (VRUs), such as cyclists or pedestrians. Other safety features include intelligent speed assist (ISA), autonomous emergency braking (AEB), and driver alertness monitoring.
As commercial vehicles integrate more cameras, radar and LiDAR to perceive their environment, they generate massive amounts of data that require high-speed, high-bandwidth networks. Connectivity must be managed across multiple protocols, including RF, differential pair and Automotive Ethernet. It extends far beyond the vehicle itself. Telematics systems, supported by advanced global navigation satellite system (GNSS), 5G, and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) antennas, are essential to transmit critical
location and operational data back to headquarters, ensuring, for instance, that an autonomous tractor does not veer off course and into a ditch. Within the vehicle, accurate data relies on sophisticated components such as six-degree-of-freedom inertial measurement units (IMUs), which are essentially gyros and accelerometers. Various temperature and humidity sensors are also used to adjust camera functionality during adverse weather conditions. Operating in off-road and heavy industrial environments also necessitates ruggedised hardware. Components must withstand extreme vibration, dirt, moisture and temperature fluctuations. For camera systems in particular, sealed connector systems and robust EMI/RFI noise suppression filters are critical for reliable data transmission in these harsh conditions. To simplify complex wiring architectures,
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