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IDTechEx Discusses Functional Automotive Exteriors With Printed/Flexible Electronics

Connected cars require integrated antennas, sensors and more.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

While vehicle interiors might be an obvious target for emerging technologies based on printed/flexible electronics, there are also plenty of opportunities for vehicle exteriors. These range from transparent heaters to solar panels, and benefit from attributes as varied as transparency, conformality, low weight, and tunable absorption spectra. EVs Create Requirement for Transparent Heaters Cameras and LIDAR in autonomous vehicles or advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) will always require ...

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