For drivers, a flat tire is definitely a nightmare for everyone and accidentally causes unimaginable consequences. In real life, there are many reasons for a flat tire, including tire aging, rolling sharp objects, overload, etc. Etc. But in fact, the most important reason is that even 90% of blowout accidents are caused by tire pressure anomalies.
In response, the United States has enacted mandatory regulations on tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) since 2005. Subsequently, the EU, South Korea and China Taiwan have also issued mandatory standards for TPMS, and China has also promulgated the "Passenger (GB26149) regulations and has been submitted to the National Standards Committee in September 2016. According to the regulations: From January 1, 2019 onwards, all newly certified passenger cars in the Chinese market must be Install TPMS; from January 1, 2020 onwards, all in-production passenger car began to implement mandatory installation requirements.
There is no doubt that the policy will certainly promote the development of the domestic TPMS industry.According to the forecast agency Strategy Analytics forecast that more than 80% of global production of light vehicles by 2020 will be equipped with TPMS, while China will be the main growth area "With the national enforcement of the TPMS standard, this will not only benefit the relevant supply chain vendors, but will also be very beneficial to consumers as our cars will become safer and more fuel efficient." NXP Vice President Eric Toulouse, general manager of pressure sensor product line, said in an interview with micro-grid reporter.
It is reported that NXP has successfully developed four generations of small integrated low-power and high-quality sensors for automobile industry customers as the industry leader in automotive TPMS safety technology.In addition, NXP recently attended the domestic TPMS manufacturer Shanghai Baolong Automobile Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as 'Paul Lung Technology') held in Shanghai, 15 million TPMS sensor off the assembly line.
As early as in 2002, the entire Chinese automobile industry was still at a groping stage in the field of TPMS, and Baolong Technology has been entering this field for 15 years now. As you can imagine, the process of starting a business is difficult. The total investment of Baolong Technology Automotive Electronics Li Wei, manager recalled, 'At the time, all the team building, design and manufacturing processes were independently developed by us. In intelligent manufacturing, Baolong introduced smart robot equipment as early as 2012.
The cooperation between NXP and Baolong began in 2004. NXP's TPMS products combine pressure and motion sensors with microcontrollers and wireless communication chips to provide precise tire positioning and optimal tire pressure monitoring, Tire pressure monitoring market demand for the overall solution.
For both parties, Eric Toulouse, NXP vice president and general manager of pressure sensor product lines, said in recent years the partnership has grown closer and closer. "Baolong has played a very important role for NXP, as if Is a fulcrum because NXP does not work directly with OEMs, and when we offer new technologies, Baolong can validate its production lines to verify the reliability of its products and technologies, which are important to NXP. In addition, Baolong will pilot our new product. '
In the future, NXP will also continue to work together to deepen cooperation in the field of tire pressure monitoring.Eric pointed out that the next Baolong capacity will continue to rise, and NXP as Baolong's main supplier, will be able to make the relevant production capacity, Ensure that we can quickly and timely produce high-quality products, supply to Baolong.
In addition, in addition to cooperation on traditional TPMS, Li Wei said that in the future Baolong Technologies will also combine NXP's intelligent products to do more extensions, such as 360-degree looking around with image processors, cutting-edge with millimeter-wave radar Driving assistance system areas and more.