The word Autotronics brings together two disciplines that are now inseparable in modern vehicles: automotive engineering and electronics.
The United States and Japan spearheaded the integration of computerized microprocessors due to tight fuel efficiency and emission standards. Today, autotronics has expanded with the electronic integration in automobiles becoming a necessity. Deva, at the time ACTIA INDIA, was one of the first companies of its kind in India, bringing cutting edge research and technology through its electronics systems to Indian OEMs.
In practical terms, Autotronics is the use of electronic control units, sensors, communication networks, displays and embedded software inside a vehicle. These systems let different parts of the vehicle talk to each other, monitor conditions in real time, process information and act on it with far greater precision than mechanical linkages ever could.
Think about a single day on a modern bus. The driver reads vehicle status from an electronic instrument cluster. Control units manage power distribution across the chassis, body and dashboard. Diagnostic systems log faults down breakdowns. Sensors and cameras extend the driver's field of awareness. None of this is a collection of isolated parts it is one integrated electronic environment.
That integration is the real story of Autotronics, and this is what Deva’s Director Sushen Mohan Gupta’s focus for the company has been. Deva's electronic vehicular architecture portfolio is built around: intelligent displays, cockpits, assisted-driving technologies, camera and sensor safety systems, and distributed power management.
In today’s everchanging world with AI on the rise, the core focus of autotronics is expanding beyond hardware into software as well, primarily through ADAS. AI has numerous advantages to the industry especially in smart assisted driving. Harnessing the power of AI will be instrumental in giving Indian companies an edge in the industry.
Deva is committed to using AI to better its product portfolio and maintain its competitive advantage going forward.