Connected Car
TRANSPORTATION AND AUTOMOTIVE
Connected Car Solutions
Drive the Future with Precision and Reliability
At NOFFZ, we are at the forefront of testing and automation systems, delivering cutting-edge solutions across various industries. In the rapidly evolving automotive sector, our expertise in connected car technologies ensures your products are reliable, safe, and ready for the future. From initial validation to end-of-line production, our tailored test concepts meet the highest standards of precision and reliability.
What is a Connected Car?
A Connected Car is a vehicle equipped with wireless access to different safety-, infotainment- or driver assistant services such as internet access, eCall, remote software update, phone mirroring, real-time mapping, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication and many more. These vehicles use different technologies for a certain use case, for example during maintenance software updates are going over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth®, but the internet access requires 4G/5G cellular connection, and GNSS for navigation.
Commonly known devices that turn vehicles into connected cars are Telematics Control Units (TCU), Network Access Devices (NAD), Smart Antennas, Infotainment Head Units, V2X On-board Units (OBU). These devices are similar to regular smart phones in functionality, but with automotive grade enclosure, form factor and certification process.
Connected Car Testing
What is the Complexity of Connected Car Testing?
Similar to regular smart phones, connected car devices offer dual-SIM cellular modems, with upto 4×4 MIMO antenna patterns, adding Wi-Fi, Bluetooth®, GNSS will result in 12-16 antenna ports to test, while the device also needs connection to an automotive bus (ie.: CAN, Automotive Ethernet), speakers, microphone, maybe even displays to further increase test complexity.
To test a connected car device, we need to bring the whole wireless world into the lab and production floor. For parametric testing we need multi-port, multi-standard RF (Radio Frequency) test equipment, while for functional testing the market is changing from using expensive, traditional call-boxes to more affordable, purpose built test tools, such as the IoT Test Node or Base Station Emulator.
Why choose NOFFZ
Why Choose NOFFZ for Connected Car Testing?
Our connected car solutions are built on the UTP – Universal Tester Platform, offering a unique blend of standardization and customization. This flexible platform adapts to almost any technology, providing a scalable and reliable testing solution tailored to your specific requirements.
Experience in Environmental Validation Testing: we have several years of real project experience in building test systems for lifecycle analysis of connected car devices. We have converted LV-124 requirements into physical test racks, custom built measurement equipment and automated test software to support 3600 hours long test cases under extreme environmental conditioning. Please click here and see our UTP 7033
Track Record of High-speed Production Testing: we spent years to continuously dictate trends in production testing of connected car devices by first turning single-DUT testing to multi-DUT stations, later to extend for complete automation, robotic handling and deploying 10+ RF chambers in a test rack. Please click here and see our UTP 9011 or UTP 9085
Key features
Key Features of Our Connected Car Testing Solutions
- Reliable, Safe, and Error-Free: Our systems are designed to deliver consistent, defect-free results, ensuring the highest level of safety and reliability.
- Focused Product Development: With a dedicated engineering team, focusing on building test tools that our not available on the market, or not in the expected format, we are bringing innovation to real users.
- Global Reach, Local Expertise: With nine locations across three continents, our experts are readily available to support your testing needs, providing close project support and perfect advice.
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