Nanotechnology in Automobiles - A OEMS Viewpoint

Abstract

For the development of the societies into modern world, people have a very basic need that is mobility. And in this context automobiles do have a very vital role to play. By 2030, vehicle tally must reach upto"1.5 Billion"approx. utility and passenger vehicle, when estimated worldwide. As the number of vehicles would increase so as the energy demand worldwide also as resultant would be increasing. Related to this many more challenges arose regarding cumber in safety of passengers, curtailment of pollutants, traffic guidance system, efficacious recycling of life of the vehicle so that the scant resources can be saved significantly. Considering this, for automobile manufacturers a large number of opportunities are getting generated. For future needs sustainable advantages of mobility can be achieved because of which OEMs are aiming their efforts by acclimatizing the comfort ability, safety and environment friendliness. Nanotechnology can assume a huge job by adding to the fundamental developments and production of creative materials and processes in the automotive field. Auto OEMs look to the domestic industry to use the unique innovation potentials of nanostructured materials, thereby protecting and expanding their own position. It appears that the opportunities offered by nanotechnology has not been tapped sufficiently yet. There is a need for the domestic enterprises, the auto industry&research institutions to work together to identify and initiate necessary innovation processes through nanotechnology. The paper is an endeavor to distinguish the assortment of applications for nanotechnologies in the automotive space from an auto OEM point of view and investigate the financial and technical potential to additionally develop them.