Creating the Future of Mobility Leading to Next Generations

As various technological innovations progress, a demand for electrification, intelligence, and other new functions has emerged for the future of mobility. For example, providing a variety of options such as HEVs, PHEVs, FCEVs in addition to BEVs is expected to enable society as a whole to use energy efficiently. On the other hand, mobility is not expected to simply evolve on its own, but in conjunction with intelligent infrastructure and cities, as well as with innovations in safer, more comfortable travel that utilize communications.

We therefore advance research and development of elemental technologies intended to improve the performance of electric vehicles, including efforts to realize next-generation power semiconductors that maximize the efficiency of electric vehicles, to develop battery materials that take sustainability into account, and to design structures for fuel cells using quantum beam analysis. We also work on a variety of initiatives that will contribute to greater value for mobility in the future, including compact, high-precision onboard sensors that are essential for intelligence, and motor and compressor design technologies that realize greater comfort and efficiency for electric vehicles.