Global Adaptive Cruise Control Systems Industry

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This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Adaptive Cruise Control Systems in Thousand Units by the following Vehicle Segments: Passenger Cars, and Commercial Vehicles. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2009 through 2017. Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. The report profiles 32 companies including many key and niche players such as Autoliv Inc., Continental AG, Delphi Corporation, Denso Corporation, Hitachi Ltd., Nissan Motor Company, Robert Bosch GmbH, TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., Autocruise, and WABCO Belgium BVBA. The report include Components Suppliers: e2v Technologies, M/A-COM Technology Solutions, Omron Corporation, and Omron Automotive Electronics, Inc. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based upon search engine sources in the public domain.

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1

Disclaimers I-2

Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-3

Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-3

Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW II-1

Safety: An Issue of Paramount Importance II-1

Table 1: Road Accident Statistics (2007): Breakdown of Number

of Road Fatalities in Select Countries Worldwide (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-2

Need to Avert Collisions: A Business Case for Adaptive Cruise

Control Systems II-2

A Review of Longstanding Demand Drivers II-3

Global Automotive Production Levels II-3

Level of Consumer Awareness on Safety II-3

Market Acceptance: Hinges Onto Consumer Awareness II-3

Market Scenario II-4

Will Growth Be Held Hostage in Europe by the European Debt

Crisis? II-4

2007-2009 Recession Impact in Retrospect II-4

Global Automotive Production Statistics II-6

Table 2: World Production Of Passenger Cars By Geographic

Region in Thousand Units For Years 2006 Through 2009

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-6

Table 3: World Production of Commercial Vehicles by

Geographic Region in Thousand Units for Years 2006 through

2009 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-7

ACC Systems Market Feels the Heat of 2007-2009 Economic

Recession II-8

Opportunities in Store II-8

Market Trends/Issues II-8

Growing Consumer Awareness on Safety to Drive ACC Systems Market II-8

Tapping Opportunities Beyond High-End Luxury Car Segment: A

High Priority for Growth II-9

Reducing Prices - Key Focus Area for Manufacturers II-9

Vehicles Featuring Adaptive Cruise Control II-10

Government Safety Initiatives to Drive Demand for ACC Systems II-10

Automakers Keen on Passing the 'Liability' Buck to Drivers II-11

ACC Systems Servicing - A Fiddly Issue II-11

Automakers Play the Waiting Game II-12

RoI - 'Forget It' in the Short-Term, 'Realize It' in the

Long-Term II-12

Competition - 'Brings Out the Better of the Best' II-12

2. PRODUCT OVERVIEW II-14

Vehicle Safety Systems II-14

Cruise Control System II-14

Limitations II-14

Adaptive Cruise Control System II-14

History in a Nut Shell II-15

Overview of Select ACC System Components II-15

Vehicle Speed Sensor II-15

Forward-Looking Radar/Lidar II-15

Digital Signal Processor II-15

Cruise Control Module II-16

A Typical ACC Module II-17

ACC's Interface with Other Systems in a Vehicle II-17

Operating Mechanism of an ACC System II-18

Prerequisites of an ACC System II-18

Other Issues II-18

Benefits of an ACC System II-19

Second Generation ACC Systems II-19

Mechanism of a Lane Departure Warning (LDW) System II-20

Causes for Driver's Forcible Intervention with ACC Systems II-20

The Immediate Future II-21

3. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS II-22

Delphi to Unveil ESR in 2010 Ford Taurus II-22

Volvo Unveils Volvo Enhanced Cruise II-22

Mack Trucks Launches Mack Road Stability Advantage II-22

Mack Trucks to Offer Upgraded ACC of Bendix in RSA Safety System II-23

Ford to Launch Radar Based Active Collision Avoidance System II-23

Freightliner and MeritorWABCO Jointly Launch OnGuard Collision

Safety System II-23

Bendix Commercial Vehicle to Offer Automatic Braking System II-23

Michigan Inventors develop New Speed Control System II-24

Bendix Announces Development of Advanced ACC System II-24

TRW Introduces Advanced Pre-Crash Safety System II-24

Siemens VDO Develops New LIDAR based ACC System II-25

Nissan Announces Distance Control Assist System II-25

Delphi's Advanced Collision Warning System in New Ford Models

in Europe II-25

Delphi Introduces New ACC System, Forewarn® II-26

Continental Develops ACDIS II-26

Bosch ACC in BMW 3 Series II-26

WABCO, Continental Temic Combine Offers a Compact ACC II-27

Volvo Introduces BLIS II-27

Bosch Unveils Second Generation ACC II-27

Toyota Innovates Radar-Based ACC for Stop-and-Go Function II-27

Siemens VDO Automotive Works on a LDW System II-27

Infiniti Introduces a LDW System II-28

4. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY II-29

Autoliv Acquires Radar System Business of Visteon II-29

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Purchases VORAD System of Eaton II-29

TRW Automotive Collaborates with OEMs to Develop AC100 radar

system II-29

Bendix Commercial to Take Over SmarTire Systems II-29

Iteris to Distribute Delphi's Warning System II-29

Robert Bosch Selects Infineon's Rasic Chip II-30

ZF and Bosch Offer Parts for Latest Audi A4 II-30

Delphi Supplies Active Safety System for New Models by

European Automaker II-30

Continental Completes Acquisition of Siemens VDO Automotive AG II-31

Ford Recalls Vehicles to Fix Cruise Control System II-31

WABCO Emerges as an Independent Entity II-31

Delphi to Incorporate Smart Cruise Control in Ford's Mondeo II-31

Bosch and Knorr Bremse in Strategic Alliance for Driver

Assistance Systems II-32

Siemens VDO Automotive Acquires IDM II-32

Valeo Raytheon Systems Garners a Contract from a North

American Auto Maker II-32

5. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS II-33

Autoliv Inc (USA) II-33

Continental AG (Germany) II-33

Delphi Automotive LLP (USA) II-33

Denso Corporation (Japan) II-34

Hitachi Ltd. (Japan) II-34

Nissan Motor Company (Japan) II-34

Robert Bosch GmbH (Germany) II-35

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (USA) II-35

Autocruise (France) II-35

WABCO Belgium BVBA (Belgium) II-36

Focus on Select Components Suppliers II-36

e2v Technologies (UK) II-36

M/A-COM Technology Solutions (USA) II-36

Omron Corporation (Japan) II-37

Omron Automotive Electronics, Inc. (USA) II-37

6. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE II-38

Table 4: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Adaptive Cruise Control Systems by Geographic Region - US,

Canada, Japan, Europe, and Rest of World Markets Independently

Analyzed with Annual Installations in Thousand Units for the

Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-38

Table 5: World Historic Review for Adaptive Cruise Control

Systems by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, and

Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Installations in Thousand Units for the Years 2003 through

2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-39

Table 6: World 15-Year Perspective for Adaptive Cruise Control

Systems by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of

Installations for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, and Rest of World

Markets for the Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-40

Table 7: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Adaptive Cruise Control Systems (in Passenger Cars) by

Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, and Rest of

World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Installations

in Thousand Units for the Years 2009 through 2017 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-41

Table 8: World Historic Review for Adaptive Cruise Control

Systems (in Passenger Cars) by Geographic Region - US, Canada,

Japan, Europe, and Rest of World Markets Independently

Analyzed with Annual Installations 'in Thousand Units for the

Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-42

Table 9: World 15-Year Perspective for Adaptive Cruise Control

Systems (in Passenger Cars) by Geographic Region - Percentage

Breakdown of Installations for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, and

Rest of World Markets for the Years 2003, 2011 & 2017

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-43

Table 10: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Adaptive Cruise Control Systems (in Commercial Vehicles) by

Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, and Rest of

World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Installations

in Thousand Units for the Years 2009 through 2017(includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-44

Table 11: World Historic Review for Adaptive Cruise Control

Systems (in Commercial Vehicles) by Geographic Region - US,

Canada, Japan, Europe, and Rest of World Markets Independently

Analyzed with Annual Installations in Thousand Units for the

Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-45

Table 12: World 15-Year Perspective for Adaptive Cruise

Control Systems (in Commercial Vehicles) by Geographic Region -

Percentage Breakdown of Installations for US, Canada, Japan,

Europe, and Rest of World Markets for the Years 2003, 2011 &

2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-46

III. MARKET

1. THE UNITED STATES III-1

A.Market Analysis III-1

Multiple Factors Multiply Demand for ACC Systems III-1

Table 13: US Motor Vehicle Accident Statistics (2008):

Percentage Share Breakdown of Number of Vehicles Involved

in Crashes by Vehicle Type (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-1

Table 14: US Motor Vehicle Accident Statistics (2008):

Breakdown of Number of Deaths (in '000) within 1 Month of

Accident (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-2

Optoelectronics Hog the Limelight III-2

B.Market Analytics III-3

Table 15: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Adaptive Cruise Control Systems by Vehicle Segment - Annual

Installations in Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles

Independently Analyzed in Thousand Units for the Years 2009

through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-3

Table 16: US Historic Review for Adaptive Cruise Control

Systems by Vehicle Segment -Annual Installations in

Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles Independently

Analyzed in Thousand Units for the Years 2003 through 2008

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-4

Table 17: US 15-Year Perspective for Adaptive Cruise Control

Systems by Vehicle Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Annual

Installations for Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles for

Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-5

2. CANADA III-6

Market Analytics III-6

Table 18: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis

for Adaptive Cruise Control Systems by Vehicle Segment -

Annual Installations in Passenger Cars and Commercial

Vehicles Independently Analyzed in Thousand Units for the

Years 2009 through 201 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-6

Table 19: Canadian Historic Review for Adaptive Cruise

Control Systems by Vehicle Segment - Annual Installations in

Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles Independently

Analyzed in Thousand Units for the Years 2003 through 2008

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-7

Table 20: Canadian 15-Year Perspective for Adaptive Cruise

Control Systems by Vehicle Segment - Percentage Breakdown of

Annual Installations for Passenger Cars and Commercial

Vehicles for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-8

3. JAPAN III-9

A.Market Analysis III-9

Market Overview III-9

Toyota Innovates Radar-Based ACC for Stop-and-Go Function III-9

Historic Market Share Findings: A Review III-9

Table 21: Japanese Market for ACC systems (2005):

Percentage breakup of Volume sales for Denso Corporation,

Hitachi Ltd., Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Nissin Kogyo

Co. Ltd., and others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-9

Key Player III-10

Toyota Motor Corporation III-10

B.Market Analytics III-10

Table 22: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis

for Adaptive Cruise Control Systems by Vehicle Segment -

Annual Installations in Passenger Cars and Commercial

Vehicles Independently Analyzed in Thousand Units for the

Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-10

Table 23: Japanese Historic Review for Adaptive Cruise

Control Systems by Vehicle Segment - Annual Installations in

Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles Independently

Analyzed in Thousand Units for the Years 2003 through 2008

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-11

Table 24: Japanese 15-Year Perspective for Adaptive Cruise

Control Systems by Vehicle Segment - Percentage Breakdown of

Annual Installations for Passenger Cars and Commercial

Vehicles for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 III-12

4. EUROPE III-13

A.Market Analysis III-13

Radar-Based ACC to 'Give In' to Lidar-Based ACC? III-13

Europe's RESPONSE to Road Terrors III-13

Peek into Projects for Driver Assistance Systems III-13

Volkswagen AKTIV Project III-13

PRORETA 2 Project III-14

B.Market Analytics III-15

Table 25: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis

for Adaptive Cruise Control Systems by Vehicle Segment -

Annual Installations in Passenger Cars and Commercial

Vehicles Independently Analyzed in Thousand Units for the

Years 2009 through 2017(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-15

Table 26: European Historic Review for Adaptive Cruise

Control Systems by Vehicle Segment -Annual Installations in

Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles Independently

Analyzed in Thousand Units for the Years 2003 through 2008

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-16

Table 27: European 15-Year Perspective for Adaptive Cruise

Control Systems by Vehicle Segment - Percentage Breakdown of

Annual Installations for Passenger Cars and Commercial

Vehicles for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-17

5. REST OF WORLD III-18

Market Analytics III-18

Table 28: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future

Analysis for Adaptive Cruise Control Systems by Vehicle

Segment - Annual Installations in Passenger Cars and

Commercial Vehicles Independently Analyzed in Thousand Units

for the Years 2009 through 201 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-18

Table 29: Rest of World Historic Review for Adaptive Cruise

Control Systems by Vehicle Segment -Annual Installations in

Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles Independently

Analyzed in Thousand Units for the Years 2003 through 2008

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-19

Table 30: Rest of World 15-Year Perspective for Adaptive

Cruise Control Systems by Vehicle Segment - Percentage

Breakdown of Annual Installations forPassenger Cars and

Commercial Vehicles for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-20

IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 32 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 50)

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Region/Country Players

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The United States 22

Japan 12

Europe 15

France 2

Germany 10

The United Kingdom 1

Rest of Europe 2

Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) 1

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