Four automotive trends – connected, autonomous, shared and electric, also known as CASE – are the most exciting automotive developments since the first Model-T rolled off the assembly line over a century ago. Cleaner, safer and more efficient cars will keep cities clean while reducing our dependence on nonrenewable energy sources.

These trends are intersecting in an interesting way at the powertrain and chassis architectural levels. Traditional driver-directed functions are being replaced with automated functions that have the intelligence to operate in safer, more efficient ways. In this white paper, I focus on the impact of CASE trends on electrically actuated systems.