Automotive Electronics Teardowns

TechInsights Teardown: Ouster OS1-64 lidar sensor

A partial deep dive into the automotive sensor used for perception and mapping.

TechInsights Teardown: Ford F150 Display Unit

A partial deep dive into the touchscreen inside one of America’s best-selling trucks.

Teardown: Mercedes A Class center stack display

A deep dive into one of the latest dual display automotive infotainment systems.

Teardown: Velar infotainment master controller

The device is geared for the Jaguar Land Rover vehicles.

Teardown: Audi A3 e-tron lithium high voltage battery management unit

The device is used for real-time control of battery cell and external devices.

Teardown: Tesla Model 3 center touchscreen display (2017-19 model)

Teardown-style look at the brains of virtually every vehicle system inside a Tesla Model 3: the center touchscreen display.

Teardown: Gentex GENK3345S Rear View Mirror

The Rear Camera Display uses LCD technology integrated into a Gentex auto-dimming mirror that works with a video camera mounted at the rear of the vehicle to provide a view directly behind the vehicle while backing up.

Teardown: Denso - Toyota Airbag SDM

DENSO has been supplying airbag-sensing systems to car makers since 1989. They are designed to detect a collision and control airbags by sending a signal to the airbag ECU.

Teardown: Alpine Audi A3/S3 Display

Audi offers a high-speed 4G LTE connection in North America, beating other automakers to market by a few months.

Teardown: BMW's New Head-up Display

The IHS Technology teardown team looks into the latest example of the trend in automotive instrumentation.

Exclusive Video Teardown: Tesla Model S

The IHS Technology teardown team goes inside the power liftgate module of the 2013 Tesla Model S all-electric car.

Exclusive Video Teardown: Garmin HUD

Electronics 360 contributor Rick DeMeis takes the Garmin HUD for a test drive and IHS's Andrew Rassweiler tears it down.

Teardown: Audi MIB High (8V0857273H6PS)

Motorized Display Unit - Retractable 5.8' LCD Display; Display part of overall Audi MIB System built by Alpine.

Ford SYNC (2nd generation) Teardown

Ford Sync (2nd generation) is essentially complete communications link for the late model Ford, Lincoln and Mercury product lines.

Audi MIB High (8V0035021 - MIB Processing Unit) Infotainment Teardown

- Audi Modular Infotainment Platform (MIB) - According to Audi, 'it transfers the platform principleto in-car infotainment.

Denso NHZD-W62G Navigation Head Unit Teardown

Aftermarket Automotive Navigation Head Unit Built by Denso

ELM 327 OBD-II Diagnostic Scanner Teardown

ELM327 is an automotive interface device that's designed to wirelessly connect an external computer to a vehicle's onboard computer for diagnostics purposes.

Nexiq 129048 Wireless Vehicle Link 2 (WVL2) Teardown

NEXIQ Wireless Vehicle Link 2 is an automotive interface device that's designed to wirelessly connect an external computer to a vehicle's onboard computer for diagnostics purposes.

2011 Ford Edge SEL - Media Hub w/ Bezel (BT4T-14F014-AD) Teardown

The connected car is now the third fasted growing connected device behind smartphones and tablets and it is this fact that is driving each and every automaker to compete so vigorously for the crown of best in-vehicle infotainment.