ABI Research Report: Increasing Application of RFID in the Automotive Industry

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[Abstract] Asia is leading the application of RFID in automotive production systems, followed by Europe and North America. The biggest growth potential of the automotive RFID market lies in improving the automotive production process, for example, RFID is used to track materials and automate assembly lines.

The largest use of RFID in the automotive sector is currently in vehicle identification and anti-theft systems - almost half of all cars produced in North America use RFID-based anti-theft systems. However, Robert Foppiani, an RFID analyst at ABI Research (established in 1990 to help manufacturers of wireless semiconductor components understand and enter new markets) and the creator of a new study on the many applications of RFID technology in automobiles, pointed out that the "automotive RFID market includes: vehicle identification and anti-theft systems, TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system), automotive production , ETC (electronic toll collection system) and AVI (automatic vehicle identification)" He believes that the greatest growth potential of the automotive RFID market lies in improving the automotive production process. For example, RFID is used to track materials and automate assembly lines .

The research report analyzes how automakers can use RFID to improve the production process and also analyzes the new features that RFID can add to cars, such as tire pressure monitoring systems.

The research report mentions General Motors and Volkswagen as using Identec's RFID tags and readers in their manufacturing operations. Other large companies involved in RFID-automated assembly lines include Escort Memory Systems and Siemens in Europe.

Meanwhile, the research report points out that Asia is leading the application of RFID in automotive production systems, followed by Europe and North America. The report also focuses on how RFID is being used in the automotive supply chain to increase visibility and security - for example: tracking the shipping packages of General Motors auto parts. RFID systems, such as the wireless tracking system of WhereNet (a provider of wireless tracking and enterprise asset management solutions), are being used to track finished products.

The 90-page study is available for download now from ABI's website for $4,200.

Source: RFID World Network