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The Road to Autonomous Driving Transforming Vision into Reality Page 15 TE AUTOMOTIVE /// Trend Paper | The Road to Autonomous Driving End-to-End Automotive Data Connectivity Technology No matter which technology path the automotive industry takes, we can provide solutions for safe and reliable systems and processes for high-speed data, leveraging our decades of experience producing reli- able connectivity, antenna, and sensor systems. Our technology portfolio is being developed to support end-to-end automotive connectivity addressing all the physical layer challenges of today and the increasing demands of autonomous driving as the industry develops These challenges include the ability to transmit large amounts of data in real-time; the flexibility required to integrate heteroge- nous devices and chip protocols; and ever-increasing industry requirements for miniaturization, flexible packaging, and automo- tive grade robustness for safe- ty-critical applications. Our technology and competence within the areas of sensors and antennas means TE is equipped to offer a truly holistic solution to meet the connectivity demands of autonomous driving within the vehicle and beyond. In addition to enabling high-speed data, TE collaborates with large industry leaders and is actively involved in developing standards. We perform benchmarks on different technologies and develop advanced concepts to increase high-speed performance using conventional physical layers, while exploring new research areas. Processes TE creates systems that are built to withstand the harshest environments while simultaneously developing scalable production processes that follow a holistic approach. In particular, our semi- and fully-automated production capabilities can be scaled according to the volume scenarios of each customer's requirements. Sophisticated test and control measures ensure that TE provides the quality needed to meet the indus- try's highest safety standards. Configurable Solutions Building customized connector solutions according to each customer's needs and requirements is a central goal on the path to providing an extraordinary customer experience. TE's modular and scalable product family offers full design flexibility to create customized systems combining data, signal, and power for various applications and numerous configurations. Packaging The increasing number of functions running on high-performance computers and the large quantity of links connected to these devices is contributing to an increasing port density and the need to miniatur- ize connectivity. TE is able to design and produce systems with improved packaging and ever-smaller connector systems.