Mazda and Yazaki redesign the harness to suit the robot Cutting wire harness variants by about 80 per cent made automation viable on the all-new CX-5, with finished harnesses now built in Mine City for Mazda’s Hiroshima and Yamaguchi plants. Ilkhan Ozsevim
Rivian and TE Connectivity on where zonal complexity hides Rivian's Dmitry Fudym and TE Connectivity's Bernard Vetten explain, in five short clips, where harness complexity goes, why 800V is no simple upgrade and how AI could retire the spreadsheet. Ilkhan Ozsevim
Rivian and TE Connectivity strip the wiring myth bare Rivian's Dmitry Fudym and TE Connectivity's Bernard Vetten explain why zonal architecture lives or dies on the harness, from ECU consolidation to 800-volt clearances, and why the industry keeps learning the same lesson too late. Ilkhan Ozsevim
Cracking the automated wire harness assembly challenge Developments in machine vision, force control and a modular robot cells could finally close the automation gap for wire harness assembly Nick Holt
The wiring problem automotive manufacturers can't ignore As electrification reshapes what happens on the factory floor, Linquan Technology's Boming Zhu argues carmakers must rethink harness design, data flow and tooling long before assembly lines can be meaningfully automated. Ilkhan Ozsevim
Has the wire harness finally become robot-ready? Wire harness production remains one of the most manual areas in automotive manufacturing. Automated pre-assembly, zonal E/E architectures and new product designs are beginning to change that. Timo Gilgen
How the harness is being reinvented Zonal architectures, greater automation and continuous data flows are changing not only the wire harness itself, but also the way it is produced. At the same time, pressure on cost, quality and flexibility is increasing. Timo Gilgen
From Architecture to Assembly: Industrialising the E/E Backbone of the Software-Defined Vehicle Every OEM roadmap now assumes centralised compute, zonal E/E architecture, 800V electrification and high-speed in-vehicle data networks.
Event Recap: Automotive Wire Harness & EDS Conference 2025 Detroit, October 2025 Detroit hosts global leaders to discuss innovations in wiring, connectors and EE architectures for the next generation of vehicles AMS
