Indie Semiconductor, an innovative company of automotive technology solutions, announced the launch of a new on-board diagnostic system (OBD): onbrd? . Recently, the company plans to merge and go public with Thunder Bridge Acquisition II, Ltd, a special purpose acquisition company.

  

  OnBrD? Is a complete set of hardware and software solutions, which can be used for high-performance OBD-II applications, such as vehicle tracking, geofencing, connectivity, real-time vehicle diagnosis and black box event data recorder. In particular, OnBrD? Indie’s compatible line driver and hardware controller are also adopted, which can be used as hot plug protection device. In addition, its unique and highly integrated single-tier architecture can also support new systems and existing system platforms.

  (Source: indie Semiconductor)

  The OBD-II solution can monitor the car’s computer system and report fault codes. Subsequently, the electronic control unit uses the microprocessor to read the input from each engine sensor in real time. When the reading exceeds the expected value, the system will record the fault code (DTC) read through the OBD port. Remote diagnosis can effectively reduce the failure rate and risk in preventive maintenance and vehicle maintenance cycle arrangement.

  Paul Hollingworth, executive vice president of sales and marketing at indie, said: "Teleinformation processing, remote diagnosis and black box event data recorders are rapidly gaining popularity in automotive applications, including fleet management of passenger cars and commercial vehicles. With decades of system-level expertise in automotive technology, indie has developed a breakthrough single-chip OBD-II interface solution, which speeds up the time to market of first-tier suppliers and greatly reduces the bill of materials. At a higher level, today’s announcement reflects indie’s efforts to reconfigure future vehicles and meet the market demand for innovative platforms. Among them, innovative platforms are mainly used to enhance safety, provide real-time diagnosis and support emerging high-growth applications. "

  According to the report of Technavio, a survey consultancy, the market value of on-board diagnosis of automobiles is expected to increase by $35 billion from 2020 to 2024 due to the increasing attention paid to remote monitoring and system management. During this period, the key shift of OBD hardware and OBD software and the integration of OBD and telematics will also have a significant impact on the growth of the market value of automobile OBD.