Drivers never have to leave their car or sport-utility vehicle to refuel or pay.
Chip use grows throughout cars Vehicle electronics, from steering systems to voice-activated Internet links, is transforming the automobile and the pace of change will quicken, the Economist Intelligence Unit said. Electronics make up 23 percent of the value of an executive sedan today, and that will grow to 30 percent in five years. Electronics will touch on more basic functions also. Steering and braking will be more and more controlled by chips and circuits rather than mechanics or hydraulics. Aluminum use in cars projected to rise Aluminum use by automakers will likely rise by 2.5 million metric tons, or some 55 percent, worldwide over the next five years, an Alcan Aluminium Ltd. executive said.