opportunities to innovate new thermal management schemes for e-powertrain components. These factors can allow OEMs to further reduce e-powertrain cost. Combining Level 4/5 autonomous functionality within an EV introduces new challenges and opportunities that warrant resizing/optimization of the battery, motor, and inverter, as well as their interactions in a powertrain. The example analysis shown here can be helpful for manufacturers to not only account for powertrain design needs, but also to set power-consumption targets for sensor fusion and other electronics vendors. It may also serve to develop drive-cycle smoothing targets that need to be achieved through machine learning and vehicle-control strategies. The electric powertrain and autonomous vehicle marriage may well be 'made in heaven'-but like any New automotiveit adalso PRINT needs no bleed v2.pdf 13/02/2018 16:07:33 strong partnership care 1and attention. ■ Mentor Sensors FloMASTER energy and thermal management simulation for L4/L5 autonomous electric compact sedan demonstrates effects of drive cycle smoothing. It assumes city driving at 25°C ambient conditions. Dr. Puneet Sinha is a mechanical analysis division automotive manager at Mentor, a Siemens Business. He has more than 10 years of experience working on various aspects of vehicle electrification. Before joining Mentor, Dr. Sinha worked at General Motors where he led global R&D teams to solve a wide range of issues with fuel cells and battery electric vehicles and at Saft, a Li-ion battery manufacturer. He received his Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University and has obtained seven patents on fuel-cell and battery-system design and operational strategies. C M Y CM MY CY CMY K AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ENGINEERING Free Info at http://info.hotims.com/69504-608 March 2018 19http://info.hotims.com/69504-608