Hello Aisler Community!
We are TUfast Eco, a student team from the Technical University of Munich who build highly efficient electric vehicles. In 2025, we participated in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge for the first time with our car lux025.
One unique requirement of the challenge is that the cars actually drive on public roads across the Australian outback, which means they need to be fully road-worthy. That includes having proper turn indicators, brake lights, and daytime running lights that meet road regulations.
Among the boards Aisler manufactured for lux025 were the Main Control Unit (MCU), daytime running lights (DRLs), turn indicators, and brake lights.
The MCU is the central board that handles all the cockpit HMI — buttons, brake sensors, and the control logic for every light on the car.
While the lights might simply look like LEDs on a PCB, designing and getting them ready for the road was no easy task. About two weeks before our car was scheduled to ship to Australia, we discovered that our original DRL design was overheating. We had to do a full redesign under serious time pressure, and thanks to Aisler’s fast turnaround we were able to get the new boards manufactured and installed in time. That was a real lifesaver for us.
We’re really happy with how the boards turned out and grateful for the support. Thanks Aisler!
Find out more about our project at tufast-eco.de