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Key priorities of automotive manufacturers include increasing operational performance, improving drivability, and ensuring safe transport of cargo and passengers. Increasing acceptance of hybrid and electric vehicles and integration of smart and connected technologies have prompted manufacturers to focus on improving the power and drivetrain systems that include components such as clutch, transmission, propeller shaft, and rear axle. An axle serves different functions of steering and transmission depending upon its position and application. An automotive axle is a key component that generates momentum in vehicles by transferring torque from differential to wheels and engine to differential. An axle transfers torque from the differential to the wheels or serves only as a support for the load on a vehicle, while providing the mounting for wheel assembly. The type of axle depends on its position and function. Commercial vehicles such as heavy trucks, medium duty trucks, and buses may poss...