Hybrid cable for conveying data and power

A vehicle having a vehicle electrical system including electrically operated sensors and electrically powered devices;

• the vehicle electrical system including at least one hybrid cable having a centrally located data transmission core including a plurality of stranded, twisted pair signal conductors, a plurality of paired neutral and current stranded power conductors wound longitudinally in a spiral configuration around the centrally located data transmission core and an outer cover for enclosing the signal conductors and power conductors, the neutral and current stranded power conductors including stranded wire conductors having a nominal load capacity of at least 150 Amps;
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• the hybrid cable further comprising a connector disposed on each end of the hybrid cable, the connector including one of a connecting pin or receptacle having a contact for each of the signal conductors and a power contact connected to each of the paired neutral and current stranded power conductors, wherein the hybrid cable is utilized to connect a host computer resident on the vehicle with one or more electrically powered devices of the vehicle.