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Kymco’s New Ionex BMU, BaaS Will Boost Electric Scooter Adoption
Taiwanese powersport company Kymco believes we have finally entered the time of the EV. During the 2023 International Motorcycle and Accessories Exhibition (EICMA) held...
Technology Report Manufacturing & Prototyping
Enterprise Battery-Analysis Pioneer Voltaiq Partners with Siemens
As CES 2024 was wrapping up in Las Vegas, battery-analysis pioneer Voltaiq and Siemens Digital Industries Software announced a partnership they said is intended to help...
Technology Report Power
Stellantis Unveils STLA Large Platform for D, E Segments
Stellantis on Friday unveiled its STLA Large platform, which will be the basis for eight new EVs from sedans to Trail Rated SUVs by 2026.
News Transportation
Ford Refines Interior, Exterior on 2025 Explorer
The Ford Explorer will celebrate its 35th anniversary for the 2026 model year, and it is highly likely that America’s best-selling SUV will meet the occasion with a complete redesign. Ford...
Road Ready Transportation
2024 Lexus GX Ready for Off-Road Adventure with New Platform, E-KDSS
Once Toyota finally updated the Tundra to its third generation in 2022 after 15 years on the last-generation platform, the next model that would logically contend for an overhaul was the Lexus GX. Last given a generational overhaul in 2009, the new GX has been a long time coming. Chief engineer Koji Tsukasaki said the updates are more than just overdue, they’re for overlanding. Read on to learn more.
INSIDER Aerospace
New UK Drone Strategy to Invest Billions in Unmanned Systems
The U.K. Ministry of Defence (MOD) published a new 12-page defense drone strategy last week that will see the agency invest £4.5 billion into the purchase of new unmanned...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
XQ-67A's First Flight Shows 'Genus' Approach to Aircraft Design
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) completed the first flight of the XQ-67A last week at the General Atomics Gray Butte Flight Operations Facility near Palmdale,...
INSIDER Propulsion
Sikorsky is Designing a New Hybrid Electric Tilt Wing VTOL Demonstrator
Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky has unveiled its plan to build, test and fly a hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing demonstrator (HEX / VTOL) with a...
INSIDER Aerospace
This Avionics Computer Enables Image Data Processing, Payload Control for NASA IM-1 Mission
Aitech provided a complete avionics computer system to Intuitive Machines for the IM-1 Mission, that successfully landed on the Moon on February 22,...
News Electronics & Computers
Modine Targets Off-Highway EVs with ‘Plug-And-Play’ BTMS
Suppliers increasingly are developing and integrating thermal-management solutions to meet the specific demands of off-highway EVs. Deutronic, for instance, develops technology...
Articles Energy
Hydrogen ‘Inevitable’ for Commercial Vehicles
With the perception of diesel engines as bad actors in the worldwide transportation-emissions crackdown, the commercial-vehicle sector is racing to identify and develop propulsion...
Original Equipment Connectivity
JCB Re-Enters North American Paving Market
JCB introduced two new tandem-roller compaction machines to the North American market at the Pave/X 2024 show in San Antonio, Texas, in late January. The CT160 and CT260 are designed for ease of...
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Brembo’s New Octyma Brakes Provide 8 Reasons for Better Deceleration
As the 2024 Range Rover Sport SV barrels down the front straight of the Portimão circuit, it’s fair to ask: What the heck is a 5,532-pound (2,509-kg) luxury SUV...
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Neural Propulsion Systems Claims Significant Radar Breakthrough
Behrooz Rezvani, founder and CEO of Neural Propulsion Systems, cuts to the chase quickly. "We can improve the performance of any radar and help it see clearer, farther and...
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2025 Kia Carnival MPV Hybrid Brings Unplugged PHEV Power
The 2025 Kia Carnival MPV is acquiring a hybrid powertrain as part of the minivan’s model year update that debuted at the Chicago Auto Show. The internal-combustion engine option...
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Q&A: Owl AI Making Better ADAS Systems with Help from Drones
Owl AI has steadily been improving the SWaP-C (Size, Weight, Power and Cost) of the electronics in its thermal camera sensors while also improving capability. The company’s...
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Volvo Reveals New VNL with SuperTruck Influence
Volvo Trucks North America has launched the completely redesigned VNL Class 8 truck. The all-new VNL was designed specifically for the North American market and features Volvo’s next...
News Propulsion
Mack Announces Series Production of MD Electric at Work Truck Week
Mack Trucks announced that series production and deliveries have begun for its second battery-electric truck, the MD Electric. Production MD Electrics have reportedly been...
INSIDER Materials
NAVAIR Clears V-22 Osprey for Return to Flight
The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has cleared the tiltrotor V-22 Osprey to return to flight.
INSIDER Manned Systems
US Companies Advance DoD Investment in Rare Earth Materials Supply Chain
Since 2020, the Department of Defense (DoD) has invested $400 million into U.S.-based companies to expand the domestic supply chain for rare earth materials needed to...
INSIDER Propulsion
Niobium’s Role in Designing Next Generation Hypersonic Vehicles and Weapons
For decades, niobium has played a pivotal role in the U.S. aerospace industry, with its notable use in the innovative designs of the iconic Gemini and Apollo...
INSIDER Manned Systems
Marines Select Prototypes for Light Armored Vehicle Replacement
The U.S. Marine Corps has selected two companies to design prototype Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle 30mm Autocannon (ARV-30) vehicles. Under a new two-year award, General...
INSIDER Weapons Systems
Palantir to Build Prototypes for Army’s First AI-Defined Targeting Station
Palantir Technologies has been awarded a prime agreement for the development and delivery of the Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN) ground station...
News Regulations/Standards
New Keys to Success
Much has been written about the extraordinary vehicle production and market environment of the past four years in North America and beyond. The plethora of negative impacts from COVID, chip availability, scarcity of...
Articles Energy
EFuels: An Alternative to the Alternative
Even as electric vehicles dominate today’s alternative powertrain market for passenger cars, the future of how we will all someday drive without burning petroleum is cloudier than ever. To...
Original Equipment Manufacturing & Prototyping
Yanmar CE Adds to Growing Compact Track Loader Segment
The market for compact construction equipment is growing in North America, driven in part by high demand for compact track loaders (CTLs). CTLs and compact excavators have the highest demand, together generating nearly 68 percent of compact-equipment sales in the market.
News Power
Overcoming EV Drivetrain Testing Challenges
Transportation markets have seen a tremendous surge of interest in hybrid and electric vehicle technology. To gain the promised efficiency benefits and green profile of these vehicles, it is...
INSIDER Manned Systems
Radia Emerges to Launch WindRunner as World's Largest Airplane
A Boulder, Colorado-based startup, Radia, publicly unveiled its plans in a March 18 announcement to develop the world's largest aircraft, WindRunner, designed to fly oversized...
INSIDER Aerospace
Stratolaunch Approaches Hypersonic Speed in First Powered TA-1 Test Flight
Stratolaunch completed the first powered air-launched flight of its Talon-A test vehicle, TA-1 at Mojave Air and Space Port in California on March 9, 2024. During a...
INSIDER Materials
Air Force to Flight Test Drag-Reducing Finlets, Microvanes and Riblets on Legacy Aircraft
The Department of Defense (DoD) relies on airborne logistics to support global military operations, and airlift and air-to-air refueling are both...
Q&A Connectivity
Kia Takes Aim at Commercial Vans with PBV Concepts
Kia is positioning itself to make waves in the commercial vehicle sector. At CES 2024 in Las Vegas, the company pulled back the curtains on its electrified commercial van lineup. Though...
News Power
Thermal Management for Off-Highway Vehicles
As demand increases for electric and hybrid technology advancements in the North American market, off-highway vehicles are subject to many challenges. These range from vibration and shock impacts...
News Unmanned Systems
Navy to Evaluate Three Large Displacement Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Prototypes
Undersea warfare is critical to success in the Pacific and other contested environments, providing needed autonomous underwater sensing and payload delivery in dispersed, long-range, deep, and contested environments is key.
Technology Report Test & Measurement
CES: Sumitomo Sensing Core Is a Sensor-Free Smart Tire
Sumitomo Rubber Industries first announced its Sensing Core technology in 2017. But it wasn’t until 2024 that the Japanese tire maker used its debut appearance at CES to promote the...
News Manned Systems
Daimler and Linde Announce Liquid-Hydrogen Refueling Technology
Daimler Truck and Linde Engineering recently announced sLH2, a jointly developed refueling technology for subcooled liquid hydrogen. The companies claim that subcooled liquid...
INSIDER Propulsion
Sweden Taps GKN, Saab to Design Concepts for Future Fighter Jet
GKN Aerospace and Saab have both signed new deals with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to develop conceptual studies for advanced power and propulsion systems...
Technology Report Power
Porsche Study: Europe Missing out on Tooling Battery Gigafactories
A study examining the prospects for supplying manufacturing tooling for the scores of EV battery “gigafactories” scheduled to be built worldwide found there are...
INSIDER Electronics & Computers
Leonardo to Design Next Generation Atomic Clock for Galileo Satellites
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a €12 million contract with Leonardo S.p.A (Italy) and Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica to design a new atomic...
INSIDER Data Acquisition
German Researchers Develop New Approach to Detecting Ice Accumulation in Flight
Researchers at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have developed a new approach to detecting ice formation resulting from the accumulation of large droplets of...
INSIDER Aerospace
Are European Cities Ready for Drones and U-Space?
The City of Hamburg has been developing urban air mobility (UAM) as a strategic policy since 2017. Its strategy has been a step-by-step implementation of UAM, with an initial focus on...
INSIDER Manned Systems
Airbus Preparing to Fly New Prototype eVTOL This Year
The CityAirbus NextGen prototype electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft made its public debut during an unveiling ceremony in Donauwörth, Germany on March 7, 2024.
Road Ready Electronics & Computers
Mercedes-Benz Product Boss: Europe, North America EVs, EV Charging to Rapidly Get Better
When it displayed its Concept CLA Class for the first time in North America at CES 2024, Mercedes-Benz focused on the car’s merging of novel...
Technology Report Energy
All-Electric Nissan Ariya Handles Ultra-Cold Temps on Pole to Pole Trek
Chris and Julie Ramsey covered more than 33,000 km (20,505 miles) across three continents in an all-electric passenger vehicle from 1823’s magnetic North Pole to the...
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New Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Agreements Expand Missile Defense Production
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Ford Announces 48-Volt Architecture for Future Electric Truck
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Active Strake System Cuts Cruise Drag, Boosts Flight Efficiency
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Accelerating Down the Road to Autonomy
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How Airbus is Using w-DED to 3D Print Larger Titanium Airplane Parts
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Cooling a New Generation of Aerospace and Defense Embedded...
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Battery Abuse Testing: Pushing to Failure
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Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design Cycle
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Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive &...
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Sesame Solar's Nanogrid Tech Promises Major Gains in Drone Endurance