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SAE Innovations in Mobility Conference: Advanced Weather Data Can Boost AV Functionality, Safety
Acknowledging that foul weather is a challenge for automated-vehicle (AV) operation, the CEO and founder of a company that creates highly...
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Ford Announces All-New SYNC 4 Connectivity Suite
Ford has previewed its next-gen SYNC 4 communications and entertainment system, which will provide cloud-based connectivity via larger screens and advanced voice recognition. The system is...
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Engineering Artifact: Ford Mustang Boss 351 V10 Concept
Manufacturers are constantly prototyping by leveraging existing engineering assets to improve their products. Clean-sheet designs are expensive and rare, so advanced engineering...
INSIDER Aerospace
NASA’s Supersonic X-59 QueSST Being Built at Famed Factory
In the high desert of California, where some of the most important aircraft in aviation history have been built and flown, the next airplane destined to make history continues to...
INSIDER Aerospace
Airbus Inaugurates New A320 Structure Assembly Line in Hamburg
Airbus has inaugurated a highly automated fuselage structure assembly line for A320 Family aircraft in Hamburg, Germany, showcasing an evolution in Airbus’ industrial...
INSIDER Aerospace
Cracking in Harsh Environments Needs Both Stress and Corrosion
Alloys (metals combining two or more metallic elements) are typically stronger and less susceptible to cracking than pure metals. Yet when alloys are subjected to stress and a...
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UofM Research Hopes to Eliminate That Queasy Feeling
As concerns mount around how automated-vehicle (AV) passengers will react to increasing degrees of driving detachment, researchers are trying to better understand how and why humans are...
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Far and Away: Remote Drivers Monitor Autonomous Vehicles
Eliminating the safety “watchdogs” who typically ride in autonomous vehicles (AVs) is a big step for technologists and legislators alike. A shuttle at Texas A&M university is...
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The AV Industry Searches for a Near-Term Business Case
In July 2019, an impressive lineup of the world’s leading autonomous vehicle (AV) companies gathered in San Jose for the TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility 2019 conference. Technologists,...
INSIDER Test & Measurement
Research Highlights Future Hypersonic Flight Challenges
Southwest Research Institute engineers are conducting tests that elucidate the conditions a future aircraft may experience traveling faster than 10 times the speed of sound. Because...
INSIDER Aerospace
Porsche and Boeing Partner on Urban Air Mobility
Porsche and Boeing have partnered to leverage their unique market strengths to study the future of premium personal urban air mobility vehicles.
INSIDER Propulsion
NASA and Industry Electrify Commercial Aviation
NASA and U.S. industry are exploring electrified aircraft propulsion as a fuel- and- cost-efficient alternative to traditional jet engine-powered airplanes. But to make electric commercial...
News Manned Systems
Mapping Canada — Centimeter by Centimeter
Fully-automated vehicles will only be as smart as the datasets they use to determine their driving pathways. Jakarto Cartographie 3D, a young company based in Montreal, is working on AI-powered,...
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Dial ‘M’ for Mobility: Smartphone as Steering Wheel
For those with a passion for automated-vehicle innovations, late September and early October meant a trip to Twitter and YouTube, which were awash with videos from owners, detractors...
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AUSA 2019: A Really Cool Computer
Ben Sharfi, CEO of General Micro Systems (GMS), says he has the Product of the Year. Do you agree?
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2020 Volkswagen Passat GTE
A mid-life update and up-spec for Volkswagen’s Europe-built Passat range brings a plug-in hybrid-electric (PHEV) version – a first for the model – for MY2020. Not for the first time (the Phaeton was one...
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AUSA 2019: Eyes in the Sky
It just wouldn’t be a military technology show without a few drones on display.
Blog Aerospace
AUSA 2019: Military Preps for Open Sensor Standards
SOSA, the Sensor Open Systems Architecture Consortium, held a press conference on Monday afternoon at AUSA 2019.
Technology Report Regulations/Standards
A Mirrorless Future? NHTSA Seeks Input on Exterior Cameras
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in early October distributed a notice soliciting industry and public input on whether to allow “camera monitoring...
News Aerospace
AUSA 2019: A View From the Show Floor
Editor Bruce A. Bennett offers a look at the Association of the United States Army's 2019 Annual Meeting.
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Rodin Racecar Targeted as Lighter, Faster Than a Formula One
Slated for track testing late this year, the Rodin FZERO race car is the brainchild of Ferrari Challenge class champion and car enthusiast David Dicker. The Rodin FZERO is...
Blog Robotics, Automation & Control
Answering Your Questions: How Will the Military Use Motion Control Technology?
A Tech Briefs reader asks: What's next with military motion control?
INSIDER Materials
Army Hopes to Use AI to Create More-Efficient Fuel Cells
As part of an effort to address the gap the U.S. Army faces in its need for long-lasting power and batteries for warfighters, an Army-funded research team has developed an artificial...
INSIDER Test & Measurement
How to Dismantle a Nuclear Bomb
How do weapons inspectors verify that a nuclear bomb has been dismantled? An unsettling answer is: They don’t, for the most part. When countries sign arms reduction pacts, they do not typically grant...
INSIDER Defense
Air Force Scientists Discover Unique Stretchable Conductor
The Air Force Research Laboratory has developed liquid metal systems which autonomously change structure so that they become better conductors in response to strain. Conductive...
INSIDER Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Air Force Invents Aircraft Tire Change Tool
How many airmen does it take to change a cargo aircraft tire? Too many. The U. S. Air Force’s largest aircraft, the C-5M Super Galaxy, has 28 tires. The current tire changing method is performed...
INSIDER Aerospace
Pilot Assistance System Enables Low-Noise Landings
Approach and landing are among the most complex phases of a flight. In order to enable pilots to fly as quietly as possible, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) developed the Low Noise...
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