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2019 Frankfurt Auto Show: Porsche Unveils Taycan Electric Sedan
After four years of teasing and meticulously-metered release of technical details, Porsche unveiled the production version of its Taycan electric vehicle (EV) at this week’s...
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2019 Suzuki Jimny
It may seem a conflict in terms, but the all-new, pint-sized 2019 Suzuki Jimny SUV, winner of the Urban Car category in the 2019 World Car Awards, not only has selectable all-wheel drive (Allgrip Pro) but also a low-ratio...
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Roush Opens Advanced Durability Lab
The auto industry’s steady march toward electrified and automated vehicles has many suppliers affixed to the digital-testing environment rather than using traditional hardware validation.
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2020 Corolla Hybrid
Will Americans purchase a small, affordable, normal-looking hybrid? That appears to be Toyota’s mission with this new Corolla, which borrows liberally from its world-beating cousin.
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CNH's CEO: Big Nikola Investment Also Benefits Off-Highway Biz
CNH Industrial is separating its On-Highway (commercial vehicles and powertrain) and Off-Highway (agriculture, construction and specialty vehicles) segments into two listed...
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Truck OEMs Intensify Focus on Customer Experience, Telematics to Keep Fleets up and Running
With a customer-focused strategy and aftersales division in place, Navistar International’s recently rolled-out Vision 2025 represents a fresh,...
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Teleoperations Will Keep Humans in the AV Loop
In March 2017, Leanid Tsurankou began working as a self-driving engineer for Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group in San Francisco. Those were heady days, when a wave of euphoria about...
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Expanding Fast Charging Faster
There’s a potential speed bump ahead on the road to commercial electric vehicle (EV) adoption that few people are talking about. According to Jeff Wolfe, Tritium’s president of the Americas, by 2030...
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Cab Air Quality: A Critical Component of Operator Comfort
Review the design specs for any new haul truck, excavator, dozer or other off-road machine, and you’re not likely to find requirements related to cab air quality—yet. However,...
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Conti Suits Up
The technology of “technical garments” isn’t a topic we typically cover in Automotive Engineering. In fact, this article is a first – and it’s more about how Continental AG is leveraging its engineering depth and breadth across business sectors to engage new markets than it is about fabric denier and thread count.
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Optimizing NVH for EVs
Despite global sales market share stuck at single-digit levels, electric vehicles (EVs) are steadily filling the development pipelines at major OEMs. And as engineers are acutely aware, EVs bring a paradigm shift in the noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) arena.
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All Options on the Table
The push to trim engine emissions is prompting industry-wide efforts to use substitutes for diesel fuel. Alternative fuels and electrified powertrains are making significant inroads, though design teams for diesel...
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How HMI Displays Impact Operator Productivity in Industrial Vehicles
The latest research indicates that well-integrated HMI (human-machine interface) systems lead to more attentive users that better retain task-related information and stay...
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Lightweight Sensing and Control System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Monitoring
A new sensing and control system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) allows for semi-autonomous flight. Pilots need not leave the ground to conduct routine monitoring and surveillance quickly and cost-effectively. Such systems are particularly useful during long flight...
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Knapheide Saves Costs, Time by Moving Vehicle Life Testing In-House
The Knapheide Manufacturing Co. has always sent its products out to be tested, but with the wide variety of product types that the Quincy, Ill.-based company makes, the cost of farming out the testing process had become excessive. Read on to learn the solution.
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On the Verge of the Digital Age
An intense focus on connectivity and the digitalization of seemingly every aspect of off-highway vehicles not surprisingly is impacting mobile hydraulics and machine controls as well. Increasingly advanced solutions are being revealed at every machine redesign.
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Miserly Power Systems
Digital technologies continue to transform commercial trucking as powertrain providers devise new ways to eke more from each drop of fuel. Engines now adapt to road conditions, adjusting power and shutting down some or all of the cylinders as demands change.
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New-Generation Nissan Versa Breaks for Higher Ground
Subcompact cars hardly are spotlight-grabbers at the moment, but Nissan has nonetheless delivered up an all-new 2020 Versa that notches higher fuel economy, quicker acceleration, tighter...
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Honda Ready with New Injury-Reducing Airbag
Starting next year, Honda will begin fitting vehicles with a new, advanced-design passenger-side front airbag that its engineers said is designed to mitigate brain and neck injuries by cradling...
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Supersonic Aircraft Window Goes Virtual
NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft will eliminate the cockpit’s forward-facing window, replacing it with the eXternal Visibility System (XVS) that uses a 4K monitor that serves...
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Safer Electric Solid Propellants for Rocket Engines
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Missouri University of Science and Technology, and NASA conducted experiments to understand the behavior of a...
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Coating Improves Pilots’ Visibility in Rainstorms
An Air Force Research Laboratory-developed product called HydroSkip repels water from aircraft transparencies, addressing the issue of limited visibility caused by heavy rain that can...
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Transmissions, Axles Aid in Fuel Conservation for Commercial Vehicles
Transmissions and axles are evolving rapidly as powertrain design teams push to reduce fuel consumption. Intelligent transmission controls are communicating with engines...
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Fuel-Cell Nanoparticle Clusters May Cut Platinum Catalyst Costs
Fuel-cell technology is a big subject with some very small but vital aspects, one of which is the size of atomic platinum clusters. Reduce these and the amount of platinum...
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Protean Electric Aims for Pirouetting Autonomous EVs
Designing and engineering 360º steering capability for a production autonomous electric vehicle (EV) is no mean feat. But Protean Electric also combines this pirouetting capability with...
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Mercedes-Benz EQS Concept: The S-Class of Electric Vehicles?
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class for decades helped form the automotive definition for “flagship.” With electric propulsion seemingly set to revolutionize the industry, the company...
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How Airbus is Using w-DED to 3D Print Larger Titanium Airplane Parts
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Microvision Aquires Luminar, Plans Relationship Restoration, Multi-industry Push
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A Next Generation Helmet System for Navy Pilots
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New Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Agreements Expand Missile Defense Production
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CES 2026: Bosch is Ready to Bring AI to Your (Likely ICE-powered) Vehicle
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Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive...
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Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design...
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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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