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Transportation

2019 Subaru Ascent Premium

Loyal owners of smaller Subaru SUVs will telepathically step up to Ascent. Those cross-shopping other brands may be a harder sell.

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Software

New Automotive Radars Take Tech from a Blip to a Boom

Since it first appeared in automobiles in the 1980s, radar has become a reliable and increasingly cost-efficient tool for detecting objects on the road and along the roadside. The...

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Automotive

Rethinking the HUD

Head-up displays (HUD) debuted in the late 1950s as a means of providing jet fighter pilots critical information while maintaining situational awareness outside the cockpit. Today these systems for projecting data onto the wind-screens of cars and trucks are becoming a vital conduit of information to drivers.

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Unmanned Systems

Is the Future of Aerial Autonomy up in the Air?

At January’s CES ’19, more than 170 exhibitors showed aerial drones of various shapes and sizes. Potential use cases for these devices appear to be limitless, but technical, legal and...

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Robotics, Automation & Control

Harnessing the Power of Sim

Reliance on building and testing physical prototypes of systems and vehicles is giving way to more virtual testing using CAE simulations. It’s one of the most significant trends in the mobility industry.

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Unmanned Systems

Safety Testing for AVs Is Just Beginning

NHTSA’s plan to eventually update its New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) with new crash-test protocols is good news for both consumers and the mobility safety-systems industry. A revised NCAP will...

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Q&A
Power

Mazda Pushes the Propulsion Frontier

It may be a small OEM, but Mazda has always punched far beyond its weight class in engineering and technology. That point is acknowledged by Masahiro Moro, president and CEO of North American Operations (MNAO), in this interview.

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Power

Solving the Propulsion Puzzle

Never has vehicle propulsion strategy been so dynamic—and hotly debated—as it is today. And nowhere will engineers working in this space find a better place to learn about future directions than at SAE’s...

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Robotics, Automation & Control

Autonomy for the Masses

Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC aims to do for AVs what the Model T did for just about everyone, CEO Sherif Marakby explains in an interview.

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Robotics, Automation & Control

Speeding Thermal Analysis for Autonomous EVs

Siemens PLM recently introduced a new Simcenter software solution for thermal simulation used in autonomous electric vehicle (AEV) development. The product is designed to help engineers quickly solve heat-related challenges related to the vehicles’ high-power electronics.

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Automotive

The Swedish Word for AV Tech

The first automotive camera with built-in Deep Learning — considered to be a significant step forward in autonomous-vehicle sensor technology — is due to launch this year.

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Test & Measurement

Road Tested

Now senior VP of the Transportation Systems Group at Econolite, a traffic-network engineering and integration company, Kirk Steudle spoke with SAE’s Autonomous Vehicle Engineering about transportation’s evolution and the challenges ahead.

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Unmanned Systems

Needed - a Step Beyond STEM

For more than a decade, education advocates have made the case for a greater effort in teaching kids about science, technology, engineering and math. As an engineer, I’m all for STEM. More of our population needs to understand these topics. However, as I get older and continue to observe the impact of technology on...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Firefly Aerospace Is the Latest Addition to Florida’s “Space Coast”

Cedar Park, Texas-based Firefly Aerospace, Inc. has reached an agreement with Space Florida – the state’s aerospace economic development agency – to establish a...

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Green Design & Manufacturing

2020 Subaru Legacy Moving to New Global Platform

For 2020, the Subaru Legacy moves to the automaker’s Global Platform, introduced in 2017 via the C-segment Impreza. Compared to the prior architecture, the new unitized body construction...

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Unmanned Systems

Computer-Generated Scenes Provide Virtual Testing for Autonomous Vehicles

The next million miles of autonomous-vehicle test roadways await in a start-up company’s virtual -orld toolbox that is targeting its next release for early 2019.

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Manned Systems

Deere Touts Software, AI Tech at CES

John Deere highlighted the growing role of digital controls, becoming the first off-highway equipment maker to bring ag equipment to the CES consumer electronics conference early in January. Deere’s...

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Software

Industry Remains Unsettled on Vehicle Connectivity Standard

As autonomous vehicles inch closer to reality, a diverse range of companies and public entities are exploring ways to maximize their positive impact on traffic flows and...

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Electronics & Computers

Collins Aerospace Brings Next Gen Avionics to Portuguese C-130s

The aging Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport platform is used by numerous countries for military and government logistics. The aircraft first flew in 1954, and in order...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Air Racing Is Going Electric

Airbus SE and the University of Nottingham have partnered with Air Race E to establish the world’s first electric airplane race. The competition, which aims to drive the development and adoption of cleaner,...

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Manned Systems

Virgin Galactic Takes First Passenger to Space

Virgin Galactic’s spaceplane, SpaceShipTwo or “VSS Unity,” made its fifth powered test flight and second space flight late last week with three individuals on board. In addition to...

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Automotive

Russia to Develop Supersonic Passenger Jet

According to the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Moscow-based United Aviation Corporation (UAC) will begin development on a supersonic passenger aircraft by 2022. The aircraft, backed...

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Aerospace

Rockford Xellerix to Support Pilatus PC-24 Electrification

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. of Stans, Switzerland has awarded a long-term multi-year contract to Abu Dhabi-based Rockford Xellerix for the assembly of wire looms and cable harnesses for...

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What We’re Driving
Propulsion

2019 Genesis G70 RWD

The G70 is the fledgling Genesis brand’s entry into the age-old “BMW 3-Series-fighter” category.

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Electronics & Computers

Motor Matters

With the momentum to expand vehicle electrification increasing steadily, the industry is beginning to arrange the pieces for its multi-billion-dollar transformation of powertrain development.

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INSIDER
Aerospace

New Flight Strategy Could Land Heavier Vehicles on Mars

The heaviest vehicle to successfully land on Mars is the Curiosity Rover at 1 metric ton. Sending more ambitious robotic missions to the surface of Mars, and eventually humans, will...

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INSIDER
Aerospace

NASA and Partners Demonstrate Unmanned Aircraft Technologies

NASA has signed contracts with three industry partners to demonstrate progress in the use and eventual certification of systems critical to the safe operation of Unmanned Aircraft...

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