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Automatic Braking Pact for 2022 Will Alter System Development
Vehicle OEMs have pledged to make automatic emergency braking (AEB) a standard feature by 2022, a move that is likely to alter electronic architectures and increase collaboration...
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2017 Cadillac XT5 Brings Superior Dynamics to Luxo-Crossover Segment
Almost bizarrely for a car brand—and for a nation renowned for its predilection for large vehicles—GM's Cadillac is far behind its German premium-brand rivals in...
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Autonomous Future Will Require New Product Development Approaches
The growing number of autonomous-car demonstration programs foreshadow a future of self-driving vehicles, but making the transition to series production is no easy feat,...
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Bombardier C Series Taking off in Europe
In early March, Bombardier said that it had started month-long CS100 aircraft route-proving exercises in Europe. The dedicated CS100 is operated by Bombardier from launch operator Swiss Air Line’s...
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Cadillac XT5’s New Platform Cuts Weight—at less Cost
It now practically goes without saying that a newly introduced vehicle will tout a weight savings compared with not just the predecessor model, but also with competitor vehicles that...
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Autos Gain Spotlight as Telecoms Gear up for 5G
The telecommunications industry has begun firming up plans to upgrade from 4G to 5G cellular networks, citing the automotive industry as an important beneficiary. Tier 1s are beginning to...
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Armed Forces Are Developing Laser Weapons
Responding to lawmakers' questions about how close the Army is to developing offensive and defensive directed-energy weapons, Mary J. Miller responded: "I believe we're very close." Miller, deputy...
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Electric Patch Holds Promise for Treating PTSD
An average of 30 years had passed since the traumatic events that had left them depressed, anxious, irritable, hypervigilant, unable to sleep well and prone to nightmares. But for 12 people who...
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Researchers Design Bat-Inspired Wings for Micro Air Vehicles
Researchers from the University of Southampton have designed innovative membrane wings inspired by bats, paving the way for a new breed of unmanned Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) that have...
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Probing Ways to Dampen Sonic Boom
One of the reasons there is not a supersonic plane flying in and out of an airport near you is because of that not-so-little thing known as a sonic boom. And that particular reason also has a lot to do with...
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Aurora Developing Distributed Hybrid-Electric Propulsion System for VTOL X-Plane
Aurora Flight Sciences has officially made it to Phase 2 of DARPA’s Vertical Takeoff and Landing Experimental Plane (VTOL X-Plane) program and will be...
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Ferrari's CTO Details Patented Torque-Vectoring AWD with Rear-Wheel Steer
At first, reading the words “Ferrari” and “all-wheel drive” (AWD) seem as compatible as “oil” and “water,” but with the company's original FF entering...
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Vehicle Development Heads into the Cloud
Connectivity continues to transform the automotive industry, forcing product development teams to join the movement to cloud computing. The many cloud service providers are playing an increasingly...
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Mercedes’ 2017 E-Class Takes a Leap Towards Autonomy
Michael Kelz, Chief Engineer for the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class, does not underestimate its present and future potential: “This car is a big step in the direction of autonomous...
Global Vehicles Software
Jeep Will Test Pickup Concepts at Moab 50th
Military vehicle strength, functionality and styling underscore two Jeep-based concept trucks that will take on the challenging off-road trails of Moab, Utah during the annual Jeep Safari.
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Autonomous Vehicles Demonstrate Ground-Air Cooperation
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, recently announced a joint autonomy demonstration that proved the capability of new, ground-air cooperative...
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Mr. Bond, Your DB11 Is Ready with Aston Martin's Latest Aero Advancements
The new Aston Martin DB11 2+2 unveiled at the Geneva Show introduced a number of new features in an evolution of the V12-powered DB9. Aston Martin speaks of a new...
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PSA's E-TENSE Shows Design Cues for Future DS Models
According to the DS E-TENSE design team, the E-TENSE is not really a concept car because it offers a glimpse of design features that will be seen on future production models. One of the...
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Integrated Electronic Stability Control
ZF TRW has enhanced the capabilities of its electronic stability control (ESC) system—in addition to its wide range of advanced braking functionality, the technology can act as a “black-box”...
Product Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Connected-Vehicle Technology
Dana Holding Corp.’s Spicer Smart Suite technology is a platform of fully integrated, connected-vehicle features that converts operating data from the drivetrain into actionable insights for enhancing...
Technical Innovation Test & Measurement
Accelerated Ash Load Testing of Particulate Filters on an Automated Test Rig
The detrimental effects of ash on diesel particulate filter (DPF) and now gasoline particulate filter (GPF) performance is of significant concern because the resulting permanent backpressure penalty compromises both fuel economy and soot storage capacity, leading to more...
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Microcontroller-Based Display
The CL-712 from HED is a solid-state Cortex A8 ARM microcontroller-based display and member of the HED CANLink multiplexed control family. Delivered in a plastic enclosure, the unit provides communication messages...
Product Briefs Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Lightweight CV Joint System
GKN Driveline has developed a family of lightweight constant velocity (CV) joint systems that enables rear-wheel drive platforms to save more than 4 kg. The VL3 CV joint increases torque capacity by up to 27% with...
Product Briefs Test & Measurement
Ultra-Compact Cable Extension Sensor
The POSIWIRE sensor WS21 from ASM Sensors is designed for measuring ranges up to 20,000 mm. It is fitted with a robust, noncontact, magnetic multi-turn-sensing encoder, which gives wear-free operation and enables long measuring lengths to be packaged in compact designs. With a protection class of IP67/69K, this...
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Hybrid Lever Connector System
The AMPSEAL 16 hybrid lever connector system from TE Connectivity is a heavy-duty environmentally sealed system that withstands the harsh conditions of agricultural, construction, trucking, marine, and off-highway industries. It features 28 position connectors that consist of a mix of twenty-four size 16 contacts and...
Global Vehicles Energy
2017 Hyundai Ioniq Offers Three Electrified Powertrains
Hyundai unveiled the 2017 Ioniq at the Geneva Show, a car only available with an electrified powertrain. There will be three variants of the car, offering a conventional parallel...
Global Vehicles Automotive
Audi Claims First Production E-Boosting on 2017 SQ7
Audi is renowned for winning races and it announced another first at its Annual General Meeting at Ingolstadt, Germany, last week: The first application of an electric-powered compressor...
Technology Report Transportation
How Porsche Met Cooling Challenges on the New 4-Cylinder Boxster
New engines always bring fresh design and engineering challenges, but Porsche’s switch to a turbocharged flat 4-cylinder for the latest generation 718 Boxster created one...
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2017 Audi Q2 Design Inspired by American Football
Audi unveiled the 2017 Q2, its smallest SUV to date, at the 2016 Geneva Show. Riding on VW Group's MQB modular architecture and fitting into the company’s Q-series SUV models below the Q3,...
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