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Elektrobit, Nvidia, and Infineon Team up to Tackle Safety Systems

Advanced driver assistance systems (ADASs) are becoming increasingly complex as developers add capabilities and enhance sophistication. That’s prompted Elektrobit, Nvidia,...

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Automotive

GM and LG Corp. Partnering for 2017 Bolt EV May Create New Development Model

General Motors announced on October 20 that it is partnering with Korean electronics giant LG Corp. in development of the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV’s entire...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Suppliers Struggling to Keep Pace with Faster Product Cycles, Says IHS

More vehicle launches and faster product cycles are re-shaping the global vehicle landscape, and many suppliers are struggling to keep pace.

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer Maps out the Future

Aston Martin is on a straight route towards the introduction of a pure electric model; the replacement of all its current sports cars, starting with the DB11 next year; the addition of a...

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Electronics & Computers

Inertial Measurement Unit

Tamagawa Seiki has launched a series of automotive and industrial-grade inertial measurement units (IMUs) for affordable high-performance applications. Model AU7595 features high accuracy and GPS for measuring...

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Defense

Aircraft Advances in Landing Gear, Brakes, and Tires

Two books from SAE International detail advancements in aircraft landing gear, as well as aircraft brakes and tires. Advances in Aircraft Landing Gear is a collection of 11 hand-picked...

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Software

Mercedes' Concept Stresses Connectivity, Record-Breaking Aerodynamics

Among its five world premieres at the IAA (Frankfurt Motor Show) 2015, Mercedes-Benz surprised show-goers with the Concept Intelligent Aerodynamic Automobile (Concept...

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Automotive

Thermal Shields

Interface Performance Materials has introduced two new thermal shields in the Select-a-Shield thermal product family—THH-1010 and TFP-3065—the first innovations in a series scheduled to be released through 2016. Suitable...

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Green Design & Manufacturing

Quick Connector for Fuel and Urea Systems

Norma Group has developed a new plastic quick connector for use on fuel and NOx-reducing diesel urea systems in passenger, commercial, and off-highway vehicles. Produced at a Norma Americas plant in...

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Transportation

Clean-Sheet Design for Proterra's All-Electric City Bus

The Proterra Catalyst all-electric transit bus nabs double-digit miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe), vastly outperforming its diesel, compressed natural gas, and diesel hybrid-electric...

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Electronics & Computers

Seeing the Safe Way Ahead

Advanced driver-assistance systems (ADASs) can use forward-looking radars, lidars, cameras, and smart control software to anticipate and avoid potential collisions with other vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists,...

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Electronics & Computers

BMW, Honda and Yamaha Form Connected Motorcycle Consortium

The motorcycle industry recently took a major step toward the “connected bike” when three major OEMs announced the launch of a Connected Motorcycle Consortium to further the...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Visteon's New CEO Targets Connected-Car Leadership

Sachin Lawande became Visteon Corp.'s President and Chief Executive Officer on June 29, 2015. An electrical engineer, he was previously President of Harman International's Infotainment...

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Materials

ThyssenKrupp Explores Steel Innovations

InCar plus is the most extensive internal R&D project that ThyssenKrupp has ever undertaken. It encompasses the group’s interdisciplinary expertise to generate more than 40 individual solutions...

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Defense

TRB Turns Composites Focus to Aerospace Sector

TRB Lightweight Structures Ltd. recently released an aerospace-grade lightweight honeycomb composite panel designed for interior applications, expanding the application areas for its range of...

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Power

Webasto Engine-Off Cooling Keeps Off-Highway Cabins Comfortable

The new Webasto Polar Cab TS engine-off cabin cooling system provides on-demand cooling during downtime, resulting in fuel savings, reduced idle time, increased productivity,...

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Design

Magna Recognized by Mahindra for Modular Frame

Magna International Inc. has received the Best Product Development Performance Award from its customer Mahindra for a new ladder frame used across multiple vehicle platforms. The award was...

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Test & Measurement

New Anechoic Chamber Makes Room for Larger Vehicle Tests

The Army recently increased its ability to test radio frequencies used by soldier technologies when it opened one of the largest anechoic chambers on the East Coast. The Radio-frequency...

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Defense

Disappearing Carbon Circuits on Graphene Could Have Security Uses

Using carbon atoms deposited on graphene with a focused electron beam process, Georgia Institute of Technology professor Andrei Fedorov and collaborators have demonstrated a...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Remote-Controlled Weapons Augment Soldiers on Perimeter Security

Remotely-controlled weapons systems have drastically reduced the number of soldiers needed for perimeter security at an expeditionary base camp. "Every Soldier I have assigned to...

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Power

Porsche Unveils New Downsized, Boosted 3.0-L Boxer Six

The words “Porsche” and “turbo” have been synonymous with ultimate high performance since 1972, when the automaker first used boosted engines in the mighty 917/10 Can-Am...

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Aerospace

LyondellBasell Expands Capabilities in India's Automotive Plastics Market

LyondellBasell recently acquired SJS Plastiblends Pvt. Ltd., advancing its position in India’s expanding automotive market. LyondellBasell announced in August a...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Hot Swap Functionality for Lithium Ion Solution

Intelligent Power Vault (IPV) is a high energy density lithium-ion battery system developed by Accutronics that is particularly suitable for applications where energy reliability, flexibility,...

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Electronics & Computers

WABCO Expands Software Engineering Capabilities in India for CVs

WABCO has opened a new 65,000-ft² (2790-m²) facility in Chennai, India, that will enable the company to significantly expand its software engineering and shared services...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

VW Emissions Scandal Will Impact Future Engine Controls, Testing

A change in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s testing programs won’t be the only consequence for automakers in the wake of the Volkswagen emissions-cheating...

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Electronics & Computers

Can Ads Help in Vehicle-To-Vehicle Rollout?

During the long development of vehicle-to-vehicle/-infrastructure communications, collectively referred to as V2X, design teams looked at many ways to cover costs by using the signals for other...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Lockheed Martin System Improves Situational Awareness of the Final Frontier

Lockheed Martin recently announced that its Space Fence System, including the large-scale digital radar and turn-key facility, had met all the requirements of the...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

NASA Team Completes Third Phase of UAS Flight Testing

Technologies considered necessary for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to safely avoid other aircraft while moving through airspace recently were put to the test using NASA's remotely...

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Transportation

KC-46A Tanker Completes Its First Flight

The Boeing and the U.S. Air Force team behind the development of the KC-46A Pegasus tanker completed its first flight near the end of September, a four-hour flight that began at Paine Field and...

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