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Test & Measurement

Ultra-Wide, Low-Distortion Lenses for Crash Testing Environments

In the demanding field of automotive crash testing, imaging systems face a dual challenge: They must survive extreme forces while delivering precise, distortion-free footage for...

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Connectivity

MOIA’s L4 ID. Buzz AVs Starting Service Next Year

Mobileye announced in June that its ongoing work with Volkswagen will deliver the automaker’s first production SAE Level 4 autonomous vehicles sometime in 2026. The first of these...

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Mechanical & Fluid Systems

SkillReal Signs Tier 1 Supplier for NVIDIA-Powered AI Inspection

AI inspection company SkillReal has signed a contract to supply its system to a major Tier 1 global supplier in addition to global OEMs and other suppliers already using the...

Technical Innovation

AR/AI

Artificial Intelligence Being Schooled for Mining Applications

A battery-electric Honda midsize SUV entering production in early 2026 will use Helm.ai’s artificial intelligence to facilitate conditional automated driving. The start-up...

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Photonics/Optics

Ceres Holographics, Appotronics Team for Windshield-Wide Laser HUD

Transparent display pioneer Ceres Holographics and laser display company Appotronics announced on Tuesday an agreement to combine their technologies to create transparent...

Articles

AR/AI

CES 2025: Deere Advances Off-Highway Autonomy

With the pungent smell of garlic in the air and the threat of tremors from three major fault lines, a select group of journalists invited to John Deere’s Gilroy, California, test center in...

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Sensors/Data Acquisition

Sensata’s Sensors Aid Blind Spot Monitoring for Tractor-Trailers

Sensata Technologies’ booth at this year’s IAA Transportation tradeshow included two of the company’s Precor radar sensors. The PreView STA79 is a heavy-duty vehicle...

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AR/AI

Inside Tesla's Cybercab Future

For over a decade, the autonomous vehicle problem has been far more difficult than originally expected for every company involved. The landscape is littered with abandoned attempts.

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Green Design & Manufacturing

Delivering Higher Performance Batteries with Advanced Microscopy

As we collectively move away from fossil fuel power and work toward cleaner energy solutions, batteries are emerging as the preferred clean energy source. Read on to learn how they're advancing.

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RF & Microwave Electronics

This Laser Clock Could Transform Satellite Navigation Accuracy

A new laser clock from the German Aerospace Center has achieved a record level of accuracy for optical clocks with gas cells: in 30 million years, it would be off by just one second. Read on to learn more about it and what it could mean for satellite navigation accuracy.

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AR/AI

Supplier Technologies Could Nix the Steering Wheel and Unleash 360-Degree Stereo Camera Views

A driver’s finger movements engage with a mouse-like device to steer a demonstration vehicle. Eleven stereo cameras on another demonstrator...

Editorial

Sensors/Data Acquisition

Sensitive Subjects

You’ve got regulations, cost and personal preferences all getting in the way of the next generation of automated vehicles. Oh, and those pesky legal issues about who’s at fault should something happen. Under all...

Briefs

Photonics/Optics

Streamlined Microcomb Design Provides Control With The Flip of a Switch

Researchers at the University of Rochester describe new microcomb lasers they have developed that overcome previous limitations and feature a simple design that could open the door to a broad range of uses. Read on to learn more.

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Space Lasers: Aiming Towards Next Leap in Global Communications

Space lasers are transforming the world. Not the far-off future of science fiction, but the universe of how data and communications flow today — everywhere from deep space missions to countless applications here on earth, including consumer internet services, military operations, and banking transactions. Read on to learn more.

Q&A

RF & Microwave Electronics

Q&A: Three’s Not a Crowd When It Comes to ADAS Sensors

SAE Media spoke with Clement Nouvel, Valeo’s chief technical officer for lidar, about Valeo’s background in ADAS and what’s coming next. Nouvel leads over 300 lidar engineers...

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Unmanned Systems

Tackling the Elements with the Ineos Grenadier Quartermaster and Wagon

Spinning up a new car company in the 2020s typically means there's a new electric crossover being unveiled that may (or may not) come to market sometime in the next...

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Data Acquisition

Are Today’s Sensors Ready for Next-Level Automated Driving?

SAE Level 3 automated driving marks a clear break from the lower levels of driving assistance since that is the dividing line where the driver can be freed to focus on things...

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Mechanical & Fluid Systems

AutoSens: Nodar’s Plan to Make Park Assist Tech Better, Cheaper, Cleaner

Park assist technology seems like low-hanging fruit in the assisted and automated driving space, but anyone who’s attempted to use one of these systems might have...

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AR/AI

SkillReal Says Inexpensive Camera and AI Add up to Faster, Better Inspections

A company says that its digital twin alignment system, incorporating a sophisticated AI algorithm and an off-the-shelf camera, has the potential to revolutionize...