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Propulsion

First Drive: 2026 Hyundai Palisade

Years ago, Hyundai hosted a Palisade drive program for journalists consisted mostly of driving on a gravel road for a few hours. It was weird, and many a journalist told them so. Probably not as a direct...

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Connectivity

48V Is Coming, and Not Just for EVs

In every corner of the automotive power engineering world, there are discussions and debates over the merits of 48V power networks vs. legacy 12V power networks. The dialogue started over 20 years ago,...

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Power

Audio Updates You Can’t Even Hear

While autonomous driving, electric powertrains and the evolving role of AI in automotive get most of the attention (deservedly, sure), technological advancements aimed at the audio experience in...

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Energy

First Drive: Lucid's Gravity Electric SUV

It's not unusual for vehicles from the same automaker to have a completely different feel on the road. Behind the wheel, the Chevy Corvette and Chevy Malibu might as well be from different planets....

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

WCX 2025: Intel’s Weast Says China Leaping Ahead Due to Focus on Innovation

Jack Weast, vice president and general manager of Intel Automotive, told an audience at WCX 2025 that China’s automotive industry is advancing quickly due to...

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Data Acquisition

Manufacturers Must Take the Wheel to Scale SDV Success

The automotive industry is moving rapidly toward software-defined vehicles (SDVs), where cars are as much about software as they are about mechanics. The race to SDV is driven by...

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Software

Building Resilient SDVs: Secure by Design in the Automotive Industry

Modern vehicles contain upward of 100 million lines of code and growing. The emergence of autonomous vehicles and software-defined vehicles (SDVs) means cars often run...

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Imaging

Not Quite Your Father’s Cab

When New Holland developed its model year 2025 FR Forage Cruiser self-propelled forage harvester, the operator environment was top of mind, evidenced by the “more informative cab” leading the list of...

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Electronics & Computers

Closing Gap to Leverage Enhanced Computational Power for SDV Advancement

Developing a standardized approach to harness the power of modern hardware accelerators in a safe and efficient way is essential in furthering the advancement of...

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Unmanned Systems

Recuperating from AI-Induced CES Fatigue

Listening to some end-of-the-year music shows recently, I was reminded of how natural it is to get jaded about things, even things we truly enjoy, as we get older. The critics I listened to didn’t...

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Unmanned Systems

Making Software-Defined Vehicles Cyber-Secure

There is one sure-fire way to secure commercial vehicles from cyber-attacks. “You just remove the connectivity,” quipped Brandon Barry, CEO of Block Harbor Cybersecurity and the moderator...

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Lighting

Volvo XC90 Line-Up Keeps Hybrid Futures Safe

Two years ago in Stockholm, Volvo staged a splashy unveiling of its electric EX90 SUV, and boldly claimed it would ditch gasoline cars entirely by 2030. Here in Gothenburg, Volvo boldly claimed...

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Sensors/Data Acquisition

Qualcomm Expands Line of SOCs

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. president and CEO Cristiano Amon is not humble. While announcing updates to the Snapdragon Cockpit Elite and Snapdragon Ride Elite platforms during the 2024 Snapdragon Summier in...

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Power

Valeo Moves to Support the Progression to Electrified Vehicles

Whether it’s reinventing the vehicle cabin, repackaging power products, or writing new software code, Valeo is focused on smarter mobility technologies. “When you put it...

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Software

Mapping out Future Vehicle Cockpits

Game-like navigation visuals. Conversational-style voice commands. Contactless biometric sensing. A tidal wave of software code and sensing technologies are being prepped to alter in-vehicle activities.

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Unmanned Systems

Volvo EX90 Uses AI, NVIDIA SoC to Make Automated Driving Safer

As head of software engineering at Volvo Cars, Alwin Bakkenes is involved not just with all of the software and electronics in Volvo’s vehicles but also the automaker’s...

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Connectivity

Cybersecurity Firm Enlists AI in Battle as Threats Increase

Following its annual report detailing the growing cybersecurity threats to vehicles, fleets, and the networks they rely on, Upstream Security announced the launch of a generative...

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Connectivity

NXP S32 CoreRide Platform Simplifies Development of Software-Defined Vehicles

A new industry-first open platform for developing the software-defined vehicle (SDV) combines processing, vehicle networking and system power management with...

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Unmanned Systems

ECARX’s Computing Platforms Ready for SDV Era

One did not have to attend too many press conferences at CES this year to understand that the Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) would be the big story for many automotive exhibitors.Global...

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Energy

Hydrogen ‘Inevitable’ for Commercial Vehicles

With the perception of diesel engines as bad actors in the worldwide transportation-emissions crackdown, the commercial-vehicle sector is racing to identify and develop propulsion...

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Manned Systems

CES: VinFast Previews Wild Concept Truck

VinFast used its third appearance at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to introduce three new electric vehicles, including a midsize pick-up truck concept and a small CUV bound for the U.S....

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Manned Systems

CES 2024: VW, Cerence Integrate ChatGPT in IDA Voice Assistant

ChatGPT has entered the car. At CES 2024, Volkswagen and technology partner Cerence introduced an update to IDA, VW’s in-car voice assistant, so it can now use ChatGPT to...

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Software

CES 2024: SDVs Redefine OEM and Supplier Relationships, Deliver New Features

For a technology set to define our automotive future for years to come, it’s surprising that not everyone in the industry can agree on what a software-defined...

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Unmanned Systems

Clarios Sees Low-Voltage Electricals as Vital in EV, AV Future

In an increasingly electrified world, there’s still a need for 12-volt batteries and a low-voltage electrical architecture in vehicles. Clarios, which provides the...

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Energy

Acura’s 2024 ZDX Latest Example of Honda, GM Joint Engineering

The auto industry still seems to be a generation or two away from vehicles that check every box for being a ‘software-defined vehicle.’ That is, a vehicle — combined...

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Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Civic Type R Is Honda’s Technology Showcase

Despite humble roots, Honda’s 2023 Civic Type R is a Porsche for the rest of us: A small car destined for greatness, with more entertainment value than a three-day Netflix binge.

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Transportation

Ford EV Engineers ‘Always On’ for Customer Feedback

Engineers like to know what customers think about a vehicle. Now, drivers of the all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E can oblige via a new system that channels select...

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Sensors/Data Acquisition

Testing ADAS Functions in Parallel with EMS Measurement

Many advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) use radar sensors for functions such adaptive cruise control (ACC) or autonomous emergency braking (AEB). These sensors are...

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AR/AI

Advanced Electrical Architectures Demand New Developmental Strategies

A few days after speaking with Danny Shapiro, vice president, automotive at NVIDIA, a developer of systems-on-a-chip (SoCs) with performances measured in trillions of...