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Looking Ahead to 2026
September is unofficially known in the industry as a key forecasting month. It’s when several suppliers lock in their revenue forecasts for the next year. As we approach 2026, there are still several balls in the...
News Regulations/Standards
Delay and Extend and Rescope
Suppliers are learning several new and unwelcome lessons as the dynamics surrounding U.S. light vehicle trade and emissions legislation quickly shifts. Two major issues are at play here. As the industry...
Supplier Eye AR/AI
Near-Term Focus Can Obscure Reliable Path Forward
So often in our industry, we can be too focused on near-term opportunities and navigating immediate issues. With a new U.S. administration on the way in and more than a handful of other...
News Transportation
SAE International Announces CEO Termination
SAE International’s Board of Directors today announced the dismissal of Dr. David Schutt from his role as CEO. The decision, reached yesterday and voted on unanimously by the board, follows a formal investigation that revealed behaviors and actions inconsistent with the organization’s code of conduct, culture, and values.
News Connectivity
The Challenging Legal Environment of AI
“Holy cats. What happens when this stuff goes wrong?”
News Electronics & Computers
Electrification Brings Supplier Value Closer to Home
Various aspects of life and business come full circle. While I’m not waiting for bell bottoms from the 1970s to make a triumphant return, the automotive industry is quickly returning...
News Power
Battery Show 2022: Wireless EV Charging, Scaling Gigafactories
At September’s North American stop of The Battery Show 2022 in Novi, Michigan, thousands of attendees crammed into the Suburban Collection Showplace exhibition center to see...
News Power
SAE WCX 2022: The Road to Zero Emissions Has Many Lanes
Emissions are currently one of the hottest macro topics across the automotive industry. Governments around the world are ramping up regulations over the coming decades to reduce the...
News Power
Private Sector ‘Coalition of the Willing’ Charged with Energizing America’s New EV Roadmap
The Biden administration’s EV charging action plan announced in December 2021 detailed how it intended to fast-track billions in funding...
Briefs Electronics & Computers
Novel Whisker Mitigating Composite Conformal Coat Assessment
DoD electronics have an increased failure risk due to tin whisker short circuits, unless properly mitigated by design.
News Power
Time to End the Madness of EV Sales Subsidies
Electric vehicles have proven that they can sell themselves.
News Connectivity
Preview: SAE 2021 WCX
SAE International’s 2021 WCX event will unfold entirely online April 13-15 with hundreds of technical paper presentations and insights from top mobility-industry leaders, who will share their perspectives on...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Horiba MIRA’s Vision for World-Class AV Testing
It is a bold company that uses the description “globally unique,” but that’s the label engineering research and test provider Horiba MIRA has attached to its new AV development...
News Government
Supplier Opportunities for 2021
We happily put 2020 in the rearview mirror and await the full rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines to gain some level of normalcy. The automotive industry once again underscored its industriousness and...
News Power
New EU Patent System Could Unify and Simplify Process
To engineers who are developing autonomous vehicle (AV) technologies, the legal landscape around innovation can look increasingly complex. And the patent path may seem daunting. But...
Articles Unmanned Systems
A Legal Profile of Facial Recognition
Whether it’s using your face to confirm payment over your smartphone, monitoring your child at day-camp, or being confirmed as a ticketholder going to a concert, the possibilities for facial...
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
Diesel Darkness Won’t Go Away
Although it may takes years to avoid instantly associating the words “diesel” and “scandal,” Volkswagen – the auto company most closely linked with the diesel emissions-cheating scheme that brought...
News Regulations/Standards
Next-Generation Crash Recorders Integral to Aviation Cybersecurity
On the cybersecurity front, EASA has issued a new notice of proposed amendment (NPA) related to an earlier RTCA document, DO-326A, which came out in 2014. Because DO-326A...
News Unmanned Systems
WCX 2019: Regulators Grapple with Autonomous Challenges
The long reach of autonomous vehicles clearly extends to the regulatory environment, which will undergo changes that are as significant as those seen in the discipline of engineering...
What's Online Energy
Ford Aims for New 'Halo' Products and More Female Engineers, Says COO Barb Samardzich
Ford has a lot riding on the new Mustang. It isn’t just another Ford model; it is a statement of capability and international intent, and no one...
INSIDER Electronics & Computers
Energy Metering MCUs
Atmel(R) Corporation (San Jose, CA) has expanded its Atmel | SMART portfolio of energy metering products with the introduction of the SAM4C32 dual-core secure MCU, along with the SAM4CMS32 and SAM4CMP32 for residential,...
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NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Demonstrator Jet Completes First Flight
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Algorithms for Autonomous Marine Vehicles
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F-35 Proves Nuke Drop Performance in Stockpile Flight Testing
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Using Ultrabright X-Rays to Test Materials for Ultrafast Aircraft
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Stevens Researchers Test Morkovin's Hypothesis for Major Hypersonic Flight...
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EV and Battery Thermal Management Strategies
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How Packet Digital Is Scaling Domestic Drone Battery Manufacturing
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Advancements in Zinc Die Casting Technology & Alloys for Next-Generation...
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Vehicle Test with R-444A: Better-Performing R-1234yf Direct Replacement for...
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Vibroacoustic and Shock Analysis for Aerospace and Defense Applications