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Making Connections: New V2X Tech Brings in Smartphones, Next-Gen ECall

To point at just one example of the continued evolution of V2X technologies, let’s take a quick visit to Japan and the 2025 JSAE Annual Spring Congress this May....

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Motion Control

Orbis Says HaloDrive Axial-Flux Motor Available for In-Wheel, Other Uses

After years of development, Orbis Electric is introducing its HaloDrive axial flux e-motor /generator that it says is “slimmer, lighter, lower cost and more...

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Technical Innovation
Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Schaeffler Optimizes Rolling Bearings for Hydraulic and Axle Drives

Rolling bearings with optimized friction and performance characteristics can have a significant influence on reducing the power loss, design envelope and weight of...

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Original Equipment
Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Komatsu Logs a New Timber Machine

Komatsu has announced a new swing machine designed to move large quantities of timber in log loader and millyard environments. The TimberPro TN785D is Komatsu’s most powerful and highest capacity machine...

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Energy

Elaphe Readies In-Wheel Motors for OEM EVs After 2030

Elaphe unveiled what it claims is the first and only in-wheel electric motor (IWM) designed to fit existing EVs at CES in January. Elaphe Propulsion Technologies, a pioneer of in-wheel...

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Energy

Kalmar Launches 3rd-Gen Electric Terminal Tractor

Electric vehicle (EV) growth may be stagnant in certain market sectors amid pushback on EV mandates along with lingering infrastructure and TCO concerns, but in terminal tractor operations...

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Original Equipment
Lighting

Freightliner Unveils Latest Cascadia Class 8 Truck

Freightliner has unveiled the fifth generation of its Cascadia Class 8 truck. The new version is scheduled to begin production mid-2025 and reportedly offers new advanced safety features,...

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Motion Control

Study: Excessive Real-World NOx Emissions from HD Diesel Pickups

An eight-year study of in-use emissions from heavy-duty diesel pickups in Colorado and Virginia showed those vehicles to be emitting oxides of nitrogen (NOx) far in excess of...

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Technical Innovation
Energy

CES 2025: Cat Debuts Hybrid-Electric Retrofit on 972 Wheel Loader

A 55,000-lb (24,948-kg) front end loader with substantial field usage time underwent a 12-week hybrid-electric conversion in advance of its CES 2025 debut. “This...

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Motion Control

Driving Success with the Software-Defined Product

Across industries, more and more products are becoming smart and connected devices. The cellphone is the quintessential example of this development. It has evolved beyond a single-purpose...

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Motion Control

Shell Details Upcoming Engine-Oil Developments

Shell Rotella hosted journalists at the National Tractor Pulling Championships in Bowling Green, Ohio, in August, where the company was sponsoring tractors run by Koester Racing in the...

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Motion Control

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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Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Q&A: What It Takes to Add an E-Axle

During a recent Bosch tech showcase, we spoke with Joe Leaf, engineering manager for electric propulsion systems at Linamar. The Guelph, Ontario-based parts manufacturer is no stranger to building unsung...

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Technical Innovation
Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Electronic Torque Limiting Boosts Machine Productivity

Electrification isn’t just a matter of switching out the diesel engine for an electric motor. It requires a thorough review of connected systems – particularly the hydraulic...

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AR/AI

Full Speed Ahead for Second-Generation Indy Autonomous Racers

After three years and more than 7,000 miles (11,265 km) of racing, the Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) enters year four with an updated platform and embedded software upgrades....

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Power

Overcoming EV Drivetrain Testing Challenges

Transportation markets have seen a tremendous surge of interest in hybrid and electric vehicle technology. To gain the promised efficiency benefits and green profile of these vehicles, it is...

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Motion Control

This Avionics Computer Enables Image Data Processing, Payload Control for NASA IM-1 Mission

Aitech provided a complete avionics computer system to Intuitive Machines for the IM-1 Mission, that successfully landed on the Moon on February 22,...

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Motion Control

Hyundai’s Uni Wheel Creates Space for EV Powertrains

Hyundai Motor Group’s visual design team has been on a roll in creating unusual and attractive passenger vehicles. Now, the automaker’s engineering team has come up with its own...

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Mechanical & Fluid Systems

New DARPA X-Plane Will Have No Moving Control Surfaces

Aurora Flight Sciences has begun manufacturing work on a new X-plane for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors...

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Propulsion

Tremec-Trification

Tremec is charting a future in vehicle electrification that leverages the company’s gear-manufacturing history while clearly departing from its intrinsic connection to internal combustion engine. Tremec, a transmission...

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Power

Yamaha Unveils AWD and Electric Power Steering for Concept E-Bikes

If driving all four wheels of an automobile has advantages, it seems sensible that driving both wheels of a motorcycle or bicycle also would offer certain performance...

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Power

The First Modern EV Was … a Corvair?

The production EV1 by General Motors in the 1990’s gets some credit for being, technology-wise, one of the first viable EVs. The limitation was its heavy lead-acid battery storage and short range....

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Technical Innovation
Motion Control

Liebherr Deploys Autonomous Mining Truck Fleet

Liebherr’s mining division has announced that it will be conducting onsite validation tests of its autonomous T 264 mining trucks. The validation testing reportedly will take place later...

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Test & Measurement

New Transatlantic Partnership Targets Hall Thrusters for Spacecraft Electric Propulsion

Pulsar Fusion has announced a new trans-Atlantic partnership funded by the U.K. Space Agency (UKSA) between the space propulsion system manufacturer and...

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Imaging

AI-Enabled Detection System Set To Replace Aging Airspace Awareness System

Execution of new fielding and funding strategies will lead to the delivery of a cutting-edge surveillance, identification, and tracking system that monitors and...

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Energy

A Connected Approach to Auxiliary Battery Control

As vehicles become electrified and more “intelligent,” the energy consumption of the auxiliary system increases rapidly. The auxiliary battery, typically a 12V unit, acts as the...

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Power

REE Unveils P7-C Chassis Cab at ACT Expo

As a company focused on offering modular answers to the world’s mobility questions, REE knows the value of being flexible. That’s why the new P7-C chassis cab fills a gap in REE’s forthcoming...

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Technical Innovation
Transportation

ZF Premieres AxTrax 2 Electric Axle Platform at ACT Expo

ZF unveiled its all-new AxTrax 2 electric axle platform at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Anaheim, California. The fully integrated and modular e-powertrain system...

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Motion Control

Lockheed Martin CubeSats Demonstrate Essential Maneuvers for On-Orbit Servicing

Lockheed Martin’s In-space Upgrade Satellite System (LM LINUSS™) accomplished a successful on-orbit demonstration, proving how small satellites can serve an...

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