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IAA Mobility 2023: Munich Engages Mobility in All Forms
New definitions of “mobility” have been floating around in the automotive industry for years. Still, the IAA Mobility 2023 exposition in Munich, Germany, made absolutely clear...

Editorial Test & Measurement
Of Moose and Artificial Intelligence
I know nothing more about artificial intelligence (AI) than what I read and what learned people tell me. I know it’s supposed to bring new sophistication to all manner of processes and...

Technology Report Test & Measurement
Data Analysis Companies Collaborate to Slash EV Battery Production Time
A battery intelligence pioneer will work with a venerable semiconductor yield-improvement firm in a partnership that promises to drastically accelerate the...

Articles Software
Engineering at the New NVH Frontier
The complex science of analyzing and abating noise, vibration, and harshness has entered a “new frontier” as the industry transitions to electrified vehicles, experts in the NVH field tell SAE...

News Unmanned Systems
Turning the Vehicle into a Giant Microphone
When an emergency vehicle is approaching but its blaring siren isn’t heard by nearby motorists, all are put at risk. Engineers at Harman International have developed novel sensor technology...

Articles Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Balancing the ‘Dominos’ in EV Thermal Management
Electric vehicle thermal management requires OEMs and suppliers to control many variables that potentially create excessive heat. Designing thermal-management systems (TMS) to...

News Test & Measurement
Ensuring Aircraft Safety by Optimizing Ice Protection Systems
By Boris Marovic and Thierry Olbrechts, Siemens Digital Industries Software

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Tula’s DMD Promises Gains in EV Efficiency
Nestled in San Jose, California just south of the San Francisco Bay, the small but mighty team at Tula Technologies continues to develop advancements for optimizing the efficiency of ICE and...

News Test & Measurement
Machine Learning Software Monolith Cuts Development Time for BMW’s Test Engineers
BMW faced a problem. Because leg injuries can be common in vehicle crashes, the effect of all manner of deformation must be measured in order to...

News Test & Measurement
Hyundai’s ‘Edgy’ New Ideas for Safety Testing
In June 2022, Hyundai Motor America broke ground for its Safety Test and Investigation Laboratory (STIL), an industry-unique testing facility dedicated to root-cause crash...

News Regulations/Standards
Hyundai Breaks Ground for Safety Test and Investigation Lab
Hyundai Motor America is creating an industry-unique testing zone to address root cause crash investigations and electric vehicle/future product analysis activities at its...

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SAE International Extends Call for Abstracts, Seeks Submissions for AeroTech Conference
Engineering Events staff at SAE International in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, have extended the call for abstracts through September 21 for the...

Articles Test & Measurement
EVs Drive NVH Material Innovations
The definition of a ‘quiet’ vehicle, as determined by the occupants’ ears, is changing radically, as electric motors replace the internal-combustion engine. And electric vehicles are changing the...

Technology Report Unmanned Systems
Toyota Reinvesting in Collaborative Safety Research
To adapt to a swiftly changing mobility ecosystem, Toyota announced on April 27 a new five-year, $30-million investment in its Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Collaborative Safety Research...

Articles Test & Measurement
All-New Wind Tunnel Lets Honda Air It Out
Acknowledging the twin priorities of aerodynamic and NVH optimization in the increasingly electrified passenger-vehicle future, Honda in late March inaugurated its first full-scale wind tunnel...

Articles Unmanned Systems
Keeping Pace with In-Vehicle Data Speed
Next-generation advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) require camera and radar systems with increasingly high resolution. That means more speed and higher bandwidth for networks, switches and...

Articles Sensors/Data Acquisition
Horiba to Expand Virtual AV Vetting with Physical-Body Testing
Measurement and analysis specialist Horiba has a host of virtual tools available for suppliers and OEMs to aid the development of autonomous vehicle (AV) sensor suites. The...

News Test & Measurement
Nissan Opens New Vehicle-Safety Lab in Michigan
It takes days for a safety team to prep a vehicle for a crash test that lasts mere seconds. “The number of required crash tests is increasing, so your flexibility is decreasing when...

News Software
Quality Management Experts Provide Guidance on AS9100 Standard, Equipment Calibration
Quality management professionals across the global aerospace and defense community discuss the AS9100 international standard, audits, and equipment...

Articles Energy
BYD’s Blade Runner
The Chinese mobility giant’s novel ‘Blade’ battery eliminates the cell module level to compete with NCM chemistry at a lower cost with greater safety.

News Sensors/Data Acquisition
Arctic Autonomy
In what is billed as “the most extensive pilot [program] in challenging weather conditions, ever,” a trio of Nordic companies is prepping an autonomous public-transport service in Bodø, a Norwegian city north of the...

News Power
GM Confirms Cause of Bolt Battery Fires, Rolls out New Monitoring Software
One of GM’s top battery experts has confirmed that the root cause of 13 Chevrolet Bolt EV battery fires, which caused GM to recall every Bolt sold since 2017,...

News Aerospace
Industry Invited to Participate in AeroTech Aerospace and Defense Technical Program
SAE International is inviting global participation in its AeroTech® aerospace and defense technology conference and exhibition, which is for the first...

News AR/AI
Designing and Assessing Vehicle Safety Functions with a Use Case Approach
The required capabilities of a vehicle’s systems and components will vary depending on the scenarios and use cases in which they are expected to safely operate....

News Test & Measurement
Nissan’s Reed Is Not Your Typical R&D Boss
Chris Reed is not the typical R&D boss. In his diverse 25-year engineering career at Nissan Americas, Reed has done everything from body design to leading development of the Murano SUV,...

News Communications
Alliance Platform Elevates 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander
Ten years is an eternity in terms of automotive product cycles, especially in a segment as hot and crowded as C/D sport utility. For Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA), waiting...

Technical Innovation Test & Measurement
Perkins Expands Power Range with New Large Engines
The timing of Perkins Engines’ North American launch of its most powerful line of electronic engines, which delivers up to 1500-kWe emergency standby power for a range of critical...

Articles Design
Allison Builds a Testing Powerhouse
Reducing product development time is among the industry’s top priorities, particularly as vehicle makers transition into an electrified future. Waiting on the environment – climate, weather,...

News Manned Systems
10 Best Practices for ADAS and AV Testing
Testing for automated driver-assist systems (ADAS) has required a completely new approach to testing. The most obvious reason for this is the sheer number of sensors and actuators involved in...

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