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Truck Platoons on the Move

Research into truck platoons is running hot as companies investigate benefits such as fuel savings, safety, diminished congestion and reduced driver fatigue. Before these gains can be realized, a number of...

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Transportation

Software Building Blocks for AV Systems

When the development of ADAS functions or even automated driving up to SAE Level 4 strives for increased functionality, it also increases the complexity of the software environment — and the...

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Connectivity

Electronic Architectures Get Smart

The mobility industry is experiencing the biggest disruption in its 125-year history, evolving at a pace that demands flexibility. There is an urgent need to remove all barriers in vehicle design and...

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Transportation

Intelligence Drives Efficiency, Safety and Uptime of Commercial Vehicles

Several leaders of global commercial-vehicle manufacturers converged in mid-July for a press workshop to discuss the most pressing technological, logistical and...

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Technical Innovation
Manned Systems

Link Readies Semi-Active Cab Suspension for Intro on Select 2020 Models

Link Manufacturing targets heavy-duty vehicles that transition from on- to off-road terrain, in particular, for what it claims will be the industry’s first...

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Unmanned Systems

Understanding the Self-Driving Revolution

To understand the self-driving revolution, you must first understand Lindsay Brooke's opinion on the matter. Read on to do just that.

Technical Innovation
Power

AxleTech Develops Electric Independent Suspension Concept for Vehicles Up to 58,000-lb GCWR

Intended for a range of vehicle types — full battery electric vehicles, fuel cell range-extender EVs, and internal combustion engine or turbine generator range extenders — the 5000 Series electric independent suspension axle system (eISAS) recently revealed by AxleTech serves as a complete electric powertrain.

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Transportation

Switching to Comfort Mode

Knobs and buttons once ruled the roost, but now they must work in tandem with touchscreens, which are ubiquitous in vehicles of all types. As they handle more functions, design teams are coming up with techniques that reduce operator movement by making them easier to reach.

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Original Equipment
Transportation

Komatsu Targets Productivity, Operator Comfort With New WA480-8 Wheel Loader

Komatsu America has added to its wheel loader family with the recent introduction of the new WA480-8, powered by a 299-hp (223-kW), 11.04-L, EPA Tier 4 Final certified, SAA6D125E-7 engine that burns up to 20 percent less fuel than its Tier 3 predecessor.

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Transportation

Software Rewrites the Rules

The auto industry’s evolution to a product differentiation based on services and software is prompting a transformation in areas as diverse as the structure of business relationships through cybersecurity for...

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Unmanned Systems

Defanging Driverless Cars

A pioneering program gives everyday people the chance to ride in an automated vehicle on public roads. Read on to learn more about it.

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Design

Sitting on the Job

Engineers in commercial seating are exploring a range of materials and concepts to help reduce operator fatigue and discomfort. Many advances come from automotive companies that have the volumes to support much research.

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Transportation

Are Blockchain and ‘Smart Contracts’ the Secure Future?

Can blockchain, the digital distributed ledger technology so closely associated with the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, be used to mitigate the inherent risks of manufacturing automotive...

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Connectivity

Cyber Security Goes Upstream

What can hackers do with a car? Just about anything they want. A typical vehicle today is a potential sitting duck, cybersecurity experts say. They point to ghosted schematics of cars showing dozens of...

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Test & Measurement

Viasat Military-Grade Airborne SATCOM Antenna Achieves FAA Certification, Completes Air Force C-17 MACC Testing

The Global Mobile Antenna ( GMA) 5560-101, aKu-/Ka-band multi-network, multi-mode satellite communications (SATCOM) antenna from...

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Transportation

Iridium, Aireon, SpaceX Celebrate Satellite Launch, System Deployment

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., at 04:39:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) on July 25, 2018 and placed 10 new Iridium NEXT...

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Manned Systems

Eaton Creates EMobility Business to Meet Electrified Technology Demand

Eaton has combined products, expertise and global manufacturing capabilities from its Electrical and Vehicle businesses to form a new eMobility business tasked to...

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Materials

Design for Additive Manufacturing with New Book from SAE International

Additive manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing, is among the hottest advanced manufacturing trends poised to transform myriad industries, including aerospace, with...

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Connectivity

Mentor Design Tool Simplifies J1939 Development

The explosion of electronic functions on commercial vehicles is driving an expansion of vehicle networks, making network design and configuration an important factor in electronic...

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Automotive

Boeing, SparkCognition Partner on Safe Integration of Autonomous Air Vehicles in Airspace

Boeing (NYSE:BA) and SparkCognition, an artificial intelligence (AI) technology company in Austin, Texas, are collaborating on unmanned aircraft system...

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Test & Measurement

GE Aviation, Teradata Partner on Data Analytics, Edge Connectivity for Airlines

Officials at GE Aviation in Evandale, Ohio, and Teradata (NYSE:TDC) in Dayton, Ohio, are expanding their partnership to provide airlines with a framework that...

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Connectivity

Denso Bringing Driver Monitoring to Commercial-Vehicle Market

According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), 4,440 large trucks and buses were involved in fatal accidents in 2016—a 29% increase since 2009. Driver...

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Connectivity

Connected Aircraft Technologies Benefit Manufacturers, Airlines, and Travelers

Connected aircraft means more than just in-flight movies, free texting, and Facebook posting with friends while in flight. In fact, the connected aircraft...

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Regulations/Standards

ADAS Features Expand Role, V2V Looms

Truck owners and commercial-vehicle suppliers are ramping up their safety efforts, making more advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) standard while looking at the potential benefits of...

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Connectivity

Equipmake's 'Cool' Motor Technology

There is a subdued hum in the emerging world of the EV: the sound of several types of electric motor vying for top podium position within the industry.

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Connectivity

Daimler Shows It's Serious About Electric and Automated Truck Development

The recent flurry of electric truck reveals continues, this time in the Pacific Northwest at Daimler Trucks North America's (DTNA) headquarters in Portland, Oregon....

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Executive Viewpoints
Manned Systems

Bosch Stresses Need for E/E Architecture Upgrade

Bosch is hardly an unfamiliar name to the heavy truck and off-highway industries—the supplier has been a major player in the diesel and hydraulics spaces for quite some time. But two years...

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Transportation

Underway on Nuclear Power

At Ford Motor Co., CTO Dr. Ken Washington is driving new approaches to technology innovation — from inside and outside the enterprise.

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Robotics, Automation & Control

Balancing the RUMBLE and ROAR

Multiphysics simulation is part of the development toolset at Mahindra Two Wheelers, as the Indian motorcycle and scooter maker expands into global markets with larger bikes.

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