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Stability Control Boosts Motorcycle Safety
As happened in cars, electronic safety technology for motorcycles is tracing a course starting with anti-lock brakes, continuing through traction control, and arriving eventually at full electronic stability control.
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Jaguar Turns Marketing Speak into Engineering Reality for XE
“We have a very clear definition of our brand’s DNA, and if you drove all our products consecutively, you would be able to experience that through every one,” Jaguar Land...
News Power
Alternative Drive System for Wacker Neuson’s Smallest Excavator
At this year’s Intermat, Dieter Freisler, Regional President, Wacker Neuson, emphasized that the company plans in the future to “always have double digit growth,” and...
News Automotive
New XF Moves to Jaguar's Aluminum Architecture
Jaguar's best-selling model, the XF, is moving from a steel body to the aluminum-intensive monocoque architecture used on the XE and XJ. It's one of the latest steps the luxury car maker has...
Global Vehicles Transportation
Nissan's Maxima Has Flowing Sports Car Lines, Upgraded 3.5-L V6 and CVT
A flagship car typically isn't the top seller, but it does set a tone for a product line. Nissan's 2016 Maxima, introduced at the 2015 New York Auto Show, put a strong...
News Transportation
Lexus Sharpens Best-Selling RX for 2016
The Lexus RX luxury crossover has been the make's best seller, accounting for 25-30% of sales, and the 2016 model introduced at the 2015 New York Auto Show displays a new styling treatment that...
Articles Transportation
Balancing GDI Fuel Economy and Emissions
Increasing concerns about airborne soot, or particulate matter (PM), are translating into vehicle emissions regulations. One of the more stringent of these, the Euro 6c, is scheduled to phase-in...
Articles Transportation
Cameras Look to Go the Distance
Forward-looking cameras are quickly becoming standard features on cars, improving safety and convenience. Engineering teams are burning the midnight oil to improve distance capabilities and safety while...
Q&A Green Design & Manufacturing
Green-Lighting Ford's "Clean" Technologies
As Ford Motor Co.'s Global Director of Vehicle Electrification and Infrastructure, Michael Tinskey eats, sleeps, and breathes sustainable mobility. His small group of "clean technologists" are linked...
News Transportation
Two Approaches to AWD Show Improved Fuel Economy, Reduced System Weight
The increasing popularity of all-wheel drive (AWD) is up against the regulatory demands for improved fuel economy, while the buying public also is looking for improved...
Product Briefs Power
High-Flow Motors
The MS05/MSE05 from Poclain Hydraulics benefits from a new valving, the design of which has been optimized to considerably reduce pressure drops.
News Transportation
Global Contenders to Break the Commercial Aircraft Duopoly
In the commercial jet market below the 150-seat Airbus and Boeing killing fields, the next biggest sales are in the hands of Canada’s Bombardier and Brazil’s Embraer.
News Transportation
Sikorsky’s S-97 Takes Successful First Flight
Just over six months since Sikorsky opened the curtains to unveil its S-97 Raider helicopter featuring X2 technology, the first flight of the rigid coaxial rotor helicopter prototype was...
News Automotive
Top Speed on Mars: 0.1 Mph
The six-wheeled Curiosity rover exploring Mars’ surface gets its instructions from a lead driver working inside the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA.
News Defense
Gulfstream Makes Progress on G600 and G500 Programs, the Latter Completing First Flight
On the heels of EBACE (European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition) Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. provided an update on its all-new aircraft...
News Test & Measurement
Enabling the Future of Harvesting Through Flexible HIL Testing
It seems as though everywhere you turn today, you see a car commercial showing off new features and capabilities that brings us one step closer to the Holy Grail goal of...
Executive Viewpoints Power
Innovation Is at the Core of Engine Design
A new era in high horsepower (HHP) engine technology began on January 1, 2015, the official start date of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Tier 4 Final emissions regulations for...
News Transportation
CFD Helps Cut Tractor-Trailer Drag Coefficient by 10%
Air management for trucks is likely to be a focus for vehicle designers as manufacturers look to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions to satisfy global regulations. That is the...
News Design
Bentley Develops W12 Cylinder Deactivation
Luxury car manufacturers around the world are devising multiple solutions for improving fuel economy and emissions while maintaining the high-performance multi-cylinder engines their customers have...
Executive Viewpoints Design
As Equipment Innovations Evolve, Tires Must Keep Up
Technological advances touch every aspect of our lives today. We wake up to alarms, read emails on smart phones, trust a GPS to tell us how to get to our locations, and shop online.
News Transportation
Honda Enters Burgeoning Subcompact SUV Fray
Size creep in the compact crossover segment has seen Honda’s CR-V outgrow some of its original target customers. So, as it did when the Fit slid into the product lineup beneath the Civic, Honda...
News Power
Electrohydraulic Power Steering Pursued for Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Energy savings is one of the most significant concerns in the development of new vehicles, particularly power-steering systems, as over 70% of the fuel consumed by conventional...
News Propulsion
Ferrari Massages 458 to Create 488 GTB
Ferrari engineers have further refined the 458 Italia model with a new turbocharged and downsized engine and revised aerodynamics to create the 488 GTB.
Articles Energy
Democratizing Hybrid Technologies
Would you buy a new plug-in hybrid car if the price was 75% less than retail? If so, then hop a plane to Amsterdam because the Dutch have a deal for you.
News Transportation
Evora 400 Becomes Most Powerful Production Lotus Ever
Lotus regards its Evora 400, to be unveiled at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show this week, as virtually a new model.
News Transportation
Shell Oil Conference Focuses on Transportation Alternatives
Demand for energy is increasing as more and more people live in urban environments. The growth of global megacities “is like adding two Detroit [populations, about 700,000...
News Defense
Indian Air Force to Acquire 36 Rafale Fighters
The Indian Government recently announced its intention to finalize the acquisition of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft from Dassault Aviation at conditions necessary to meet the security needs of...
News Defense
Airbus Helicopters’ EC130 T2 Enters Indian Market with Two Launch Customers
Airbus Helicopters has signed Indian market launch orders for its single-engine EC130 T2 with Sanjay Ghodawat Group and Global Vectra Helicorp Ltd. (GVHL), which...
News Transportation
2016 Optima Gets Upgraded UVO
The 2016 Kia Optima, like previous models, shares chassis and powertrains with the Hyundai Sonata, even if some specifics vary according to different product change cycles. However, the company motto remains...
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INSIDERManufacturing & Prototyping
How Airbus is Using w-DED to 3D Print Larger Titanium Airplane Parts
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Microvision Aquires Luminar, Plans Relationship Restoration, Multi-industry Push
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A Next Generation Helmet System for Navy Pilots
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Accelerating Down the Road to Autonomy
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New Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Agreements Expand Missile Defense Production
ArticlesAR/AI
CES 2026: Bosch is Ready to Bring AI to Your (Likely ICE-powered) Vehicle
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Transportation
Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive...
Unmanned Systems
Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design...
Aerospace
Cooling a New Generation of Aerospace and Defense Embedded...
Energy
Battery Abuse Testing: Pushing to Failure
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