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AR/AI

Navigating Deep Learning to Improve ADAS

The sensory information – massive amounts of data – is used to navigate, avoid obstacles, and read road markers necessary for safe driving.

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Motion Control

Lockered and Loaded

Udelv knows its delivery trucks need to traverse highways and byways safely, but that’s a secondary function.

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Electronics & Computers

Ensuring No Child Left Inside

A step-change in sensing precision is underway for vehicle interior applications, with increased capabilities spurred by new technology, customer interest in occupant safety and entertainment, and global regulations.

Q&A

Transportation

Uhnder Dives Into the Ocean With Digital Radar

As the semi-conductor shortage continues to make headlines, a radar-technology company is readying a first-to-market digital radar chip application.

Technology Report

Power

Valve Cuts NVH in GDI Engines

When an automotive manufacturer struggled with the release of a new fuel-injection engine technology, the company required an immediate solution.

Supplier Eye

Design

The Soft Underbelly of The EV Transition

The list of OEMs and suppliers that are splitting their organizations into traditional ICE powertrain and EV operations continues to grow.

Supplier Eye

Green Design & Manufacturing

The New EV-driven Regional Supply Focus

The recent flurry of investment announcements focused on the conversion of North America’s light-vehicle production to electric-vehicle propulsion has been head spinning.

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Research Lab

Hydrogen Generates BUZZ in Power Generation

Deutz launched its first hydrogen engine, the TCG 7.8 H2, in August 2021 as a “next step” in its effort to provide carbon-neutral drive systems for off-highway applications.

Editorial

Government

Safety, Standards Crucial to AVs’ Advance

The details and cost of the Biden Administration’s $1.2-trillion ($555 billion in new spending) federal infra- structure bill may have been exhaustively debated by the time it was passed last November, but few could argue that substantial investment in the nation’s systems wasn’t long overdue.

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Propulsion

Prototype Aims to Reduce Fuel Use, Improve Tactical Vehicle Performance

The Defense Department maintains a fleet of more than 250,000 tactical vehicles, which frequently operate in austere conditions. These vehicles often spend as much of...

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Propulsion

2022 Nissan Rogue Gets a VC Turbo Triple

Nissan’s best-selling Rogue entered its third generation as an all-new vehicle for 2021, missing the significant powertrain change that arrives in 2022 models. The all-new 3-cylinder gasoline...

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Energy

New Materials Move Li-Ion Batteries Toward the Solid-State Endgame

A new generation of lithium-ion batteries is poised to improve electric vehicle range and affordability.

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Transportation

Mapping Performance Variations to See How Lithium-Metal Batteries Fail

Brookhaven National Laboratory scientists have identified the primary cause of failure in a state-of-the-art lithium-metal battery.

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Energy

Advancing Battery Technology: THE 2021 BATTERY SHOW Preview

The Battery Show North America is a forum for advanced battery technology for electric and hybrid vehicles, utility and renewable energy support, portable electronics, medical technology, military, and telecommunications.

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Electronics & Computers

Hybrid Membrane Doubles the Lifetime of Rechargeable Batteries

The membrane prevents dendrite formation, at least doubling the lifetime of a lithium-metal battery.

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Electronics & Computers

An Immersive Solution for Thermally Safer EV Batteries

An R&D project indirectly leads to potentially greater power density, EV range, and battery life.

Original Equipment

Transportation

Intelligent Machine Control the Focus for Doosan, Komatsu Equipment

Two construction-equipment manufacturers target increased productivity with their products by recently enhancing their machine-control features. Doosan Infracore North...

Original Equipment

Transportation

Controls, Connectivity Case’s Focus for G Series Loader Updates

Case engineers targeted inside the cab — operator interfaces and controls, in particular — for the latest technology enhancements to the entire G Series wheel loader...

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Transportation

Powering Tomorrow: Battery and Electrification Summit Preview

The online Battery and Electrification Summit on June 15 and 16, 2021 offers two days of expert insight, innovation, and emerging applications.

Briefs

Energy

Cobalt-Free Cathodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

The cathodes could enhance energy density of next-generation Li-ion batteries.

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Electronics & Computers

Range-Doubling Lithium-Metal Batteries “Build Themselves” in Li-Ion Manufacturing Method

Lithium-metal solid-state batteries can provide a safer, more energy-dense alternative to current technology.

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Test & Measurement

The Future of Aircraft Electrification

Advancements in electric and autonomous vehicles have sparked renewed excitement about the integration of battery power in aviation.

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Modeling & Simulation for Battery Development

When it comes to the research and development of batteries, modeling and simulation (M&S) provide an efficient and low-cost approach.

Briefs

Energy

Using Electric Vehicle Batteries for Solar Energy Farms

Battery reuse systems could be profitable for both electric vehicle companies and grid-scale solar operations.

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Transportation

Greater Precision for EV Battery Leak Testing

Inficon’s lithium-ion battery cell test can detect a leak many times smaller than current methods identify.

Briefs

Energy

New Approach Makes Lighter, Safer Lithium-Ion Batteries

Adding polymers and fireproofing to a battery’s current collectors makes it lighter, safer, and about 20% more efficient.

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Energy

New SAE Wireless Charging Standard is EV Game-Changer

SAE J2954 paves the way for electric vehicle charging without a plug and enables alignment for manual/autonomous parking.

Briefs

Energy

Design Enables Safe Storage of Lithium Ions

This technology charges lithium batteries faster and reduces the risk of device explosions.

Q&A

Unmanned Systems

Setting Hyundai’s Safety Strategy

One year ago this month, Brian Latouf joined Hyundai North America as Chief Safety Officer. He spoke about Hyundai’s safety-related developments with SAE Media editor Lindsay Brooke.