Latest Stories

INSIDER
Unmanned Systems

Simulated Terrible Drivers Cut the Time and Cost of AV Testing by a Factor of One Thousand

A new virtual testing environment breaks the ‘curse of rarity’ for autonomous vehicle emergency decision-making.

Feature Image

INSIDER
Energy

New Compound Withstands Extreme Heat and Electricity for Next-Generation Energy Storage

Flexible polymers made with a new generation of the Nobel-winning “click chemistry” reaction find use in capacitors and other applications.

Feature Image

Special Reports
Automotive

Lidar & Radar Solutions For ADAS/Autonomous Vehicles - March 2023

Lidar and radar technologies are critical to the safe navigation of self-driving or semi-autonomous cars and trucks. Read about the latest advances in this compendium of...

Document cover

Road Ready
Design

Toyota Stretches SUV Line-Up with World Debut of Grand Highlander

The new Grand Highlander is a three-row midsize SUV, just like Highlander. So it’s not surprising that the Toyota siblings share two powertrains.

Feature Image

Technical Innovation
Energy

Danfoss and Sany Extend Electrification of Off-Highway Machines

At Bauma 2022 in Munich, Germany, Danfoss revealed that its electrified powertrain system was driving a new electric crawler crane, the Sany SCE800TB-EV. This will be...

Feature Image

Quiz
Connectivity

How Much Do You Know About GPS and its History?

Do you know the history of GPS? Take this quiz to find out.

Feature Image

Briefs
Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Laser-Light-Based Accelerometer

The tiny device accurately measures acceleration in smaller navigation systems and other devices.

Feature Image

Special Reports
Unmanned Systems

ADAS/Connected Car - December 2022

In this compendium of articles from the editors of Automotive Engineering and Autonomous Vehicle Engineering magazines, see how advances in artificial intelligence, quantum computing, lidar and radar, and...

Document cover

Original Equipment
Power

Hyundai CE Debuts Hydrogen and Electric Excavators at Bauma 2022

The Hyundai HW155H hydrogen-powered excavator concept made its debut in late October at the Bauma expo in Munich, Germany. Hyundai Construction Equipment displayed the...

Feature Image

INSIDER
Nanotechnology

NYU Tandon Researchers Explore a More Frictionless Future

Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Elisa Riedo and her team have discovered a fundamental friction law that is leading to a deeper understanding of energy...

Feature Image

News
Manned Systems

TRD Spells Capability for Toyota’s Latest Tundra

When Toyota decided it was time to update their capable but aging Tundra, the company knew that the new truck needed to be far more than just a quick reskin. To stay competitive in the...

Feature Image

INSIDER
Transportation

Playing Nice: How Self-Driving Cars and Human-Driven Cars Could Share the Road

Akin to when Model Ts traveled alongside horses and buggies, autonomous vehicles (AVs) and human-driven vehicles (HVs) will someday share the road. How to...

Feature Image

INSIDER
Automotive

Researchers Take Stock of the Most Promising Control Scheme for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors

Electrical machines consume nearly half of all the electrical power generated worldwide, making them one of the top contributors to...

Feature Image

Original Equipment
Transportation

Freightliner’s Medium-Duty Makeover

Circling the highway loop at the American Center for Mobility in Ypsilanti, Michigan, the enhancements Freightliner engineers made to the new Plus series medium-duty and vocational trucks are...

Feature Image

Issue Archive
Transportation

Magazine Archives

2022 October August June April February 2021 December October August June April February 2020 December ...

Feature Image

INSIDER
AR/AI

Eyes on Self-Driving Cars Reduce Accidents

Robotic eyes on autonomous vehicles could improve pedestrian safety, according to a new study at the University of Tokyo. Participants played out scenarios in virtual reality (VR) and had to...

Feature Image

Technical Innovation
Transportation

Electrification’s Impact on Commercial-Vehicle Chassis Design

Electrification in the commercial and off-highway truck sectors is ramping up at an increasingly rapid pace. This fundamental change in propulsion will be one of the most...

Feature Image

INSIDER
Energy

Highly Conductive Aluminum Can Equal Copper

A first-ever simulation of aluminum conductivity offers a recipe for an inexpensive substitute for copper.

Feature Image

On-Demand Webinars
Automotive

Electric Vehicle Design Priorities: Driveline to Transmission

12:00 pm U.S. EDT

The components that make up electric vehicle (EV) propulsion systems are critical to overall vehicle performance and efficiency. This 60-minute Webinar...

Feature Image

INSIDER
Unmanned Systems

Charting a Safe Course Through a Highly Uncertain Environment

An autonomous spacecraft exploring the far-flung regions of the universe descends through the atmosphere of a remote exoplanet. The vehicle, and the researchers who programmed...

Feature Image

Special Reports
Power

Vehicle Electrification - July 2022

Innovation is happening at a rapid pace in the e-mobility space. Read this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Automotive Engineering and Truck & Off-Highway Engineering to learn about...

Document cover

Articles
Robotics, Automation & Control

Sensors Step Out While Startups Stutter

The Michigan Science Center in downtown Detroit was an appropriate venue for the recent 2022 AutoSens conference and exhibition.

Feature Image

The Navigator
Transportation

We Finally Have Some Data on ADAS!

For too long, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration took a laissez-faire approach to advanced driver-assistance systems and automated-driving systems.

Feature Image

INSIDER
Motion Control

Roboticists Go Off Road to Compile Data That Could Train Self-Driving ATVs

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University took an all-terrain vehicle on wild rides through tall grass, loose gravel, and mud to gather data about how the ATV...

Feature Image

On-Demand Webinars
Automotive

Automated Driving for Short- and Long-Haul Trucking: Are Drivers Really Yesterday’s News?

Widespread SAE Level 4 and 5 operation in commercial vehicles may be a little further in the future than originally promised, but that has...

Feature Image

On-Demand Webinars
Transportation

Simplify & Streamline Development of ISO 26262 Compliant Automotive SoCs

Standards such as ISO 26262 define strict requirements, processes, and methods that all stakeholders – IP vendors, sub-system developers, and semiconductor...

Feature Image

On-Demand Webinars
Energy

Sustainable Electrified Transportation and Mobility

Transportation is the world’s fastest growing source of energy-related carbon emissions, accounting for 17 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2021. A new generation of...

Feature Image

On-Demand Webinars
Transportation

EV Battery & Electrification Testing – From the Grid to the Road

Electric vehicles (EVs) are driving the future of the automotive industry. Success in this fast-paced, high-voltage, high-power transition to EVs requires readily...

Feature Image

On-Demand Webinars
Transportation

Necessary Communication Protocols to Support High-Performance Compute Automotive Architectures

Whether it’s electric vehicles, autonomous driving applications, or connectivity to the cloud, more data in the vehicle means...

Feature Image