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Real-Time Control Accelerator
C2000 Piccolo F2807x multipoint control units (MCUs) from Texas Instruments improve execution speeds of control tasks in hybrid-electric and electric vehicles. Analog and control peripherals integrate control...
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Automakers See Possibilities, Limits for Gesture Controls
Volkswagen made its first ever appearance at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, in January 2015. In a display of Vegas-style razzle-dazzle, the German automaker unveiled the...
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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.
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Durable Fastening Method
Delo partners with Bollhoff to develop the Onsert fastening method, which securely connects elements and provides fast joining of removable screw connections using light-cured adhesive. Suitable for challenging uses in...
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2016 Honda Civic Targets Audi A3, Drives New Modular-Engineering Strategy
When it launches this summer, Honda’s next-generation Civic will debut a lot more than a sporty new design language and more efficient and spirited powertrains. The...
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GM’s CTO Driving New Paths to Technology Leadership
Ask any car-savvy group about which companies they believe are leading the automotive advanced-technology race, and their reply is likely to put Google, Tesla, and Apple at the top of...
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Aluminum Prepares for Its Next Big Leap
Mike Murphy will never forget the day in 2011 at Ford World Headquarters when the aluminum industry won its biggest automotive prize: the blockbuster deal to supply the new aluminum-intensive...
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Slick Solutions for Friction Reduction
Reducing internal friction has always been a priority of powertrain designers, but recently the subject has taken on greater urgency in the crunch to meet tough new global CO2 regulations. In piston...
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Making Better EV Batteries — From the Bottom Up
After chemist Marina Safont sealed the door to the ultra-dry room in BASF’s Battery Material Lab, the air inside the cramped antechamber gradually grew arid, almost as if a desert Sirocco...
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Next-gen Nsx: A Twin-turbo, Multi-material Ferrari-fighter
Three years removed from its concept-design debut, the Acura NSX supercar took to the 2015 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) stage once more, this time in its...
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Nissan Debuts Front-Engine, Front-Drive GT-R LM Nismo Racecar
“Outrageousness.” It was the signature line of 1980s Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon, the self-described “punky QB.”
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Embedded Motor Control
An ARM-based embedded power family of bridge drivers from Infineon Technologies offers assimilation for intelligent motor control in various automotive applications. A single chip integrates a high-performance...
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Audi’s Tunnel of Light Leads to the Future
Audi is seeing light at the end of its new research tunnel; and it is a laser. But not just any laser: this is a matrix laser that the Volkswagen brand is confident illuminates the way forward in...
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High-Voltage Developments
The concept of higher-voltage electrical systems in vehicles between 12-volt conventional and 200- and 600-volt full hybrids and electric vehicles is not new, with development experiencing fits and starts over the...
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Cybersecurity, Safety Issues Require Government/industry Cooperation
Two days after serving as the “designated survivor” during President Obama’s 2015 State of the Union address, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx served as...
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SanDisk Targets Infotainment with Automotive-Grade Flash
Conventional vehicle radios are morphing into increasingly powerful infotainment systems, prompting a need for storage to hold apps, navigation, and other data. Flash storage supplier...
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Delphi's RACam Integrated Radar-Vision System Enables Active-Safety Suites
Volvo’s 2015 XC90 features RACam, claimed to be the world’s first integrated radar and vision data-fusion system. Supplied by Delphi as the Tier 1, and on display...
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Continental’s Latest EHorizon Platform Expands Real-Time Driver Information
Developed in partnership with IBM and location cloud company Here, the latest evolution of Continental's eHorizon software uses digital mapping and cloud-based data...
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Brunel Pursues Ultrasound for ‘Greener’ Production of Aluminum Alloys
Treating molten metal with ultrasound is cleaner and more efficient than using argon rotary degassing to produce high-quality castings, according to scientists at...
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Cloud Computing Gets More Support, Skepticism from Design Teams
Cloud computing can provide a quick way for companies to share design tools and shorten their development cycles, but many companies remain cautious about moving to the cloud....
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Denso Exhibits More Compact HVAC Design at NAIAS
The space under the dashboard is precious, and the less that is used for componentry, the more that remains for passenger space in the cabin. But there's one system that presently takes up a...
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Ford Accelerates Research on 48-V Mild Hybrid Systems
The “sweet spot” between the capability and efficiency of 200-V plus systems and the low cost of 12-V stop-start in future hybrid systems will likely use a belt-driven electric machine...
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GM Fuel Cell Powers U.S. Navy Sub as Collaboration with Honda Aims for Cars by 2020
General Motors’ hydrogen fuel cell development program has been operating in “stealth” mode in recent years, as the collaboration with Honda quietly...
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Efficient Mid-Range Alternator
Remy International's Delco Remy 38SI high output alternator features remote sense to reduce battery charge time and a unique stator design that improves horsepower requirements and fuel savings. According to the...
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High-Temperature Alloy
Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies provides high-temperature alloy (HTA) metal materials for use in its automotive stamped gaskets product division. Originally developed and used by the aerospace industry, HTA alloys...
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Semiconductor Power-Device Analyzer
Keysight Technologies, an electronic measurement company that recently split from Agilent Technologies, has enhanced its B1505A power-device analyzer/curve tracer, allowing it to characterize key parameters...
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Slimmer, Stronger A- and B-Pillars
One of the main goals of ThyssenKrupp’s InCar plus (phase 2) project, which the company claims is the largest manufacturer-independent development project by an automotive supplier, is weight reduction....
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FEV Shows Compact DCT for FWD Vehicles
Current production dual-clutch transmissions (DCTs) are limited by their inherent mechanical complexity, according to FEV engineers. In addition, most conventional DCTs are characterized by drivers as...
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AVL Transmission Aims at Best-In-Class PHEV Performance
For its new 7-Mode transmission, AVL focused on key requirements for hybrid drivetrains including best-in-class fuel consumption in NEDC charge-sustaining mode, full drivetrain...
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