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Government

A Re-regionalized Industry

Any supply issues upstream will reverberate exponentially.

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Q&A
Lighting

DarkSky One Wants to Make the World a Darker Place

A Q&A with the CEO and executive director of DarkSky International, Ruskin Hartley, about the DarkSky One concept car.

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Articles
Transportation

Digital Tech a Las Vegas Headliner

SAE Media interviewed Erik Neandross, president of the Clean Transportation Solutions group at TRC, about the upcoming ACT Expo.

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Technical Innovation
Transportation

Reshaping the Mobile-hydraulic Ecosystem

The industry is steadily shifting away from piecemeal systems and toward integrated, intelligent power architectures.

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Technical Innovation
Power

Rolls-Royce Pursues Pure Methanol for Marine Engines

Rolls-Royce has successfully tested the world’s first high-speed marine engine powered exclusively by methanol.

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Technology Report
Design

Poland is Making Moves to Be a Larger Automotive Supplier

Established in 2016, PGM's goal is to cultivate and help introduce the world to Poland's automotive sector.

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Articles
Manufacturing & Prototyping

Revolutionizing Vehicle Technology Through Intelligent Actuators

Autonomous driving is often seen as just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to public perception of how artificial intelligence has been implemented in vehicles. However,...

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Technology Report
Transportation

2025 Altair Enlighten Awards Winners

Winners of the 13th edition of the Altair Enlighten Awards, presented in association with the Center for Automotive Research, were recognized during a ceremony at the CAR Management Briefing Seminars in...

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Road Ready
Manufacturing & Prototyping

2026 Toyota RAV4 Review: All Hybrid, All the Time

The RAV4 remains a people-mover worth considering. It’s got the looks and performance to keep families happy, and it can come with some nice bonuses. The off-roading capabilities of the Woodland trim certainly stand out. Read on to learn more about it.

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Articles
AR/AI

Machine Learning Drives Design Space Exploration

Opportunities for innovation can be missed. Entire regions of the design space – potentially rich in viable or even optimal solutions – remain unexplored.

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Articles
Transportation

FEV Simplifies Off-Highway Electrification

One presentation at the IVT Expo detailed an EPGS (electrified planetary gearset) off-highway drivetrain architecture that is modular and scalable for a variety of powertrain configurations.

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Technical Innovation
Power

Komatsu Augments Intelligent Machine Control in New Excavator

The IMC 3.0 platform is currently only available on the PC220LCi-12. Komatsu plans to expand IMC 3.0 into its new excavators and dozers for future launches, Matthew Moen, Komatsu product manager for excavators, and Darrell Binnion, Komatsu digital products training manager, said.

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Technical Innovation
RF & Microwave Electronics

Stoneridge Innovation Truck Envisions a Digital-vision Future

Stoneridge displayed its vision for the future of commercial vehicle technology on the SAE COMVEC 2025 exhibit floor. The Innovation Truck showcases the Tier 1 supplier’s next-generation vision and driver-assistance technologies designed to enhance driver safety and fleet optimization. Read on to learn more.

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Original Equipment
Imaging

Trebro’s Automated Sod Harvester Deploys Motion Control on Multiple Levels

Trebro’s AutoStack 3 harvester is an automated combine for turf that steers itself while an operator monitors and performs quality control actions when needed. The harvesting process combines several automated control processes. Read on to learn more.

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Articles
Materials

SAE Books: 'Automated Fiber Placement' with Ramy Hari

Ramy Harik, a Fulbright alumnus and director of the Clemson Composites Center, is pushing the boundaries of manufacturing with his latest book, Automated Fiber Placement: Status,...

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Articles
Software

IAA 2025: Arbe Chipset Improves Automated Driving Decisions

Arbe designed and now sells three types of chips for its systems: transmitters, receivers and processors.

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Articles
Transportation

IAA 2025: Qualcomm’s Superbrains Are Here to Help With Automated Driving

The way Ride Pilot was developed and certified means it will be available to automakers in over 100 countries by next year.

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Supplier Eye
Transportation

OEM Growth in China

The growth of the Chinese automotive sector is going to alter the industry globally.

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Technology Report
Test & Measurement

Ultra-Wide, Low-Distortion Lenses for Crash Testing Environments

In the demanding field of automotive crash testing, imaging systems face a dual challenge: They must survive extreme forces while delivering precise, distortion-free footage for...

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Editorial
Transportation

Off-highway Innovators to Demo Digital Prowess at CES 2026

JLG and Caterpillar are among the equipment manufacturers demonstrating their intelligent systems.

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Original Equipment
Energy

Thor Lets Campers Go Further Off Grid With Electric Embark RV

The Embark Class A RV offers less range anxiety thanks to an onboard range extender.

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Products
Software

New Products

See the new products, including Kontron's VX307C, a rugged 3U VPX computing module based on the Intel® Xeon® D-1700/1800 platform; Concurrent's Narvi, a rugged XMC form factor GPGPU and graphics processing card developed in collaboration with EIZO Rugged Solutions; ITT Cannon’s C5 Warrior connectors; and more.

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Products
AR/AI

Aerospace & Defense Podcasts

Listen to four Aerospace & Defense Technology podcasts from the last month.

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Articles
Electronics & Computers

Future-Proofing the Tactical Edge: Converging AI, Edge Processing, and Hybrid Cloud for Modern Battlefield Operations

In the emerging era of information warfare, the cognitive tactical network — a system that senses, learns, and adapts autonomously — will define victory. Future-proofing the tactical edge is not optional; it is the strategic imperative for achieving dominance across the multidomain battlespace of tomorrow. Read on to learn more.

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Articles
Software

Digitally Transforming the Future of Defense: Collaborative Combat Aircraft

A very promising application of technologies is the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCAs) being developed for sixth-generation fighter aircraft. On top of an advanced crewed jet integrated with cutting-edge software and equipment, sixth-generation aircraft will be accompanied by several autonomous CCAs, supporting the crewed aircraft in a multitude of functions. Read on to learn more.

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Articles
Materials

How Lightweight Coatings Protect Aerospace and Defense Electronics

While stresses such as altitude changes, vacuum, vibration, moisture and chemical exposure have the potential to wreak havoc on electronic components, conformal coatings have become essential to providing protection in the midst of these challenges. Read on to learn more.

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Articles
Manufacturing & Prototyping

High-Flying Output: Key Machining Techniques for Structural Aircraft Components

Structural aircraft components and the methods for making them have changed significantly, driven by advancements in technology and new demands in the industry. Aerospace assemblies are becoming lighter and more complex, while every aspect of how these components are designed and made is evolving. Read on to learn more.

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Articles
Aerospace

How the US Space Force is Leveraging Commercial Antennas for Defense Applications

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) achieved a major milestone during a demonstration event in August, showcasing the Joint Antenna Marketplace (JAM) and successfully transferring the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Transmit/Receive Enterprise (TREx) Service from a research and development project into an SSC operational prototype. Read on to learn more.

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Products
Materials

New Products

See the new products, including Plasmatreat's HydroPlasma, a solution for the removal of stubborn contaminants from glass and metal surfaces; TDK Corporation's 3000-watt TDK-Lambda brand HWS3000G programmable AC-DC power supplies; Zircotec's new range of proprietary ceramic coatings; Thermo Fisher Scientific's expanded solutions for battery manufacturers; and more.

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