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NAIAS 2017: Yanfeng Shows Concept Interior for Autonomous Driving
The driver's experience of being in a vehicle—but not driving—means opportunities for working or relaxing as envisioned in a vehicle cabin concept from the world's...
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NAIAS 2017: The 2018 Lexus LS Gets Twin-Turbo V6, 10-Speed and Shiatsu
The flagship sedan that inaugurated the Lexus brand in 1990 ups the power and luxury quotient for its fifth-generation iteration with an all-new turbocharged V6, a...
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Waymo’s End Game: Beat Conti, Delphi and Valeo in Self-Driving Tech?
What does Waymo, formerly Google’s self-driving car project and now a standalone company, want to be when it grows up?
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Combating Motion Sickness in Autonomous-Driving Simulators
Motion sickness has become a very real issue for engineers developing and testing autonomous vehicle technologies. Automotive simulators can reach such high levels of realism that...
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CES 2017: Honda Partners with VocalZoom to Advance Speech-Recognition Technology
Speech recognition as a distraction-mitigation solution for automotive features has emerged as the classic love-hate situation for new technology....
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U.S. Air Force Concludes Redesigned TF33 Component Testing
U.S. Air Force engineers successfully completed verification and validation of new Pratt & Whitney TF33 engine components at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex in...
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Graphene Advances May Lead to Improved Data Transmission, Storage
The phenomenon known as "spin filtering" is due to an interaction of the quantum mechanical properties of graphene with those of a crystalline nickel film. When the nickel...
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NHTSA’s V2V Rollout Plan Gets Support, Questions
After years of promoting vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications, the U.S. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration appears poised to mandate the safety technology. Many in the...
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NASA BLI Propulsor May Leapfrog Current High-Efficiency Designs
Fuel efficiency—and the economic and ecological benefits associated with it—continues to be the white rabbit of the global aviation industry. While engine builders look...
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Glassy Breakthrough for Battery Performance
Steve Martin, an Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering at Iowa State University and an associate of the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory, has researched battery materials...
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Lucid Motors Unveils Air Electric Luxury Car
Lucid Motors, the latest electric-vehicle startup to tilt at Tesla, unveiled the production version of its first model, the Air luxury sedan that boasts a twin-motor driveline and high-density...
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Taming of the Drones
While unmanned systems are already transforming the way that modern warfighting is conducted, the commercial sector is still at the starting gate. That said, personal UAV ownership is expanding at an exponential rate,...
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Volvo CE Demos Prototype Autonomous Machines
Automation is one of three main technology areas—along with connectivity and alternative drivelines and fuels—that Volvo Construction Equipment is devoting significant R&D resources to...
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Dana Rexroth Tests Latest-Generation Hydromechanical Variable Transmission
Dana Rexroth Transmission Systems announced in late November that it began pre-production testing of its R3 hydromechanical variable transmission (HVT) at several...
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SAE Is Working with Euro JV on Fast-Charging Network
SAE International is working with the joint-venture initiative looking to deploy a high-powered DC fast-charging network for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) covering long-distance travel...
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London Moves Toward Green Buses in Effort to Cut Pollution
London Mayor Sadiq Khan unveiled the world’s first double-decker hydrogen bus at the end of November as part of a commitment to phase out purchase of new pure diesel buses in the...
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Ford’s 1.0-L Triple Will Add Cylinder Deactivation in 2018
A 1.0-L three-cylinder gasoline engine may not seem a likely candidate for cylinder deactivation, but Ford is doing just that with diminutive EcoBoost triple. Production is...
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Alfa Romeo's First SUV Shares New RWD Sedan Platform, Engines
Alfa Romeo's first SUV made its global debut at the 2016 L.A. Auto Show. The Stelvio is based on the Giulia, launched last year, and shares the same architecture and engine...
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LED and ADAS Technologies Fuel Growth for Taiwan's Suppliers
Emerging markets and technologies are both creating openings for Taiwanese suppliers. China’s burgeoning automotive market is a primary target for companies that focus on OEM...
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Refining Ride Quality at Lower Cost
Achieving product differentiation without adding significant cost is on the wish list of all automakers.
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Need for Cybersecurity Awareness for Managers Grows
Automotive security has rapidly evolved from door locks and remote keyless entry to the complex world of cybersecurity. Top executives and engineering managers must quickly get up to speed...
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Continental’s First Production 48-V System on 2017 Renault Scenic
The industry’s race to deploy 48-V hybrid systems has begun. Renault is the latest OEM to announce incorporation of the “mild” low-voltage hybrid technology,...
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LA Show 2016: Jaguar Reveals Electric I-Pace, Ford Shows EcoSport for U.S.
The 2016 Los Angeles auto show kicked off with Ford confirming longstanding speculation the company will sell a version of its EcoSport subcompact crossover in North...
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Tech Start-Ups Maneuver to Work with OEMs
Lengthy development and production cycles in the automotive industry have long prevented automakers and startups from working together. That’s changed a bit as digital technologies gained in...
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U.S. EV Charging Infrastructure Set to Accelerate
If you build it, will they come? The prospect of coast-to-coast travel in a battery-electric vehicle may have brightened with the Obama Administration's recently announced details to create...
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Audi's New Compact Q2 Blends 3-Cylinder Efficiency, Agile Chassis
Audi continues to expand its SUV line-up as the latest, the Q2, enters global markets joining the Q3, Q5 (a new, Mexico-built generation is about to be launched), and Q7.
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Nissan Debuts New Series-Type Hybrid for 2017 Note
Nissan’s recently unveiled 2017 Note, a Japan-market 5-door, is powered by what the company claims is the world’s first series-type hybrid propulsion system in a compact automobile. The...
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CAE Tools Advance for Engine Design
Gamma Technologies, maker of the well-known GT POWER modeling tool for engines and its GT SUITE for powertrain and vehicle-level simulations, has seen the growing complexity in off-highway engines over...
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Centimeter-Accurate GPS for Self-Driving Vehicles
The list of technologies that could deliver the expected level of real-world performance and safety for robotic cars and trucks is long. Beyond today's advanced driver assistance systems...
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