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VW Emissions Scandal Will Impact Future Engine Controls, Testing
A change in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s testing programs won’t be the only consequence for automakers in the wake of the Volkswagen emissions-cheating...
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WABCO Expands Software Engineering Capabilities in India for CVs
WABCO has opened a new 65,000-ft² (2790-m²) facility in Chennai, India, that will enable the company to significantly expand its software engineering and shared services...
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Lockheed Martin System Improves Situational Awareness of the Final Frontier
Lockheed Martin recently announced that its Space Fence System, including the large-scale digital radar and turn-key facility, had met all the requirements of the...
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NASA Team Completes Third Phase of UAS Flight Testing
Technologies considered necessary for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to safely avoid other aircraft while moving through airspace recently were put to the test using NASA's remotely...
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India to Operate Advanced Apache and Chinook Helicopters from Boeing
The India Ministry of Defence has finalized its order with Boeing for production, training, and support of Apache and Chinook helicopters that will enhance India’s...
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KC-46A Tanker Completes Its First Flight
The Boeing and the U.S. Air Force team behind the development of the KC-46A Pegasus tanker completed its first flight near the end of September, a four-hour flight that began at Paine Field and...
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Airbus Begins Assembly of A350-1000 in Europe, Other Aircraft in U.S.
Less than one year after delivering its first A350 XWB (-900), Airbus has started assembling the first major fuselage components at its plants in Hamburg and...
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Delphi Says 48-Volt Mild-Hybrid Systems Could Offer 15% CO2 Reductions
Delphi believes that 48-volt mild hybrids could offer significant CO2 reductions and driver benefits for cars in the future. Speaking at the IAA 2015 (Frankfurt Motor...
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Stanadyne Introduces Diesel Products to Improve Off-Highway Emissions in India
Stanadyne, a U.S.-based global fuel injection systems designer and manufacturer, recently introduced its new EcoForce line of fuel-system components designed to...
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Understanding the Importance of Electrostatic Discharge Standards
Within the past decade, the safety and reliability standards for automotive electronics have changed significantly as new technologies have evolved. Technologies that used to...
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Valeo Launches Remote Control Defrosting
Valeo estimates that the company’s new Remote Clean4U windshield defrosting and cleaning system, shown at 2015 IAA (Frankfurt Motor Show) for the first time, consumes 28 times less energy than an...
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NASA Pursues Coatings That Reduce Bug Debris to Improve Aerodynamics
NASA recently tested non-stick coatings on Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator 757 that could eventually help aircraft become more fuel efficient by reducing insect residue that...
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Tenneco Unveils Emission-Control Solutions for Euro 6c
Euro 6c emissions limits will present a number of challenges for light duty engine emissions, both gasoline and diesel when the regulations come into force in September 2017. One...
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Jaguar’s Making of a Sports Sedan
“Sport” is a much abused word in the automotive industry. Like “coupe” and “GT” together with other attempts at glorification through categorization, it is open to abuse.
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Polycarbonate Film Grade
Covestro’s (formerly Bayer MaterialScience) Makrofol SR906 is a polycarbonate film that offers good scratch and weathering resistance, making it suitable for use in automotive instrument panels. The clear, transparent film has a gloss-gloss surface finish. It is capped with a functional acrylic layer that includes an...
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Composites and Economic Success
SAE International’s book, Economics of Composites, captures the state of the composites industry to assist engineering/technical professionals in charting a course for achieving economic success. The book...
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Honda Shows Radical Project 2&4
Honda sought to recapture some of the glory of its motorcycling and open-wheel-racing heritage at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show, introducing the Project 2&4, a tiny go-kart of a concept vehicle that...
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Oshkosh’s $30B Humvee Replacement Makes Soldier Protection a Top Priority
First there was the Jeep. Then came the Humvee. Now, the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) will soon enter production as the 21st century mobility machine for the...
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Fuel-Saving KERS for Big-Rig Trucks
The average European heavy-duty truck burns from 31 to 38 L of diesel fuel per 100 km of travel (6 to 8 mpg), according to European Commission estimates and truck magazine tests. That might sound like low...
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Nissan Shows Gripz Crossover Concept
After a run of success with unorthodox SUV styling, especially in the Juke subcompact crossover SUV, Nissan has apparently decided to mine this vein as the company’s new signature.
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Volkswagen Re-Engineers Tiguan
Volkswagen’s original Tiguan compact SUV of 2007 was too expensive and too thirsty to achieve blockbuster sales during the segment’s emergence as a key source of sales. But it achieved worldwide sales of...
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APUs save Fuel, Serve as Driver Retention Tool
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) estimates the current shortage of drivers is roughly 35,000 to 40,000. The inability to find new drivers is a reality that many fleets face today, and...
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Millbrook’s Latest Sound Advice to the Auto Industry
UK independent vehicle test, validation, and engineering services provider, Millbrook, is considering introducing acoustic holography as the next step in the further development of its...
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SsangYong Takes on European Challenge with Tivoli
“Tivoli is the biggest thing to happen to SsangYong,” says Paul Williams, CEO of SsangYong Motor UK.
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Audi All-Electric Concept to Take on Tesla Model X
Audi revealed plans for a production battery EV sport crossover in 2018 when it rolled out the e-tron quattro concept at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show. The sleek SUV carries a large 95...
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BMW Lightens 7 Series, but Bulks up on Tech
Prestige car manufacturers are trading body blows among their top-segment models, with each ladling on more lavish content and more cutting-edge technology with each new introduction.
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Cadillac Fortifies CTS for V Duty
Cadillac continues its battle to achieve premium market esteem equivalent to that of segment leaders BMW and Mercedes-Benz by pushing for top quality and performance in each new model. The high-performance...
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Bentley Takes SUV to Super Premium Level
W. O. Bentley would have been intrigued and certainly impressed that the company bearing his name is producing what it claims as the “fastest, most powerful, most luxurious, and most exclusive SUV...
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Toyota Gives a Look at Its Re-Engineered 2016 Prius
While Toyota threw quite the launch party in early September in Las Vegas—a first for the company—to enable over 350 guests to get an official look at the 2016 fourth-generation Prius...
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