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Cadillac’s 2016 CT6 Is a Body-Engineering Benchmark
Cadillac’s all-new 2016 CT6 full-size sedan is big for such a featherweight car. It weighs about 200 lb (91 kg) less than the BMW 5 Series but offers the interior volume of the...
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The Quest for the Self-Cleaning Car
As the winter-that-wouldn’t-leave finally does so and many car owners at last dig out their buried cars, the next big issue is getting a car wash. But wouldn’t it be great if cars just shed road dirt,...
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Schaeffler Developing Novel Powertrain for 2015/2016 FIA Formula E Season
All 40 cars in the world’s first all-electric racing circuit run a standardized powertrain, but the uniformity ends in the 2015/2016 season when each carbon...
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Diesel Turns up the Volume in the U.S.
The diesel advocacy movement is making an aggressive public pitch for greater acceptance, asking that the diesel engine be included among all technology choices used to meet U.S. Corporate Average Fuel...
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Deep Learning Could Help Safely Automate Cars
Programmers trying to write all the possible scenarios needed for truly autonomous vehicles face a daunting challenge. Deep learning, in which computers learn a desired behavior using artificial...
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AdaCore Focuses on High Reliability Software
The move into active safety systems is increasing the need for high-reliability software. AdaCore, a tool supplier that’s used in many aerospace applications, is responding to this demand with...
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New Yeast Strain Enhances Biofuel Production
A team of researchers from the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a new, mutant yeast strain that could lead to a more efficient and economical...
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Cabin Key to Komatsu America's New T4F Hydraulic Excavator
With an operating weight between 87,388 lb (39,638 kg) and 89,248 lb (40,579 kg), Komatsu America's PC390LC-11 hydraulic excavator has upgraded cab features and an enhanced power...
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Heat-Pipe Embedded CFRP Enclosures for Electronics Thermal Management
Modern military aircraft rely on an increasing number of electronic assemblies to achieve maximum performance and improve platform capability. A typical assembly consists...
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Gets a Boost from Additive Manufactured Components
Aerojet Rocketdyne recently completed a series of hot-fire tests of additive manufactured components for its AR1 booster engine at its Sacramento test facility. AR1 is...
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Thermoplastic Technology Offers Impact Protection Across Automotive, Sports, and Defense
The Oakwood Group and its technology licensee companies are designing engineered thermoplastic solutions to help protect vehicle occupants, sports...
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QinetiQ Technology the Driver Behind ESA Space Taxi
QinetiQ supplied the onboard computer that guided the European Space Agency’s IXV spaceplane safely back to Earth after its maiden test flight on February 11. The IXV (Intermediate...
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AT&T, Airbiquity Team up for Connected-Vehicle Services
AT&T is broadening its efforts to tap into the burgeoning connected-car market by inking a multi-year agreement with Airbiquity. The union will help AT&T provide a single...
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Aston Martin Concept Is Part Crossover, Part GT
It’s not often that manufacturers manage to keep concepts secret these days, but Aston Martin managed to with the DBX shown to the public for the first time at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show....
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Kia Reveals Sportpace Concept, Three-Cylinder
This four-door, four-seater Sportpace previews the estate version of Kia’s Optima sedan that will appear in the next 36 months and follows similar styling themes to Jaguar’s XF Sportbrake...
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Hyundai Updates Its Tucson Compact Crossover
The all-new Tucson shown at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show represents a major step forward for Hyundai in Europe, where the C-SUV segment accounted for 22% of the company’s sales in 2014.
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Software Minimizes Weather Impact, Increases Operator Safety
Rain, wind, and visibility can influence driving safety and impact the bottom line for on- and off-highway fleets. Baron Services aims to improve safety and profitability by...
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EXP 10 Speed 6 Could Preview Sportier Two Seater
Bentley sprang a surprise at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, unveiling a new two-seater, front-engined concept coupe that, if it is given approval by the Volkswagen board, will sit alongside the...
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Lexus Unveils A-Segment Crossover Concept
Crossover concepts were not in short supply at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, particularly from Japanese manufacturers, and angular design seems to be the trend this year. Lexus’ LF-SA concept was...
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Audi Unveils New R8 and All-Electric E-Tron Version
Although the second-generation Audi R8, which made its debut at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, is similar in appearance to the outgoing model, new construction methods have reduced the weight...
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Sikorsky to Provide an ALIAS to DARPA
DARPA’s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program seeks to leverage the industry-wide advances that have been made in aircraft automation systems, including progress made in remotely...
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Daimler and Renault-Nissan Marriage Bears Rear-Engined Offspring
Engineering and design collaborative projects between OEMs have become relatively commonplace regarding powertrains and components, but such relationships also can be...
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Mitsubishi PHEV Concept Destined for Production?
Mitsubishi hints that the Concept XR-PHEV II unveiled at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show could be the basis of a second plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) model, following the Outlander PHEV...
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Lightweight Steel Is Stronger Than Titanium
Owing to its strength, formability, joinability, and affordability, steel has been the structural material of choice for mass-produced motor vehicles since it replaced wood in the 1920s, but that...
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NFC Looks to Score Big in Cars
Near field communication (NFC) appears poised to expand beyond cell phones to automotive applications. Chipmakers are unveiling devices that will form the basis of systems that will help pair phones,...
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Toro Introduces Its Largest Compact Utility Vehicle
The Toro Co.'s newest addition to its compact utility loader (CUL) lineup is the Toro Dingo TX 1000, which is the strongest member of the family with a rated operating capacity exceeding...
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Cummins in Production with 'Simplified' Tier 4 Final Engines
Cummins is in production with the Tier 4 Final versions of its four-cylinder QSF2.8, QSF3.8, and QSB4.5 engines will that offer a "simplified technology approach" focused on...
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Dana Rexroth Completes Validation Testing on R2 HVT
Engineers at Dana Rexroth Transmission Systems have completed final validation testing of the R2 hydromechanical variable transmission (HVT), with the start of production expected in 2015...
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Swing Energy Recuperation for Hydraulic Excavators
Following the trend of passenger vehicles, an increasing volume of research is being devoted to improving fuel efficiency and emissions of off-highway vehicles. Among off-highway vehicles,...
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