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Fiat Chrysler Names New Quality Chief
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on Oct. 28 named Mark Chernoby (SAE member, 2003) Head of Quality.
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Congestion, Autonomy, and Connectivity Key Issues for MY 2054 Cars
Flying cars got short shrift. Panelists at SAE 2014 Convergence instead predicted that vehicles of model year 2054 will be extremely connected and will largely drive...
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Northrop Grumman Opens Innovation Lab
Northrop Grumman Corp. recently celebrated the grand opening of its Fabrication Laboratory (FabLab) at the company's Space Park facility in Redondo Beach, CA. The 5500-ft² laboratory was inspired and...
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Eaton Names New VP of Technology for Vehicle Group
Eaton has named Gerard DeVito (SAE member, 1988) Vice President, Technology, Vehicle Group, effective Nov. 1, 2015. The 27-year Eaton veteran will be based in Galesburg, MI, and will report...
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Intuitive Machines Developing Sample Return Vehicle for ISS National Lab
Houston, TX-based Intuitive Machines LLC in cooperation with NASA has been selected by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) to develop a...
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Aerojet Rocketdyne to Provide Power, Propulsion for 2020 Mars Rover Mission
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory awarded a contract to Aerojet Rocketdyne to supply the thrusters that would help land the next rover on Mars after it is launched...
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DARPA Awards Development Contract to Aurora for SideArm System
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Aurora Flight Sciences a contract for the accelerated development of its SideArm launch and recovery system....
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Boeing Begins Construction of 777X Composite Wing Center
Boeing on Oct. 21 celebrated the groundbreaking of its new 777X Composite Wing Center at the Everett, WA, campus. Permitting for the new 1 million-ft² facility was completed seven...
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Autonomous Vehicle Challenge Ramps up Competition at Convergence
An SAE 2014 Convergence crowd surrounded a temporary track as an autonomous vehicle navigated 16 curves, 18 straightaways, two chicanes, and one crossover.
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Helping Overloaded Engineers, Attracting Talent a Growing Concern
Though hardware and software were front and center at SAE 2014 Convergence, panels also explored broader issues facing the auto industry. A Wednesday panel focused on ways to...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
Security Issues Are Quickly Becoming a Central Aspect of Vehicle Design
Connectivity brings many benefits for vehicle owners, but it creates many challenges for engineers. Security is perhaps the most difficult since stopping hackers is an...
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Volvo’s Rapid Strategy Aims at 20-Month Vehicle Development
Volvo Car may be a model for automotive manufacturing in the near future. Faced with unique circumstances since the sale of the company by Ford in 2010 to Zhejiang Geely Holding...
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U.S., India to Collaborate on Mars Exploration, Earth-Observing Mission
While attending the International Astronautical Congress, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and K. Radhakrishnan, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation...
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Saab Selected by AAI to Deploy A-SMGCS at Five Airports
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has selected Saab to deploy Advanced–Surface Movement Guidance & Control Systems (A-SMGCS) at five airports in India. The Saab A-SMGCS will...
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Volvo "Triple Boost" Engine Uses Twin Turbos plus E-Compressor
The old automotive adage that “there’s no replacement for displacement” is consistently challenged by automakers as they follow the downsizing road. Now Volvo has come up...
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SAE 2014 Convergence: Adapting to Millennials Important to Workforce
As Baby Boomers retire, the Millennial generation is crucial to the engineering workforce.
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Tata AutoComp, Magna Team to Develop Commercial-Vehicle Seats in India
Tata AutoComp Systems Ltd. and Magna International Inc. recently entered into a 50/50 joint venture agreement to provide seating systems to the Indian commercial vehicle (CV) and bus industries.
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Flex4 System Leads Magna's Wave of New Fuel-Saving Technologies
A new drivetrain technology that's soon to enter production will provide truck- and car-based platform vehicles a fuel efficiency boost.
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‘Minecraft' Getting Kids into Coding
Stephen Foster, CEO and Co-Founder of ThoughtSTEM, has a new outlook on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education and the utilities that can be used to get kids involved in software coding.
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SAE Scholarship Season Opens
As someone who benefited greatly from college scholarships, the Chair of SAE International’s Scholarship Committee, Ken Wolfgram, doesn’t want anyone to miss an application deadline.
News Electronics & Computers
Personalization, Autonomy Create Many Challenges for Engineers
Meeting diverse customer demands is a vexing challenge that will require heavy amounts of engineering work. Development teams will have to give drivers more personal options...
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New WABCO India Plant Supplies Advanced Braking for Heavy Trucks
WABCO Holdings Inc. recently opened its fifth manufacturing facility in India, located in Lucknow. The new plant will supply advanced braking technologies, including antilock...
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Connectivity and Safety Converge in Delphi Tech Truck
Building upon the convergence of two of the three pillars making up the theme of safe, green, and connected commercial vehicles at Delphi’s display at the IAA Commercial Vehicles event...
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Waste-To-CNG Technology Enables Chevy to Go Bi-Fuel with Impala (Video)
General Motors claims that its 2015 Chevrolet Bi-fuel Impala running on gasoline or CNG (compressed natural gas) will be the only bi-fuel-capable sedan on the market to...
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Novelis Opens Aluminum Sheet Plant in China
Novelis has officially opened what it claims is China's first plant dedicated to the production of heat-treated aluminum automotive sheet, making the company the only one producing automotive...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
SAE 2014 Convergence: Chrysler's Gilles Rallies Engineers to Think like Futurists
Engineers should think like a futurist, a Chrysler executive advises SAE 2014 Convergence attendees.
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Perkins Tames Complexity
The good news is that heavy-duty diesel engine providers like Perkins have met the challenge of meeting Tier 4 Final and Stage IV regulations. But there was a price in engine complexity.
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New XC90 Burnishes Volvo's Safety Credentials
Volvo's new XC90 seven-seat SUV model, which got its first public showing at the 2014 Paris Motor Show, will replace the current model launched in 2002. The vehicle will initially be offered...
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New Ford S-Max to Get Class-Leading Driver Assistance Features
Ford launched revised and new products at the 2014 Paris Motor Show highlighted by the new S-Max. The model will replace the original launched in 2007, when Ford introduced the...
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