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Harman Readies New Vehicle-Hacker Defense System for 2018
A vehicle’s engine tachometer needle rapidly jumps from zero to redline, dives back to zero, then repeats again and again—without a driver behind the wheel. An external source...
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Can Product Planning Keep Pace with Technology?
Product planners: How accurate is your technology ‘radar?’
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NRL Develops Novel Monolayer Ferroelectric Hybrid Structures
Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Materials Science and Technology Division, have demonstrated that the intensity and spectral composition of the...
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Satellite Communications Ball Offers More Bandwidth, Greater Portability
While it may resemble a giant beach ball, the inflatable ground antenna transmit and receive (GATR) ball is actually the Army's latest piece of satellite...
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John Deere and Liebherr Collaborate on Engine Development
John Deere Power Systems and Liebherr Machines Bulle SA announced on February 8 an agreement to jointly evaluate engine technologies, designs and development processes that may assist future product development for both companies. The collaboration will target specific horsepower and...
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UQM, Meritor Form Alliance to Develop Full-Electric Axle Systems
UQM Technologies, Inc. signed a development agreement with Meritor, Inc. to jointly develop full-electric axle systems (E-axles) for the medium- and heavy-duty commercial...
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Daimler and Uber Team up to Bring More Self-Driving Cars to the Road
Daimler and Uber announce the companies signed an agreement to cooperate on the supply and operation of self-driving vehicles. Under the agreement, Daimler plans to...
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Unmanned Canada Works to Elevate Drones
The 2016 Unmanned Canada (UC) conference, hosted in Alberta, provided a venue for companies to outline their programs for new UAV technologies, capabilities, products, and services. One of the key...
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Army Demonstrates Hoverbike Prototype
The US Army demonstrated the flying capabilities of a unique rectangular-shaped quadcopter. The Joint Tactical Aerial Resupply Vehicle (JTARV), also known as a hoverbike, may one day make it possible...
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3D Printers Create Tomorrow’s Rocket Engines
Startup company Tri-D Dynamics LLC, a startup with ties to Purdue University, plans to use 3D printers as well as other additive manufacturing processes to make future rocket engines that...
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Honda and GM Pioneer New Fuel-Cell Manufacturing Venture
The first time General Motors’ global product development chief Mark Reuss got an up-close look at Honda technology was as a kid when he tore apart his QA-50 minibike in the...
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SBIR to Paint It Black, Secures Exclusive Vantablack Rights
Surrey NanoSystems has granted exclusive rights to the use of the ultra-black Vantablack S-VIS surface coating to Santa Barbara Infrared (SBIR) of Santa Barbara, CA, for...
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Boom Aims to Conquer Concorde by 2023
Colorado-based Boom Technology’s “Baby Boom” XB-1 supersonic demonstrator—a one-third scale stepping stone to a supersonic 40-seat passenger airliner—will make its first test flight...
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DARPA Works Toward Unmanning Aircraft
DARPA’s Aircrew Labor In-cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program envisions flight operations with reduced onboard aircrew while improving mission performance and flight safety. This is achieved...
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Perdix: Overwhelming Numbers and Success
The Department of Defense’s Strategic Capabilities Office, in cooperation with the Naval Air Systems Command and MIT Lincoln Laboratory, recently announced that it has successfully tested a...
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Ford Prepares Transit PHEV Fleet for London Trials
Ford will launch a test program of its new Transit Custom plug-in hybrid (PHEV) vans in London aimed at helping to improve the city's air quality. The multi-million pound project will...
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Nader: Are Glitch-Free Autonomous Vehicles Possible?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a mainstay of automated driving technologies, sparking a steady cadence of partnerships and product announcements. But the increased...
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Nano-Modified Aerospace Composites Have Improved Conductivity
Research indicates the potential of a carbon fiber reinforced plastic that is made multifunctional while still maintaining its structural integrity. Novel functionality including...
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Simulation Software Improves Pilot Training
Providing pilots with the best possible preparation for extreme situations is the goal of new simulation software. The program that combines flow mechanics and flight dynamics in real time. The...
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Simulation Squeezes More Range out of Formula-E Racers
"Range anxiety" is not just affecting electric vehicle drivers on the road—it is also a significant hurdle for Formula E teams on the track. Highly accurate energy consumption...
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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...
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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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Professor Simulates Bomb Blasts to Study How Things Break Apart
How much force does it take to shatter a Humvee, a soldier’s body armor, or a submarine?
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High-Speed, Autonomous Surface Patrol Capability Demonstrated
After a year of internal research and development, the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, recently conducted a large, at-sea...
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Army Researchers Demonstrate 3-D Printed Drones
Soldiers witnessed the innovation of Army researchers recently during flight testing of 3-D printed unmanned aircraft systems that were created on-demand for specific missions.
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Computer Model More Accurately Predicts Flight Delays
Researchers at Binghamton University have devised a new computer model that can more accurately predict delays faster than anything currently in use. The multilevel input layer...
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