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Divine Concept Hints at DS Brand Future
The evolution of the DS into a brand separate from PSA's Citroën was marked at the 2014 Paris Motor Show by the Divine DS concept, a four-door compact sedan of about the same length as the DS4 at...
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Discovery Sport Introduces Evoque-Based Land Rover
Weight reduction has been an ongoing theme for Land Rover in recent years, with significant reductions for both the Land Rover Discovery and Range Rover. With the launch of the Discovery...
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Mazda Trickles out More New MX-5 Details
The new Mazda MX-5 made its first public European appearance at the 2014 Paris Motor Show, bringing a lighter car than the outgoing model, powered by a new 1.5-L gasoline engine (the U.S. and...
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Mercedes-Benz Applies Full Sport to GLA
After the sales success of the compact, front-drive-based CLA-Class sedan, Mercedes-Benz has migrated that car's platform into the hotter-selling compact crossover market with the GLA-Class, the...
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Trade-Off for Convenience of Voice Control Is Driver Distraction, Study Says
Not all hands-free technologies are alike, and poorly designed ones can increase driver distraction. That was one of the findings of an AAA Foundation for Traffic...
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Chrysler Makes Personnel Moves
Chrysler Group LLC on Oct. 7 announced two personnel moves involving manufacturing operations. Brian Harlow was appointed President–Head of NAFTA Manufacturing, replacing Mauro Pino, who was named Head of...
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Q80 Inspiration Concept Previews Future Top-Range Infiniti, New Engine Family
Continuing with design themes established with last year’s Q30 concept, the Infiniti Q80 Inspiration hybrid concept that debuted at the 2014 Paris Motor Show...
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Schaeffler Electrifies Its Fuel-Efficiency Demonstrator, Aims for 35 Mpg Combined Rating
An SUV crossover concept demonstrator developed by Schaeffler Group North America is undergoing a phase-two technology makeover, aimed at achieving a...
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WABCO Introduces New Compressors
Among the new products WABCO displayed at the recent IAA Hanover CV Show was an electrically driven compressor for heavy-duty air-braking systems.
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VW’s Carbon-Fiber XL Sport Concept Sports Ducati V2 Motorcycle Engine
Volkswagen refers to the XL Sport concept vehicle that it revealed at the 2014 Paris Motor Show as a “sister model” of the XL1. As with most siblings, some...
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Toyota Reveals New Platform, Hybrid Powertrain in C-HR Concept
The C-HR crossover concept is an important vehicle for Toyota, demonstrating the Japanese automaker's desire for more "engaging" design. Unique styling is a key attribute for a...
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Dassault Systèmes and AKKA Partner on Driverless-Vehicle Technology (Video)
Under a long-term partnership announced Oct. 3, AKKA Technologies Group engineers will work with the company's 3DEXPERIENCE platform to develop the next generation...
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New DARPA Technologies Could Make Cyber Warfare a Reality
Three years after the Defense Department named cyberspace a new domain of warfare, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is unveiling technologies that could soon make it...
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Army Researchers Enable Night Lethality
In science fiction, technology problems are solved with the stroke of a writer's pen. In reality, science and technology research takes time, and a lot of effort.
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Tiny Wireless Sensing Device Alerts Users to Telltale Vapors Remotely
A research team at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) has developed a small electronic sensing device that can alert users wirelessly to the presence of chemical...
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Sikorsky’s All-New Raider Helicopter Prototype Is Ready to Fly
Sikorsky Aircraft unveiled in early October the first of two S-97 Raider lightweight tactical helicopter prototypes. The Raider is targeted to fly by the end of 2014. In 2015...
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Researchers Develop Multiphysics Model for Electro-Thermal Analysis of UAV
Vives College University and Kulab (KU Leuven University campus Ostend) in Belgium are undertaking an aeronautical research program for the development of a new UAV...
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Airbus Has Its Eye on the Future of Cleaner Flight
With its European base and global presence, it would only make sense that Airbus would take a leading role in the EU’s CleanSky 2 (CS2), a joint technology initiative (JTI) that is the...
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DSPACE Supplying In-Lab GPS Simulation System to DOT/NHTSA
The U. S Department of Transportation/NHTSA Vehicle Research and Test Center has commissioned dSPACE to supply an in-lab GPS simulation system. GPS simulation is used in the...
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SAE Offers Free Summary Document on Levels of Vehicle Automation
Earlier this year, SAE International published an Information Report categorizing and defining various levels of automated driving. Now it is offering a handy and free...
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Komatsu America Puts the HM300-5 Articulated Dump Truck out There
Komatsu America Corp. first showed off its HM300-5 articulated dump truck ConEXPO earlier this year.
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Automotive Technology Handbook
Published by SAE International, The Evolution of Automotive Technology: A Handbook covers 125 years of the automobile—conceived as a cultural history of its technology. The book is aimed at engineering...
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Nvidia Chipset to Enable Greater Autonomy
Powerful visual computing processors for dashboard displays are now taking on safety-critical driver-assistance functions. Read more at http://articles.sae.org/13314.
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The Drive for Driverless Vehicles
Autonomous vehicles are a hot topic, most noticeably in the automotive world. But automated driving/operation is making significant headway in the off-highway realm as well, especially in mining applications. John Williamson of Komatsu America Corp. and Serge Lambermont of Delphi Electronics & Safety provide...
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Chrysler's new Hellcat V8 gets 707-hp SAE rating
The actual J1349 rating is more than 100 hp more than Chrysler engineers teased in late May. The automaker's first production supercharged V8 uses a Lysholm-type twin-screw supercharger supplied by IHI. The engine's high-output spec required extensive upgrading of engine reciprocating components to...
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New power steering concept uses variable displacement pump
A new electrohydraulic power steering system uses pump displacement control, eliminating throttling losses associated with hydraulic control valves by controlling the displacement of a variable displacement pump. Read more at http://articles.sae.org/13281.
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Infusing Lightweight Composite Structures
Liquid resin infusion (LRI) is a proven manufacturing technology for both small- and large-scale structures for which, in most cases, experience and limited prototype experimentation is sufficient...
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Intelligent Manufacturing Software
The CNC system solution IndraMotion MTX from Rexroth has enhanced functionalities through Open Core Engineering. With Open Core Engineering, Rexroth enhances classic PLC programming by bridging the gap to IT...
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Rotary Transformer Coupled Torque Sensors
The Model T261 series rotary transformer coupled torque sensors from SensorData Technologies meet the demanding inline testing requirements of small motors, pumps, compressors, turbines, fans, and...
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