News

Automotive

CES 2026: Caterpillar Launches AI Assistant for Jobsites and Machines

Caterpillar used the CES 2026 venue to unveil Cat AI Assistant.

Articles

Unmanned Systems

How Precise GNSS Unlocks Scalable, Cost-Effective Mapping for ADAS and Autonomy

There are benefits to using GNSS and SD maps to keep ADAS/AVs up-to-date, including lower data requirements.

Technical Innovation

Transportation

AVL Develops ‘Generic’ Automation for Off-Highway Vehicles

AVL’s Generic Off-Road Automation System demonstrates that scalable autonomy is achievable through modular design, simulation‑driven development, and a phased integration approach.

Summits

Energy

2026 Battery & Electrification Summit (Online)

As electrification reshapes how vehicles are designed, powered, and integrated into energy ecosystems, OEMs and design engineers are faced with complex design challenges.

Technology Report

Automotive

Tensor Goes with 433 Arms in Upcoming Robocar

Tensor and Arm announced they will partner to develop a Level-4 capable automated driving platform for their upcoming self-driving Robocar.

Articles

Power

Faraday Future Says New Robot Business Not a Pivot, but a Plus

Faraday Future launches a line of primarily humanoid robots.

Articles

Software

Rewriting the Engineer’s Playbook: What OEMs Must Do to Spin the AI Flywheel

The automotive industry’s future hinges on a new AI-native engineering workflow.

Technology Report

Connectivity

GM Announces SAE Level 3 Autonomy and SDV Technology

While full autonomy continues to be a work-in-progress, automakers have been rolling out various degrees of SAE Level 2 driver assistance, including hands-off, eyes-on systems from BMW,...

Podcasts

Sensors/Data Acquisition

SAE Automotive Podcast: Autonomous Driving Technology

Bringing and keeping robotaxis on the road requires a village.

Articles

Unmanned Systems

CES 2026: Bosch is Ready to Bring AI to Your (Likely ICE-powered) Vehicle

Bosch’s efforts to connect the digital and physical worlds can be seen in a meaningful update to its Vehicle Motion Management system.

News

Robotics, Automation & Control

Eaton Strengthens AI Investment

Eaton has made moves to solidify its standing in the race for better AI data centers.

Technology Report

Connectivity

Talking SDVs and Zonal Architecture with TE Connectivity

For a company focused on selling components to make physical connections in vehicles, TE Connectivity is more than ready for future growth in software-defined vehicles (SDVs) and the...

Articles

Data Acquisition

Revolutionizing Vehicle Technology Through Intelligent Actuators

Autonomous driving is often seen as just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to public perception of how artificial intelligence has been implemented in vehicles. However,...

Technology Report

AR/AI

Ultra-Wide, Low-Distortion Lenses for Crash Testing Environments

In the demanding field of automotive crash testing, imaging systems face a dual challenge: They must survive extreme forces while delivering precise, distortion-free footage for...

News

Energy

Factorial CEO Says Cells with 375Wh/kg Energy Density a ‘Milestone’ for Stellantis

In April, Stellantis and Factorial Energy announced that the two companies validated automotive-sized solid-state battery cells with an energy density...

Briefs

Energy

AI Breakthrough Unlocks ‘New’ Materials to Replace Lithium-Ion Batteries

In research published in Cell Reports Physical Science, an NJIT team successfully applied generative AI techniques to rapidly discover new porous materials capable of revolutionizing multivalent-ion batteries. Read on to learn more.

Articles

Manufacturing & Prototyping

Electronic Stability Control Builds the Foundation for Safer Roads

Read on to learn how a mechanically simple idea has kept cars stable for decades, and why it can still evolve for an autonomous future.

News

Unmanned Systems

Sonatus Launches AI Director to Integrate More AI in More Vehicles

Vehicle software company Sonatus wants the automotive industry to rethink the role of the middle manager. At least, when those managers are AI-based. The company unveiled...

News

Unmanned Systems

MOIA’s L4 ID. Buzz AVs Starting Service Next Year

Mobileye announced in June that its ongoing work with Volkswagen will deliver the automaker’s first production SAE Level 4 autonomous vehicles sometime in 2026. The first of these...

News

Design

From ADAS to SDVs with Plato Pathros

An experienced engineer with a history in software development and systems engineering, Plato Pathrose is turning from ADAS to SDVs with his latest work. Pathrose’s third book, Software Defined...

NASA Spinoff

Data Acquisition

View from the Sky Helps Predict Crop Yields

Argentinian company SIMA offers a crop yield forecasting feature for its farming app, developed with help from NASA Harvest, an agricultural consortium led by University of Maryland Researchers using satellite data and expertise from Goddard Space Flight Center. Read on to learn more.

News

Energy

Factory Robots See Slight Drop in Growth, but Still Have Momentum

Despite a slight drop in the installations of factory robots in 2024, the push to automate automotive and other manufacturing was carrying momentum into fiscal 2025 and...

News

Connectivity

Audio Updates You Can’t Even Hear

While autonomous driving, electric powertrains and the evolving role of AI in automotive get most of the attention (deservedly, sure), technological advancements aimed at the audio experience in...

Briefs

AR/AI

How Can We Optimize Solid-State Batteries? Try Asking AI

Researchers at Tohoku University developed a data-driven AI framework that points out potential solid-state electrolyte candidates that could be “the one” to create an ideal sustainable energy solution. Read on to learn more.

Technology Report

Transportation

Sharper Testing Delivers Better AV Performance

As self-driving car technology moves towards commercial deployment, engineers encounter a scaling challenge that mirrors issues seen in other complex critical safety systems: validation....

Articles

Electronics & Computers

Moving Targets: How Improvements to SiC, GaN Power Electronics Will Redefine EV

Better power electronics are on the way, thanks to private-public efforts that go back years.

News

Energy

Clarios to Build Supercapacitor Plant in U.S.

Clarios, the global leader in low-voltage vehicle batteries, said it is evaluating sites for a new factory to make supercapacitor systems that will pair with the company’s AGM batteries.

Technical Innovation

Manned Systems

Clarios Brings AI to Idle Management for Heavy Trucks

The predominant low-voltage battery maker Clarios today announced that IdleLess, a sensor-and-AI-driven system for heavy-duty trucks that it says can save up to $3,300 per year per...

Technology Report

Power

New York Auto Show 2025: News from the Floor

The 2025 edition of the New York International Auto Show proved some automakers still value the attention that comes with debuting a vehicle on a flashy convention center stage. Hyundai, Kia and...