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Accelerating Down the Road to Autonomy

Commercial success of the autonomous truck may be closer than we think.

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AR/AI

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.

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Robotics, Automation & Control

CES 2026: Caterpillar Launches AI Assistant for Jobsites and Machines

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

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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.

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Robotics, Automation & Control

Eaton Strengthens AI Investment

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

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Unmanned Systems

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...

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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,...

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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,...

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Test & Measurement

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...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

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...

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Materials

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.

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Unmanned Systems

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.

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AR/AI

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...

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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...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

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...

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Green Design & Manufacturing

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.

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Robotics, Automation & Control

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...

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Semiconductors & ICs

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...

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Energy

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.

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Unmanned Systems

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....

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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.

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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.

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Power

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...

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Unmanned Systems

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...

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AR/AI

SkillReal Signs Tier 1 Supplier for NVIDIA-Powered AI Inspection

AI inspection company SkillReal has signed a contract to supply its system to a major Tier 1 global supplier in addition to global OEMs and other suppliers already using the...

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Software

U.S. States Focus on Taiwan as Trade War Continues

Interest in Taiwan as a source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the U.S. has been growing in recent years. At this year’s 360 Degree Mobility event in Taipei, held in late April, a...

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Sensors/Data Acquisition

All (Robot) Hands on Deck

For more than 100 years, BMW has been manufacturing vehicles in the heart of downtown Munich at a three-story plant that currently produces 1,000 cars a day. At the same time, the plant is in a state of being both...

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AR/AI

WCX 2025: Stellantis Design Chief Gilles Asks - What's Wrong with Diversity?

“It’s not rocket science,” Stellantis design chief Ralph Gilles said when asked about diversity at the leadoff keynote of WCX 2025 in Detroit.

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Unmanned Systems

The Transformative Power of Large-Format Additive Manufacturing for Automotive

In the dynamic landscape of automotive manufacturing, innovation has focused mostly on delivering greater efficiency, automation, sustainability and...

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