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As Automotive Climates Shift, GKN Ramps up Its Winter Testing
As the influx of electrification continues to roil the industry, seamlessly integrating the hardware and wealth of software it brings with it creates a far broader engineering...
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Paradigm Shift in NVH
When you’re in the business of NVH solutions, you get to know noise and vibration up close and personal. And for these experts, it can be difficult to sequester the ‘N and V’ throughout their own day.
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Audi Becomes First Automotive OEM to Join SEMI
German luxury automobile maker, Audi AG has joined SEMI (formerly Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International) as a full member – becoming the first automotive original equipment...
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Law Enforcement Agencies Used DroneSense’s UAS-Management Platform to Support Indy 500 Security Operations
During the 2019 Indianapolis 500 IndyCar race, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) pilots from the Speedway Police Department,...
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Debating Data Monetization Vs. Privacy
The value of data generated by drivers and passengers in vehicles on the road has been apparent to those companies who see ways to monetize it. But is the public always willing to give up its privacy...
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Unlocking DfAM’s Potential
A new field-based design software is supporting more widespread use of Additive Manufacturing, for faster product development times with less rework and risk.
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Waymo, GM and Ford Pegged as Autonomous “Leaders” by Latest Navigant Report
According to a new report from Navigant research, Waymo (Google), GM and Ford have earned the title of “leaders” in regards to their progress in developing...
Articles Materials
Designs to Dye for: Autonomy’s New-Materials Revolution
Evolving vehicle engineering constantly reshapes vehicle architectures. But along with electrified drive-trains and autonomous capabilities is the need for a mindset shift in materials, opening the way for new sustainable solutions in color, materials and finish (CMF).
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Novelis Creates First Aluminum Sheet Battery Enclosure for Mass Electric Vehicle Production
Battery weight and power density is a major design consideration when it comes to electric and hybrid-electric vehicles. To reduce platform weight...
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Ford Demos Latest Digital Tools at Flagship Transmission Plant
Ford recently provided media with a look at some of its latest digital manufacturing tools, opening up the floor at one of the world’s largest transmission plants to showcase...
Articles AR/AI
'Road Race' for AV Testing May Be Slowing
Chris Hoyle, Technical Director of software specialist rFpro, believes the race by auto and technology companies to be ahead of competitor programs involving autonomous vehicle (AV) testing on...
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BlackBerry’s CTO Points to a Holistic and Standards-Based Future for Vehicle Cybersecurity
The days of automobiles as physical transportation devices is quickly shifting into an era of vehicles as rolling digital hubs. With multiple...
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Honda Brings ‘Totalled’ SUV to Auto Show Floor to Highlight Latest Advances in Crash-Safety Engineering
Most of the gleaming product gracing auto shows has been meticulously prepared for public display. In an unusual move, Honda...
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Automated Vehicle Safety Series Addresses Design, Testing, Verification, and Validation
Safety is ranked as the number one concern for the acceptance and adoption of automated vehicles, commonly referred to as “self-driving cars.” The...
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Software Needs Security, and Security Needs Software: A Scientific Overview
Software needs security. That's a consequence of using software to control critical systems. It's difficult because software is inherently a complex artifact, even...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
Kepler Communications Will Flight Test a Transmission Optimizing “Smart Radiator Device” on Its Next Satellite Mission
Kepler Communications, Inc.’s (Kepler’s) TARS six-unit cubesat – the company’s third satellite scheduled for...
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Approved Vendor List Supplier Reduction: Everyone Is Doing It
Every quality-run organization has a supplier vetting process. The one common denominator always heard in supplier audits is: "We simply must reduce our list of suppliers."
News Materials
Goodfellow Corporation Offers Graphene Variant Produced Through a New “Metal-Free” Methane Process
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania-based Goodfellow Corporation (Goodfellow) is taking graphene and going “green,” offering an ultra-pure,...
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WCX 2019: IAMTS Association Will Establish Standardization and Testing for Connected Vehicles
In pursuit of developing and growing an international portfolio of advanced mobility testbeds that meet the highest quality implementation and...
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WCX 2019: Start Your Self-Driving Racecars
The world’s first electric driverless racecars are about to hit the accelerator pedal. “In order to create this new type of motorsport, we had to design and build vehicles—because they didn’t...
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Airbus’ Connected Cabin Concept Is Materializing with First Round of Partnerships
Airbus SE is shifting its Connected Experience cabin concept into the first stages of reality with cooperative buy-in from gategroup Holding AG, Stelia...
News Electronics & Computers
Nano Dimension Creates the First Printed Circuit Boards with Side-Mounted Features
Nano Dimension Ltd., an additive electronics provider based in Ness Ziona, Israel, has developed the world’s first side-mounting technology for printed...
News Unmanned Systems
European Union Approves Mandatory Vehicle Speed-Limiting Feature
The European Commission in late March approved a rule to make Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) mandatory for all newly manufactured light vehicles starting in 2022....
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AB Dynamics Provides New Drive-By-CAN Testing System
Test-system specialist AB Dynamics has developed new drive-by-wire technology that enables test vehicles – including autonomous vehicles (AV) – to be driven entirely via a CAN or...
News Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Filtering out Common Mode Noise with Monolithic EMI Filters
Strong electromagnetic waves can create unwanted electrical currents in electronic devices. Sources of electromagnetic interference (EMI), also known as radio-frequency...
News Propulsion
Ford Brings “No Compromise” Hybrid Tech to 2020 Explorer
Ford debuted three versions of the all-new 2020 Explorer during NAIAS, including it’s first-ever hybrid version. The Explorer Hybrid will use a 3.3-L V6, an e-motor and a 1.5...
Articles Data Acquisition
New Mobility’s Mega-Mappers
A yellow sign on a mountain highway shows an S-shaped curve. This is a primitive map, and hardly a faithful representation of the road. Instead it delivers a simple signal to the driver: Get ready for turns.
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Continental’s New CTO to Lead Retooled R&D Pillar
At a recent media roundtable with its executives, Continental introduced its new CTO, Dirk Abendroth, who took on that role on January 1, 2019. Abendroth, 43 (left), will serve as chief...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
New Automotive Radars Take Tech from a Blip to a Boom
Since it first appeared in automobiles in the 1980s, radar has become a reliable and increasingly cost-efficient tool for detecting objects on the road and along the roadside. The...
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