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Taking Hydraulics and Weight out of Active Aerodynamics
Hydraulics out, electric in, is the philosophy of automotive design and development specialist MarchantCain. The company, which developed the underbody diffuser for the hybrid...
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Infiniti Q60 Concept Previews Next Coupe
Infiniti revealed its styling targets for its next-generation sports coupe when it pulled the cover off the Q60 Concept in Detroit at the 2015 North American International Auto Show, revealing a...
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Toyota Seeks Industry Joint Effort to Solve Takata Airbag Issue
Toyota today called for a coordinated industry-wide joint initiative to independently test Takata airbag inflators that have been the subject of recent recalls by several...
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Ford Names New VP of Environmental and Safety Engineering
Announced as part of a large change in personnel, Ford has named Kim Pittel its Vice President, Sustainability, Environment & Safety Engineering, effective Jan. 1, 2015. In this...
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Connectivity for Comfort
Connectivity is a hot topic in the automotive industry, as consumers increasingly expect more in-vehicle integration of mobile devices and linking to the Internet. But seating suppliers are taking connectivity...
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A Hundred Innovations for Renault’s Eolab Concept
When Renault prepares a motor show concept, it invariably does so comprehensively. But for Paris this year it has excelled itself, claiming that its ultra-lightweight Eolab environmental...
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Fiat Chrysler Names New Quality Chief
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on Oct. 28 named Mark Chernoby (SAE member, 2003) Head of Quality.
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Eaton Names New VP of Technology for Vehicle Group
Eaton has named Gerard DeVito (SAE member, 1988) Vice President, Technology, Vehicle Group, effective Nov. 1, 2015. The 27-year Eaton veteran will be based in Galesburg, MI, and will report...
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SAE 2014 Convergence: Adapting to Millennials Important to Workforce
As Baby Boomers retire, the Millennial generation is crucial to the engineering workforce.
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‘Minecraft' Getting Kids into Coding
Stephen Foster, CEO and Co-Founder of ThoughtSTEM, has a new outlook on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education and the utilities that can be used to get kids involved in software coding.
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Ferrari Changes Course on Track Simulation Software
The departure of Luca Cordero di Montezemolo after 23 years as Chairman of Ferrari, signals the likelihood of many changes at Modena. One of them, just revealed, is the mid-racing season...
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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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Peugeot Seeks International Appeal with Quartz Concept
Peugeot exhibited two concepts at the 2014 Paris Motor Show, the Exalt, a development of the Onyx concept seen at the Paris show in 2012 and Quartz, a crossover concept based on the...
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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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Renault Applies Model-Based Systems Engineering to Dual-Clutch Transmission
Car manufacturers are facing various and sometimes contradicting constraints such as energy efficiency, high performance, driving comfort, reliability, and safety....
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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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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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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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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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The Next Wave of Crash Simulation
Although most vehicle crash tests are typically done at 35-40 mph (56-64 km/h), the speed at which crash simulations are run continues to accelerate. As computing speed continually improves, engineers are...
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Multi-Processor Simulation
dSPACE’s SCALEXIO, the company’s latest hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) technology, is now more powerful with its new extension for a multi-processor (MP) simulation platform. With the MP extension, users can connect...
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Accelerating Racecar Innovation
Prior to this year’s Indianapolis 500, the 48th annual BorgWarner Louis Schwitzer Award was awarded for innovation and engineering excellence in race car design. Claiming the award, for the second time, was...
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Jaguar Reveals Long-Awaited Clean-Sheet Entry-Level XE
Hush-hush specialist media previews of new cars can be something of a marketing-led, frothy hype-fest. Not so Jaguar’s new XE sports sedan, shown in secrecy to this Automotive...
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Delphi Forms Technical Advisory Council
Delphi Automotive on Sept. 3 announced formation of a Technology Advisory Council designed to help guide the company's product strategies.
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Buckeye Current’s TT Triumph
We huddled in a tight circle by the finish line, frantically waiting for radio updates on the progress of our team’s rider, Rob “Bullet” Barber, who was miles in the distance and closing fast. Our...
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Women in Vehicle Engineering
Cindy Hess rocketed through the Auburn University College of Engineering in just three years. Graduating as an electrical engineer in 1977, she turned down job offers from aerospace giants Boeing and General...
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New SAE International Standards Enhance Ambulance Safety
With the recent publishing of four technical reports, SAE International now offers a series of recommended practices designed to enhance overall ambulance safety in several areas,...
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Bosch Adding Engineers, Expanding Tech Center
By doubling the size of its current U.S. technical center, Bosch lays the foundation for adding another 200 specialists to its Michigan workforce.
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Autodesk Moves Full STEAM Ahead with Its Commitment to Education
STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education has been a hot topic in education for many years. But recently, others are joining the movement to promote...
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