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Design

GM Creates Global Product Integrity Team in Wake of Ignition-Switch Recall

In the wake of its ignition switch recall, General Motors CEO Mary Barra has announced creation of a Global Product Integrity organization. Housed within the Global...

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Automotive

Toyota Technical Center Names a Fifth Chief Engineer

Toyota Technical Center (TTC) recently named Monte Kaehr to the position of American Chief Engineer, with responsibility for the Camry. He is only the fifth person to attain the title of...

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Power

The Complexity of Vehicle Connectivity

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Reaching the Next Generation of Vehicle Consumers

With keen observational skills and straight talk, a street-smart 40-year-old entrepreneur makes connections with that elusive younger generation of car buyers known as Generation Y.

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Software

Argonne Helps Private Industry Develop Engines Faster and Cheaper

In a bid to expand use of its expertise to a wider audience, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) developed the Virtual Engine Research Institute and Fuels Initiative. This...

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Software

Engineers Clamor for More Techniques to Make Vehicles Quieter

Smaller engines, lightweighting, and even connectivity are a few of the trends that dominate the drive to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. Those developments are making...

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Design

Job Market for Engineers Remains Hot

Automotive industry recruiters know the supply of engineers is thinner than the demand.

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Design

Major Security Challenges Face Makers and Owners of Connected Cars

As the car becomes more connected, it faces security vulnerabilities, and although recognizing them is a start, the industry must be working on preventative solutions that...

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Connectivity

Automakers, Silicon Valley Firms Search for Partnerships

As competition increases, most automakers are expanding their collaborative efforts by teaming up with semiconductor and software suppliers in Silicon Valley. Leveraging the talent in...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Challenges Galore for Connected Cars

Developing a connected car involves a number of technical challenges that must be put together in a way that meets varied consumer demand. Technical issues associated with driver distraction, app...

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Automotive

Argonne Announces New Initiative, VERIFI, to Optimize Engine Combustion

Argonne National Laboratory used the first day of the SAE 2014 World Congress in Detroit on April 8 to launch a new program designed to help automakers design more...

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Power

Aisin Appoints New President of Plymouth, MI, Tech Center

A Japan-based engineer with senior management experience in the U.S. has been named President of Aisin Seiki's Plymouth, MI-based tech center. Yoshiaki "Yoshi" Kato assumed the post...

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Design

TRW Begins Production of Roof Airbags for Citroën

A new occupant-protection technology from TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. has the passenger-seat airbag deploying from the headliner instead of the dashboard. It is being launched on the...

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Green Design & Manufacturing

Aerodynamics and Flow Simulations Come of Age

"Adecade ago, we had to convince people that CFD and simulation had value. Nowadays CFD is a well-accepted tool in the automotive industry used in all phases of the vehicle development...

Articles

Transportation

Making Sense of Hybrids

In contrast to the automotive market, where battery-powered hybrids are the dominant alternative to internal-combustion engines, multiple powertrain options are vying to gain acceptance in the off-highway market....

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Design

NHTSA Mandates Rearview Camera Technology

All new vehicles under 10,000 lb will be required to have rearview camera technology under a final rule issued March 28 by NHTSA (U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration). The rule...

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Transportation

PSA, Toyota JV Spawns a New City Car Model Range

A successful joint venture between PSA Peugeot Citroën and Toyota brought one of the most successful city car model ranges to Europe in 2005. The 2014 Geneva Motor Show saw the launch of the...

Global Vehicles

Transportation

Volvo Concept Estate Shows Clues for New XC90

News that Volvo would be adopting Apple’s CarPlay graphical interface system, demonstrated in the company’s latest concept at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, gained almost as much attention as...

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Design

Alfieri Concept Marks Maserati Centenary

Maserati celebrates its centenary in 2014, and the Alfieri, named after Alfieri Maserati, founder of the original Maserati Company, is the concept car that was unveiled at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show...

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Electronics & Computers

Continental Advances Driver Assistance Towards Future Autonomy

The focus of Continental’s presentation to a press gathering at its test facility in Brimley, MI, last week was a series of new ADAS (advanced driver assistance system)...

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Design

Inside Zytek’s New EV Propulsion System

Battery technology and vehicle range are invariably two salient areas of focus when an EV's capability is discussed. The traction motor, though, is usually something of an automotive...

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Transportation

College Students Design Lightweight Steel Wheels

A college sophomore nabbed the top spot in a steel wheels competition focused on eye-appealing, lightweight-structure concept renderings from Lawrence Technological University (LTU) design...

Technology Report

Materials

ZF's CEO Talks About Lightweight Vehicle Applications

The debut of a brake pedal and its housing unit made from fiber-reinforced thermoplastics on a MY2014 German sports car serves as a vivid example of weight-conscious products reaching production application.

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Design

Denso Senior VP Offers Career Advice to Young Engineers

With nearly 40 years of engineering experience, Doug Patton (SAE member, 1987) recounts career learnings nearly as fast as the minicomputer he used during his college days.

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Design

GM Creates New Executive Position to Oversee Safety Globally

Amid its recall of 1.62 million vehicles for faulty ignition switches, linked to 12 fatalities, General Motors Co. on March 18 announced the creation of a new position, Vice...

Articles

Power

DSPACE Enhances Environment for Electric Motor Controller Testing

The FPGA device can be configured graphically with standard dSPACE tools, so that users can react flexibly to new requirements, such as new I/O interfaces or faster simulation.

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Electronics & Computers

FEV/DGE System Automates HMI Validation Process

With a multitude of infotainment system options currently on the market, and more coming soon, ensuring that these systems perform as intended in the vehicle prior to release is of utmost importance for automakers.

Articles

Energy

Ricardo’s Scalable TorqStor Flywheel System Promises FE Gains at Reduced Cost

The technology provides short-term energy storage for hybridization without the high cost, environmental impact, or unfamiliar servicing requirements and safety considerations of supercapacitors and chemical batteries.

Product Briefs

Software

Browser-Based Automation Software

Elysium Inc.’s CADfeature 11.3 is a new browser-enhanced, feature-based program for repairing, migrating, and reporting on product engineering data that is exchanged within manufacturing organizations and...