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Test & Measurement

Enabling Certified GoogleTest for Safety-Critical Embedded Software

Parasoft’s C/C++test CT is a TÜV SÜD-certified solution for multiple functional safety standards.

Briefs

Test & Measurement

Research Upturns Assumptions About Battery Failure

New research from Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering has solved a major battery mystery that has led to capacity degradation, shortened lifespan and, in some cases, fire. Read on to learn more.

Webinars

Test & Measurement

Choosing the Right N-Port Strategy: Multiport VNAs vs. Switch Matrices

Many engineers rely on external switch matrices to extend 2-port VNAs for multi-channel measurements — but this approach comes with tradeoffs in speed, accuracy, and...

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Automotive

Battery Abuse Testing: Pushing to Failure

What happens when a battery is pushed to its limits? Battery abuse testing plays a critical role in understanding how batteries respond when subjected to conditions beyond normal operation. These tests...

Podcasts

Energy

SAE Automotive Engineering Podcast: Additive Manufacturing

To help pass the time during your commute or while working around the house or in the garage, we've launched the SAE Automotive Engineering podcast.

Technology Report

Imaging

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...

Articles

Test & Measurement

Driving Safety Forward: How Simulation and MODSIM Accelerate ADAS Innovation

Dassault Systèmes offers MODSIM for model-based systems engineering, integrating modeling and simulation from the very start of the design process. This methodology enables multidisciplinary teams to work together on a shared platform, using common data and synchronized models. Read on to learn more.

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Automotive

Comparing Full Vehicle Testing Methodologies

As vehicle platforms become increasingly complex and end user demands require OEMs and manufacturers to continually optimize performance — alongside durability and safety — it's more vital than...

Webinars

Test & Measurement

Next-Gen Digital Material Testing: ASTM-Certified Precision

Traditional material testing struggles with limited data points, slowing innovation in aerospace, automotive, and beyond. Digital testing revolutionizes this by delivering thousands...

Webinars

Energy

4 Ways Simulation Can Accelerate Fuel Cell Development

In today’s fast-paced fuel cell industry, reducing time to market is both a strategic imperative and a competitive advantage. This 45-minute webinar will explore how system-level...

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Test & Measurement

Inside Slate's Warsaw Factory

Slate bought a factory. The 1.4 million sq. ft. (130,000 m3) facility was formerly a printing company. Sears, JCPenny, and Radio Shack catalogs emerged from the RR Donnelley & Sons printing plant for...

Technology Report

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....

Road Ready

Lighting

2026 Toyota BZ: Improved, but Still Not a WheeeeeEV

The Toyota bZ is growing into a real EV. Following complaints-a-plenty from buyers of the bZ4x, the clunky name given to previous versions, Toyota has improved everything from the design...

Articles

Energy

How Battery Simulation Is Taking High-Performance EV Development to New Heights

What was once a specialized capability is now becoming a cornerstone of modern EV development. Simulation delivers speed, accuracy, and flexibility — qualities that are essential to staying competitive in advanced electrification. Read on to learn more.

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

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...

Technology Report

Power

SAE J-3277 Covers Leak Testing for Every EV Battery

North American EV battery manufacturers currently do not test 100% of the cells they assemble into Rechargeable Energy Storage Systems (RESS, or battery packs) for electrolyte leakage....

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Design

WCX 2025: Luminary Cloud Debuts Foundational Datasets for Aerodynamic Sims

Luminary Cloud this week announced Shift Models, a suite of foundation constructs for its engineering simulation platform, at the WCX 2025 event in Detroit,...

Articles

Test & Measurement

For EV Safety Tests, AI Is Here to Help

It’s important to note that skepticism toward AI is reminiscent of past attitudes toward now-standard technologies. Thirty years ago, tools such as CFD were met with trepidation — an attitude defined by limited understanding. Today, engineers see them as indispensable. Similarly, adopting AI requires a shift in perspective and embracing its potential.

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Test & Measurement

How Test Equipment Is Evolving to Keep Up with EV Batteries

Whatever technology is employed in the future, it is clear that battery test systems will continue to adapt to keep pace with changes in EV battery technology and production. Ensuring that you choose a future proof, scalable, and capable bi-directional DC source is critical in planning for testing success today and tomorrow. Read on to learn more.

Articles

Test & Measurement

Ensuring the Quality of EV Batteries with CT-Scan Data Analysis and Visualization

Research and development aimed at optimizing both the technology and the cost of that most expensive of EV components — the battery — continues. Not only are the makers of current batteries under pressure to produce the highest-quality product, but they may also be considering how to participate and compete in the next-generations of these key components. Read on to learn more.

Articles

Power

How Emerging Technologies Can Transform EV Battery Reliability and Safety

As U.S. automakers evolve their lineups with new electric and hybrid vehicles, they face a significant challenge: meeting the increasing demand for affordable,...

Articles

AR/AI

Undeterred, WCX Strides Toward Future

The national and global economy may face turbulent times for the near future, but the show goes on in automotive manufacturing. In addition to being a great place for engineers to upgrade their...

News

Energy

Hydrogen Storage Tank Options: Not Everything Need Look like a Sausage

Since the 1860 Hippomoblie, hydrogen has been a part of powered mobility. Today, most hydrogen storage applications use cylindrical tanks, but other solutions are...

Road Ready

Test & Measurement

CES 2025 Preview: All the Tech That’s Fit to Print

Software trends continue to dominate the automotive industry’s collective brainpower, but as OEMS take a moment to breathe and possibly regroup on self-driving technology, much of the...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Seeing Is Communicating

The Eyegaze Edge system developed in collaboration with NASA is an eye-tracking technology that makes 'talking' possible for people who can’t. Read on to learn more.

Technology Report

Power

Discount Tire Tests So You Don’t Have To

For all the engineering that takes place at the Treadwell Research Park (TRP), Discount Tire’s chief product and technical officer John Baldwin told SAE Media that there’s actually something...

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Test & Measurement

China Aims New EV Coolant Regulation at Battery Safety

A new regulation from China’s central government aims to reduce the electrical conductivity of fluids that help heat and cool EV propulsion systems. Document GB 29743.2, currently in...

Articles

Test & Measurement

Enhancing EV Battery Design with Advanced Testing

This article explores how advanced testing using end-to-end EV battery test systems can improve the quality and performance of EV battery designs. Read on to learn more.

Articles

Power

ZF’s Latest Safety Advances Open Up, Tighten up and Double Down

ZF knows that the steering wheel remains one of the most relevant components in an automotive interior, because this is where drivers have direct contact to the vehicle. As...