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Kontron’s Embedded Boards Help Drive Autonomy Forward
Transportation technologies driven by autonomy are making partnerships an increasingly important part of vehicle-development strategies. That has created significant openings for...
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Lunewave Promises Low-Cost Radar with High-Performance 360-Degree View
Radar sensing has been used for various functions in passenger vehicles for more than two decades. Like all sensors intended an automated vehicle (AV), radar has...
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Alitheon’s Vision Is Easy Digital Traceability
Imagine a “no-touch” system for tagging and tracing nearly any production part. One that uses off-the-shelf imaging tools including smartphones, generates compact data that can be stored...
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Toyota Tops 2020 OEM-Supplier Relations Study
Toyota ranks as the top performer among the six major U.S. and Japanese automakers in all scorecard categories of an annual study focused on the OEM-supplier working relationship. “Toyota...
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Bentley V8 Ends Six-Decade Production Run
Bentley announced in early June it is discontinuing the 61-year run of its L-Series 6.75-L V8, an engine architecture the company said has been “in production for more than 60 years, and with the...
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New Polycarbonates Provide ‘Sensor Transparency’
The sensor arrays that currently reside on the roofs of development mules will be hidden from view on future production vehicles. But how to conceal them without affecting their safety-critical performance?
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Tesla’s Cybertruck Is Audaciously Austenitic
Not since Ford’s epic switch to aluminum for its F-Series body structures has an automaker’s materials strategy created such a buzz. Tesla’s decision to use stainless steel for its...
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What We’re Driving: 2020 Harley-Davidson LiveWire ELW
“Grab your helmet, you need to ride this thing!” exclaimed my pal Dave, as he parked his new electric Harley-Davidson in my driveway. I’d been working outside when he arrived...
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What We’re Driving: 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid
Four regular-sized adults onboard, I’m estimating 575 lbs (261 kg). A steep but abrupt grade of maybe 1.5 miles. One-third of the way up, a passing lane is available and there’s our chance...
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Lightweight Design Beyond CAD
Automakers have been focused on lightweighting their vehicles for years, motivated by fuel economy, performance and safety. This engineering task is becoming increasingly difficult as the areas to trim become...
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What We’re Driving: 2020 Infiniti QX80
Body-on-frame luxury SUVs are a curious thing. It’s difficult to imagine a customer in the market for an SUV that approaches a six-figure price also desiring the burly characteristics that come...
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Tesla Casts a New Strategy for Lightweight Structures
Aluminum is synonymous with “weight-saving” in most contemporary automotive-engineering reference points. But apart from a few applications – most notably Ford’s F-Series...
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Aiding Automotive Workers Displaced by Coronavirus
The Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Assn., in partnership with APA Search, has initiated a free platform to match automotive- and transportation-sector employers with industry employees who...
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Tata Steel Europe Innovates to Retain the Automotive Materials Lead
In the constantly evolving world of automaking, Dr. Karl Haider, Chief Commercial Officer of Tata Steel Europe (TSE) is certain of one thing: that steel will continue to...
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New CHAdeMO 3.0 Aims to Harmonize Global EV Quick-Charging Standards
On April 24, the CHAdeMO Association released the 3.0 version of its electric-vehicle (EV) charging protocol. The technology was co-developed by the China Electricity...
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Ford Releasing Comprehensive Dataset to Promote Autonomous R&D
Ford is releasing a comprehensive autonomous vehicle (AV) dataset to the academic and research community to help spur innovation in the field. The package includes data from...
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GM’s Ultium Battery System Future-Proofed
Although its new Ultium lithium-ion battery technology won’t be in production electric vehicles (EVs) until 2021, GM engineers said in a recent media update that they have designed Ultium to...
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Tesla Eyes Texas Manufacturing Site, Production of Advanced Batteries
The website Electrek, long closely connected to inside information about electric-vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla, reports that the company will confirm it intends to...
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Customization Drives New Porsche Paint Process
Combining manufacturing and paint-shop processes with hardware and software similar to those used in the printing industry, Porsche says it has ready a new customization option for its 911...
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Cummins, Tula Test ‘Dynamic’ Cylinder Deactivation for Diesels
Tula Technology has supplied the control software for “dynamic” cylinder deactivation in gasoline engines since 2018, launching in General Motors’ 5.3- and 6.2-L...
Q&A Manufacturing & Prototyping
Electrifying Opportunities at IAV
Mike Kenhard joined IAV Automotive Engineering as president in 2019, bringing a diverse career in systems engineering and “all sides of engines and engine controls” from his previous experience at AVL,...
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Clean Is the New Safety Paradigm for AV Development
Privately-owned vehicles were never so safe as they are today. Nor have they made so much sense. That thought hit me between the nostrils recently, as I sprayed a pungent disinfectant on...
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What We’re Driving: 2020 Ford Expedition
I’m dubious of “off-road” option packages. Decals, chunky-tread tires and tow hooks usually are more about enhancing a vehicle’s profit margin than its performance, off-road or on. So when...
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Radar’s Evolving Role in ADAS and the AV Future
Until recently, various vehicle OEMs were vying to be first to put self-driving cars on the road by the magical turn of the decade. But as 2020 arrived, the bullish tone has switched to a...
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Origin of the Species
“I was a vehicle-dynamics engineer my entire career—but maybe not a good one, because they put me in charge of a self-driving car!” jokes Jason Fischer, chief engineer for the Cruise Origin, the autonomous...
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2020 Jeep Gladiator Mojave
The aftermarket driven by Jeep Wrangler is reportedly north of $1 billion and I like to think that my dad had something to do with kickstarting that phenomena. After purchasing a new 1947 Willys CJ2A ($1,067!),...
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