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CES 2020: Toyota to Build a City of the Future
There’s hardly a region on Earth that Toyota doesn’t reach. At the 2020 CES conference, the company announced a visionary project of similar scope, saying it intends to build a...
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CES 2020: Hyundai Shows Electric VTOL Air-Taxi Concept
Hyundai at CES 2020 revealed a fullsize electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) “air taxi” concept and confirmed it has joined Uber’s aerial rideshare initiative known as...
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JLR Tackles Weight with Structural Electronics
Ashutosh Tomar, electrical research technical manager at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) said he has absolute confidence in the game-changing potential of structural electronics (SE) now being...
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Driver-Monitoring Systems to Be as Common as Seat Belts
Regulators across the globe, most notably in Europe, are calling for driver-monitoring systems to become standard vehicle-safety equipment. The ability for a vehicle to combine...
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Continental's Lidar in a Flash
A precise three-dimensional profile of a vehicle’s surroundings is a fundamental prerequisite for automated driving. A new high-resolution 3D flash lidar (HFL) sensor developed for use at close range – 50...
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A Solution for Ice-Free Sensors
Sensor surfaces that are exposed to weather need to be kept clean so that ADAS and autonomous driving systems can function safely. Ice build-up in cold conditions is of particular concern, but Canatu thinks it...
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FCC Actions, Incompatible Options Muddy V2X Outlook
Vehicle-to-vehicle/infrastructure (V2X) communications often is touted as a critical technology for automated driving and even to derive the utmost benefit from advanced driver-assistance...
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Foretellix Building Precise Software Language for Validating Self-Driving Scenarios
The auto industry is under increasing pressure to prove that autonomous vehicles (AV) can be safe. But before AV manufacturers can begin to establish the...
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Multimatic Opening New Michigan Virtual Vehicle-Dynamics Development Center
Multimatic, the Toronto-based supplier well known as the manufacturer of the Ford GT, will open a new virtual vehicle-dynamics development center in Novi, Michigan...
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Xtrac Readies E-Tech for Rallycross World Championship
For any motorsport engineering supplier tempted to carry its highly specialized expertise along the winding – often hazardous – road to series cars, the journey can be fraught with...
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Ford’s Max Mustang Brings ‘World Class’ into the Sports Coupe Conversation
There’s the old saw about a something being better than the sum of its parts. That phrase applies to the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 – despite most of...
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Nissan's 2020 Frontier Gets New Powertrain
More transmission gears and greater engine horsepower should enliven the 2020 Nissan Frontier midsize pickup truck. “We’re launching a new transmission and new engine in the current Frontier,...
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GM Deploying Electricals of the Future
General Motors recently offered media a deeper look at the company’s all-new vehicle electrical architecture that was first confirmed in mid-2019, saying the vehicle-wide electrical system is...
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Metamoto Goes Deep on AV Simulation
Autonomous-vehicle (AV) development companies frequently boast about the millions of miles their test vehicles travel in real-world testing. The claims reflect a long-held, more-is-better mentality when...
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Jeep Debuts Desert Rated Badge with Gladiator Mojave
Jeep’s renowned Trail Rated designation for low-speed off-roading prowess is getting a high-speed counterpart, with the new Desert Rated moniker’s debut for the 2021 Jeep Gladiator...
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2021 Cadillac Escalade Brings Curved OLED to the Dash
Cadillac has unveiled the 2021 Escalade and will differentiate the full-size SUV from its Tahoe/Yukon platform-mates with a large dose of exclusive technologies including Super Cruise,...
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ZwickRoell Rallies for EV Battery Testing
A lightweight, higher-capacity lithium-ion or Li-blended battery could fast-track the demand for electric vehicles (EVs) by increasing the driving range, but progress could be easily sidetracked...
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2019’s Best Automotive Plastics Innovations
The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) annual Automotive Innovation Awards Competition, now in its 49th year, is considered the “Oscars” for those developing polymer and...
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Cellular-Key Solution Augments Commercial-Vehicle Security
Connectivity’s many benefits are matched by security concerns, which has prompted a number of security specialists from many fields to focus their attention on commercial...
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GM’s Cruise Unveils Dedicated Self-Driving Vehicle Built for Upgradable Hardware
In 2016, General Motors acquired Cruise Automation, thereby launching its self-driving business. After four years using modified Chevrolet Bolt hatchbacks...
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‘Active Scents’ Show Potential to Enhance Cabin Experience and Improve Driver Safety
A Tel Aviv, Israel startup company is taking the now-familiar concept of aromatherapy to a new level. Saying its research into “active scents” can...
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CES 2020: Cartica AI’s Simpler Solution for Autonomous Vision
The wide rollout of autonomous vehicles (AVs) will require advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and significant computing horsepower. The efficiency and effectiveness of the...
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CES 2020: VW Creates New Autonomous Subsidiary
Volkswagen announced on Jan. 8 the formation of a new subsidiary called Volkswagen Autonomy, Inc. The new unit will oversee the development of Level-4 autonomous systems for VW. Alexander...
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Autonomy’s ‘Pirouetting’ Future
Designing and engineering a 360-degree steering capability for a production electric autonomous road vehicle’s four wheels is no mean achievement. But Protean Electric also combines this pirouetting capability with an in-wheel electric motor, “innovative” suspension and pneumatic ride height control.
Articles Unmanned Systems
Wired for Autonomy
Engineers and product planners are already grappling with the complexity of autonomous vehicles (AVs), with the prospect of complexity increasing.
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Growing Lidar for North America
Paula Jones, the president of IBEO Automotive USA, aims to grow IBEO’s lidar business in North America as ADAS and self-driving vehicle applications take off in the 2020s.
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Hyundai Brings Brave New Tech to 2020 Sonata
Amid a steadily contracting sedan universe, Hyundai has dug in its heels and thoroughly redesigned and engineered its Sonata for 2020.
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