Automotive

Welcome to the Automotive section of Mobility Engineering Technology, your comprehensive source for the latest developments, trends, and innovations in the automotive industry. Here, you'll find in-depth articles, expert insights, and up-to-date information on cutting-edge technologies shaping the future of automotive engineering. Whether you're interested in advancements in autonomous driving, connectivity, powertrain developments, or manufacturing processes, we've got you covered. Stay informed and inspired with our curated content, designed to keep professionals at the forefront of the automotive sector.

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Connectivity

Need for Cybersecurity Awareness for Managers Grows

Automotive security has rapidly evolved from door locks and remote keyless entry to the complex world of cybersecurity. Top executives and engineering managers must quickly get up to speed...

News

Propulsion

Engines, Transmissions and Alternative Drives Seals

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (Plymouth, MI) has expanded its LESS (Low Emission Sealing Solution) lineup to include new products designed to address challenges associated with powertrain friction, smaller spaces, lighter weight vehicles and growth in the electric mobility vehicle arena....

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Transportation

LA Show 2016: Jaguar Reveals Electric I-Pace, Ford Shows EcoSport for U.S.

The 2016 Los Angeles auto show kicked off with Ford confirming longstanding speculation the company will sell a version of its EcoSport subcompact crossover in North...

Editorial

Propulsion

What’s Old (And Revered) Is New Again

Apart from top brass and various other engineering true believers at Mercedes-Benz, perhaps no one was more delighted than me when it was confirmed a couple of years ago that Mercedes was introducing...

News

RF & Microwave Electronics

Continental’s First Production 48-V System on 2017 Renault Scenic

The industry’s race to deploy 48-V hybrid systems has begun. Renault is the latest OEM to announce incorporation of the “mild” low-voltage hybrid technology,...

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Electronics & Computers

Tech Start-Ups Maneuver to Work with OEMs

Lengthy development and production cycles in the automotive industry have long prevented automakers and startups from working together. That’s changed a bit as digital technologies gained in...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Toyota Sticking with Measured, ‘Teammate’ Approach to Autonomous Development

One might expect Japan’s largest automaker to be “all-in” on promoting autonomous-driving technology, but Toyota has rather conspicuously avoided...

Product Briefs

Electronics & Computers

Arc Suppressors

NOsparc arc suppressors from Arc Suppression Technologies (Bloomington, MN) are designed for both AC and DC power applications. The AC products are currently produced to operate between 100-V AC and 480-V AC while DC products...

Product Briefs

Automotive

Biodiesel Hoses

GH100 and GH101 hoses from Eaton (Eden Prairie, MN) are suited for high-percentage biodiesel blend and high-temperature oil applications. Engineered for maximum performance in systems with a variety of fuel types, the hoses...

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Propulsion

Hybrid and Electric Powertrain Microcontroller

Silicon Mobility’s (Sophia-Antipolis, France) OLEA T222 automotive microcontroller is a dedicated solution for hybrid and electric powertrain control. According to company claims, it is the...

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Automotive

Audi's New Compact Q2 Blends 3-Cylinder Efficiency, Agile Chassis

Audi continues to expand its SUV line-up as the latest, the Q2, enters global markets joining the Q3, Q5 (a new, Mexico-built generation is about to be launched), and Q7.

Product Briefs

Electronics & Computers

Fan Selection Application

The OPTIMISER 10 Fan Specification App, from supplier of high-performance axial-flow fans Multi-Wing America (Burton, OH), is a resource for original equipment engineers to specify the most-efficient, tailor-made...

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Transportation

U.S. EV Charging Infrastructure Set to Accelerate

If you build it, will they come? The prospect of coast-to-coast travel in a battery-electric vehicle may have brightened with the Obama Administration's recently announced details to create...

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Electronics & Computers

Nissan Debuts New Series-Type Hybrid for 2017 Note

Nissan’s recently unveiled 2017 Note, a Japan-market 5-door, is powered by what the company claims is the world’s first series-type hybrid propulsion system in a compact automobile. The...

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Propulsion

Mercedes Extensively Electrifies Its New ICEs

Mercedes-Benz is not generally given to hyperbole to detail its technology, so when company engineers describe a program as “the biggest strategic engine initiative” in the automaker's long...

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Automotive

2017 Nissan Rogue Adds Hybrid System with EV-Only Mode

Nissan gives its Rogue compact crossover utility a hybrid-electric powertrain option for model year 2017, boosting the estimated fuel efficiency of the front-drive model to 33 mpg...

Global Vehicles

Transportation

New Peugeot SUVs Jump to Modular Platform, Increase Composites Use

PSA Peugeot Citroën used the 2016 Paris Motor Show for the public launch of the Peugeot 3008 and 5008 models, now re-defined as SUVs. The 3008 accommodates five passengers...

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Materials

Mercedes EQ Concept Previews 2019 Electric SUV

Mercedes-Benz officially revealed its comprehensive electrified-mobility strategy at the 2016 Paris Motor Show, while unveiling a new electric concept vehicle, the Generation EQ, that previews...

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Electronics & Computers

Centimeter-Accurate GPS for Self-Driving Vehicles

The list of technologies that could deliver the expected level of real-world performance and safety for robotic cars and trucks is long. Beyond today's advanced driver assistance systems...

Articles

Transportation

The Battery Man Speaks

The future of vehicle electrification is all about the battery. The industry’s steady progress in reducing lithium-ion battery cost while increasing energy density, durability and reliability has surprised one of...

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Energy

McLaren Faces the Electrified and Autonomous Future

Pressing the engine start button of a McLaren ignites a cacophony of sound that signals its place in the vanguard of ultra-high performance supercars.

News

Manned Systems

I.D. Concept Heralds VW’s Electric Bolt Fighter for 2020

“Our future is in efficient and ‘connected,’” said Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess as he introduced his company’s battery-electric product future at the 2016 Paris Motor...

Global Vehicles

Transportation

Aero-Slick Land Rover Discovery Sheds 1,058 Lb, Gains Features

JaguarLandRover engineers continue to achieve significant vehicle mass reductions, this time with the new generation Land Rover Discovery. Shifting to aluminum construction for...

Product Briefs

Aerospace

Rapid Overmolding Process

Proto Labs Inc. (Maple Plain, MN) has expanded its rapid injection molding offerings with the launch of its new overmolding process. The company claims this new capability can produce 25 to 10,000+ custom overmolded...

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Electronics & Computers

Cameras Are Focal Point at ZF TRW's New Global Tech Center in Michigan

With its newest work space designated a center of excellence for cameras, ZF TRW underscores the critical role that vision-systems technology plays in automated driving.

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Test & Measurement

Flying Probe Technology and High Frequency Testing

The push toward miniaturization in the electronics industry has left designers little or no room for test points, and the expansion of high frequency (HF) technologies has resulted in a growing need for test equipment that has the capability to verify these types of generally very small circuits....

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Manned Systems

Bob Lutz: What Makes a Great Engineer?

Throughout the 2016 documentary film Live Another Day about the fall and rise of the Detroit-3 automakers, former GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz shows the insight and enthusiasm that made him one of the...

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Automotive

Indian JV Offers Engineering Services for BIW Weld Shops

Pinnacle Industries and VDL Groep, of Eindhoven, Netherlands, partnered in August 2016 to establish VDL Pinnacle Engineering India in Pune, India. The joint venture will provide...