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JLR Sheds Light on R&D Projects in Advanced HMI, Automated Driving
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has tugged hard on its veil of technology secrecy to reveal a raft of R&D projects that are part of the automaker's recently announced $3.5B...
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From Road to Racecar: A Five-Door, Front-Wheel-Drive SEAT
The new-generation Spanish SEAT Leon Cupra 280 is a very rapid family car. The 280 nomenclature represents its output in PS (206 kW), sufficient to take this 1395-kg (3075-lb) (curb...
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Honda's New 8-Speed DCT Uses a Torque Converter
Dual-clutch transmissions—essentially two parallel gearboxes that hand off power from one to the other, and do it more efficiently and quicker than either planetary automatics or...
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VW Deploys MQB Strategy on New Golf and GTI amid Launch Issues
Volkswagen recently introduced its Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB) to the U.S. market, with the introduction of the 2015 Golf and GTI. MQB is at the heart of VW Group's...
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Dongfeng Nissan Announces New Venucia Design Center
Dongfeng Nissan announced groundbreaking for three new design/engineering business units at its Passenger Vehicle Company (DFL-PV) in China. The $81 million (500 million RMB) facility...
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Kia Announces New Interior Features for 3rd-Gen Sorento
Kia has released details of the new improvements made to the third-generation Sorento’s cabin. A new modern, wrap-around dashboard has been added, as well as soft-touch materials and...
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Industrial Amplifier
HBM Inc.’s new industrial measurement amplifier enables users to make precise, dynamic measurements of raw and filtered torque, frequency, pulse, speed, and angle of rotation. According to the company, it is the only...
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Testing Audi’s New E-Booster Reveals Turbocharging's Future
The car: Audi RS5 TDI V6 3.0-L 283-kW (379-hp) bi-turbo Concept.
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Air Catcher Headlamp Feeds 2015 Challenger SRT's Hellcat V8
A patent-pending headlamp on the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT doubles as a cool air intake for the supercharged 6.2-L "Hellcat" Hemi V8 that produces an SAE-certified 707 hp.
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Cetim, Momentive Develop Composite Crashbox Concept
To use composite materials in primary structures of vehicles and mobile equipment, it is necessary to control their crash behavior. Solutions exist in sports cars to reach an energy...
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Next-Generation LED Drivers for Front, Rear Lights
Texas Instruments offers the automotive industry’s first two-channel switching LED driver for front lights and the only linear LED driver with single short LED detection for rear lights,...
Product Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Brushed Motor Pre-Driver IC
The TB9052FNG motor pre-driver integrated circuit (IC) from Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC) was developed for safety-critical automotive applications such as electric power steering and other...
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Steel Red-hot for Weight Reduction
For safety, performance, and weight reduction, steel remains the top performer among light-weight materials, but the chase for better fuel economy is putting increased pressure on this perennially popular...
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Tesla and Panasonic Expand Cooperation on Battery Cells
Panasonic will handle the cell-making activity at Tesla's coming battery manufacturing facility dubbed the Gigafactory, the two companies announced July 31. Panasonic already supplies...
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Next-Generation Infotainment System Envisioned by Mitsubishi Electric
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America has developed a demonstration vehicle that uses Ethernet as the audio-video bridging architecture to enable any media on any...
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Cybersecurity Gets Input from Students, Others
Finding ways to prevent cyber attacks on vehicles has the attention of the global automotive industry as well as a few high school and college students.
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New Effort Launched for Better Vehicle-To-Grid Integration
The Electric Power Research Institute has announced a collaboration with 8 automakers and 15 utilities to develop and demonstrate an open grid integration platform for plug-in...
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Cornell Wins Iron Team Award as Baja SAE Series Concludes (Video)
Each year, SAE International sponsors the Collegiate Design Series (CDS), a series of competitions around the country where teams of student engineers are given a chance to...
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Using CAE to Assess Whining Noise of Electric Powertrains
Engine sound is a characteristic feature of passenger cars, and the well-balanced adaption to vehicle design and driving dynamics is a must for premium cars. The noise and sound of...
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ZF Friedrichshafen AG Expands China, Asia-Pacific Headquarters
The company will expand its space for offices, laboratories, and test benches to 54,000 m² (581,000 ft²), an increase from the current 11,000 m² (118,000 ft²).
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JLR's All-New 2015 Modular Engines Feature Roller-Bearing Cams, Balance Shaft
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) recently unveiled fundamental details of its all-new turbocharged modular gasoline and diesel engine range designed for high levels of...
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Multi-Screen Infotainment System for Multiple Content Streams
FLEXConnect audio-video bridging system from Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America, Inc. is a next generation in-vehicle infotainment system that provides flexibility for multiple...
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Ford's New 2.7-L EcoBoost V6 Designed for Lighter Aluminum F-150
A 2.7-L gasoline engine in a full-size Ford F-150 pickup? Fuel economy is important, with challenging regulatory-dictated improvements to be met—but who would want to buy...
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2015 Ford Edge Boasts New 2.0-L EcoBoost Engine
Ford Executive Vice President of Marketing Jim Farley says he knows what happened to the once-popular personal luxury coupe market in the US: those drivers are now buying crossover SUVs like...
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Hydrogen Fueling Protocol Spelled out in New SAE International J2601 Standard
SAE International recently published J2601 “Fueling Protocols for Light Duty Gaseous Hydrogen Surface Vehicles,” the light-duty hydrogen-fueling protocol that...
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Nanotechnology Reduces Friction in the "Film Industry"
Automotive lubricants are under attack, besieged not only by advancing requirements to reduce friction losses across many aspects of the powertrain but also by the impact of associated...
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Ford Announces Changes to Senior Leadership Team
Ford Motor Co. announced Tuesday that Paul Mascarenas, Chief Technical Officer and Vice President, Research and Advanced Engineering, will retire after 32 years at Ford, effective Oct. 1....
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Competition Winners React to Attaining Coveted F1 Engineering Roles
Making the leap from Formula SAE to Formula One is beyond any engineering student’s wildest dreams, but that will be reality for a pair of students from the University of...
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