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4G LTE-Enabled Information Module

Huawei’s 4G LTE-enabled HUAWEI ME909T mobile broadband product supports web surfing, data analysis, and information transmission within vehicles. Measuring 40 x 40 x 4 mm (1.6 x 1.6 x 0.16 in), the device...

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AR/AI

Auto Industry Is High-Tech—and the Numbers Prove It

Those in, or knowledgeable about, the automotive industry know it to be high-tech. A new report from the Center for Automotive Research uses statistics to show just how high-tech it is....

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Materials

2015 F-150: Ford Drops an Aluminum Blockbuster

Ford's 2013 Atlas concept provided a glimpse of the 2015 F-150's basic design form. The new truck will not be a radical departure except in its aluminum-body construction.

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Electronics & Computers

New Alliance to Bring Android Platform to the Car

Audi, General Motors, Google, Honda, Hyundai, and Nvidia have joined together to form the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA), a global organization of technology and auto industry leaders...

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Automotive

Toyota Engineers 'Dramatic' Cost Reduction in Fuel-Cell Technology, Plans 2015 Vehicle Launch

Because its engineers have made faster progress than expected, Toyota will offer a fuel-cell car in the U.S. in 2015—earlier than it had...

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Transportation

Mercedes' C-Class Chases S-Class Act

The new Mercedes-Benz C-Class is chasing the S-Class with a raft of technologies including air suspension, plus quality and equipment levels designed to give it enhanced status in the compact premium...

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Electronics & Computers

Sprint Velocity Adding Cloud-Based Features, Offering Retrofit

Chrysler's Uconnect started as a simple hands-free communication system in 2002 with subsequent access to onboard entertainment. Now thanks to a 2013 tie-up with Sprint...

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Electronics & Computers

Systems Send Digital Telematics Information to Emergency Dispatchers

As more vehicles employ telematics, there’s a growing interest in using digital data from a range of electronic controls to tell emergency responders about the severity...

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Technical Innovation
Power

Voith Improves Efficiency of Transmission Components With Structure Optimization Software

As environmental standards become stricter and consumer demands for vehicles with greater fuel efficiency rise, automotive suppliers need to support...

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Software

Picturing a Brighter Future

Automotive developers are transforming interiors to meet expectations driven by consumer electronics, using larger color displays with sharper images. Design teams are working overtime to determine the best size...

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Test & Measurement

Acura RLX Sport Hybrid Has Impressive Economy

The “power costs fuel” rule has been repealed by the 2014 Acura RlX sport hybrid midsize sedan. It’s the most powerful vehicle the Honda luxury division has ever built at 377 hp (281 kW),...

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Global Vehicles
Transportation

Ford Ponies Up a Friskier 2015 Mustang

The world’s original “pony car” is entering its 50th year of production, with global recognition that is the envy of all but a few American vehicles. The Ford Mustang is really a brand unto...

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Technology Report
Transportation

Mazda Plots Wankel-powered Range Extenders, HCCI Mild Hybrids

The problem with electric drive systems is that they are too electrified. That’s Mazda’s view, judging from the company’s plans to fortify internal-combustion technology so...

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Transportation

Inside Honda’s New Two-motor 50-mpg Accord Hybrid

The all-new 2014 Accord Hybrid employs Honda’s new i-mmD (intelligent Multi-Mode Drive) two-motor hybrid system for midsize vehicles that debuted earlier this year on the Accord Plug-in...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Deal Gives Fiat 100% Ownership of Chrysler

Fiat S.p.A. on Jan. 1 announced an agreement under which its wholly owned subsidiary Fiat North America LLC will acquire 100% ownership of Chrysler Group LLC by month’s end. Fiat currently own...

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Energy

Europe’s Latest AV Testing Facilities Key for Swift Autonomy Adoption

Trust, safety, security. Those words form a mantra that needs to be in the forefront of the mind of every engineer, researcher and designer responsible for creating...

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