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Trucks with Intuition
The automotive and commercial vehicle industries are working on answers to a tremendous number of questions no one bothered to ask before. Volvo, for example, wants to know if vehicles can have human intuition.
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Data Connectivity in Heavy-Duty Vehicle Environments
Technology advancements are increasingly bringing a new level of connectivity to industrial and commercial vehicles. Customers are demanding functionality that automates or enhances...
Technical Innovation Manned Systems
Protecting a Cyber-Physical Remote Diagnostic Communication System Against Cyberattacks
The increasing complexity of microcontroller-based E/E (electrical/electronic) systems that control heavy-duty trucks, buses and non-road mobile...
Technical Innovation Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Holistic Hydraulic Designs Add More Sensors, Advanced Controls
Hydraulic system developers are moving on many different fronts as they strive to improve performance and efficiency. A full-system approach that includes more sensors and...
Q&A Manned Systems
Peloton CEO Talks Level 4 ‘Automated Following’
Daimler Trucks abruptly hit the brakes on its platooning activities, announcing at CES 2019 in January that analysis of its years-long testing on U.S. roads showed no business case for...
Articles Communications
Big Data, Big Benefits for Big Machines
The huge volumes of data created by on-vehicle systems are being mined to bring a range of benefits to vehicle operators and fleet managers. Predictive maintenance is becoming more common while data...
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Michigan to Start a Year-Long Autonomous Vehicle Trial This Week
Michigan residents will soon have the opportunity to hop in an electric self-driving autonomous vehicle (AV) and post about their experiences on social media. The Grand Rapids...
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Peloton Develops a Level 4 Automated Platooning System, but Keeps the Driver in Charge
Peloton Technology Inc. is taking a novel (or maybe traditional) approach to vehicle automation by placing the driver in control. The company, which...
News Communications
Electrify America Wants an Emoji for Electric Vehicles
When it comes down ordinary, everyday life – especially for those not in the mobility industry – emojis might be more of a household term than electric vehicles (EVs). With about...
News Connectivity
MOBI Rolls out the First Blockchain-Enabled Vehicle Identity (VID) Mobility Standard
The Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI) – a global nonprofit working to create standards in blockchain, distributed ledgers, and related...
News Photonics/Optics
With New Partnerships, OTSL Builds out 3D Real-Time Sensor Simulator Framework for Self-Driving Cars
OTSL Inc., a developer of short-distance wireless and embedded systems based in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, announced partnerships with...
News Sensors/Data Acquisition
DENSO Boosts Its Mobility-As-A-Service and Connected Technologies with New Seattle R&D Lab
DENSO Corporation, the world's second largest mobility supplier, has opened a new research and development lab in Seattle focused on the development of...
News Unmanned Systems
Canada Will Establish a Cross-Country Electric Vehicle Charging Network
The government of Canada is investing $4.6 million in Petro-Canada, a division of Suncor Energy, for building 92 electric vehicle (EV) fast charging stations in its...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
DENSO and Toyota Form a Joint Venture for Next-Generation Vehicle Semiconductors
DENSO Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation are teaming up on the research and development (R&D) of in-vehicle semiconductors. The two companies aim to...
News Unmanned Systems
Viziblezone Enables Vehicle-To-Pedestrian Collision Avoidance Through Technology Already in Our Cell Phones
Viziblezone Ltd.’s vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) solution to autonomous vehicles or “self-driving cars” is now capable of...
News Connectivity
Local Motors Rolls out a New Autonomous Fleet Challenge to the Pacific Northwest
Local Motors by LM Industries Group, Inc. is launching a fleet challenge for its co-created, self-driving electric Olli shuttle in Washington and Oregon,...
News Electronics & Computers
Argus Makes Fleet Protection Cybersecurity Available to Both Automotive and Aircraft Fleets
Vehicle connectivity is beginning to unlock a range of benefits – from airline and rideshare fleet management and predictive maintenance to safety...
News Regulations/Standards
The Navigator: As the World Turns to C-V2X, Europe Picks WiFi
Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications is a relatively straightforward and inexpensive technology that has the potential to reduce crashes by improving driver situational...
Articles Manned Systems
Delivering on Autonomous Transport
“Data is the most efficient propellant.” This expression underpins the founding in 2016 of the Swedish startup Einride. Now, the fledgling tech company is partnering with well-established...
News Test & Measurement
Cepton Technology’s Newest Highspeed Lidar Sensor Can Spot a Tow Hitch on a Vehicle Traveling 50 Miles per Hour
Cepton Technologies, Inc., a San Jose, California-based 3D lidar developer, has added a line scanning lidar (light detection...
News Manned Systems
Wind River and Airbiquity Partner to Update Autonomous and Connected Vehicle Software Through Cloud-Based, Over-The-Air Technology
Wind River Systems, Inc. is partnering with Airbiquity, Inc. to develop a solution to proactively manage the...
Articles Energy
Nikola Reveals Range of Hydrogen Fuel Cell and Battery-Electric Vehicles
On-highway Class 6-8 trucks are Nikola's main business and engineering focus, but the Arizona-based startup is expanding its product range to include powersports and...
Articles Unmanned Systems
Rearview Cameras for CVs Edge Closer to Regulatory Approval
To borrow from a well-known automotive phrase, “Objects in mirror” aren’t really closer than they appear—because the mirror itself appears poised to become another relic of...
News Manned Systems
Volvo CE Trials 5G Mobile Connectivity
For years Volvo Construction Equipment has operated wheel loaders via remote control in underground mining operations, first for very dedicated tasks and more recently increasing the flexibility and...
News Aerospace
Law Enforcement Agencies Used DroneSense’s UAS-Management Platform to Support Indy 500 Security Operations
During the 2019 Indianapolis 500 IndyCar race, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) pilots from the Speedway Police Department,...
News Connectivity
Breakthroughs in 3D-Printing Give Way for Promising Textile Lithium Battery Technology
At the convergence of 3D-printing and lithium battery technology, Hong Kong researchers develop a promising textile-based, foldable battery that may find...
News Green Design & Manufacturing
United Ups Commitment to Sustainable Aviation Biofuel, Extends Contract with World Energy
United Airlines officials in Chicago have strengthened their commitment to ensuring United is an environmentally conscious carrier by expanding its...
News Connectivity
USPS Tests Autonomous Semi-Trailers for Long-Haul Mail Logistics
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has partnered with San Diego-based TuSimple, Inc. to test the feasibility of using self-driving trucks to haul mail-laden USPS...
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Europe’s Blockchain-Based Smart E-Mobility Challenge Will Conclude This May in Germany
To advance development of Internet of things (IoT) mobility solutions like cryptography, distributed ledger technology (DLT) – also known as...
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A New Additive Manufacturing Accelerator for the U.S. Navy in Guam
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Rewriting the Engineer’s Playbook: What OEMs Must Do to Spin the AI Flywheel
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2026 Toyota RAV4 Review: All Hybrid, All the Time
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SAE Automotive Podcast: Solid-State Batteries
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A New Approach to Manufacturing Machine Connectivity for the Air Force
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Optimizing Production Processes with the Virtual Twin
