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Getting Driverless Trucks onto Roadways
The developers who are creating autonomous systems have plenty of complex technical questions that must be analyzed and solved, but their challenges don’t stop there. Design teams also have to plan...
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Ford Revisits OHV Layout, Big Displacement for New Commercial-Truck V8
In a still-heated market for highly profitable heavy-duty pickups and commercial vehicles, Ford doesn’t intend to be outdone by General Motors’ and FiatChrysler’s...
News Unmanned Systems
Texas A&M Deploys Remote, Human-In-The-Loop Safety Net for Self-Driving Shuttles
Texas A&M University is putting a human behind the wheel of its autonomous shuttle fleet with a partnership with Designated Driver, a teleoperation...
News Design
Virtual Factories Accelerate Collaboration, Advance Technologies
The Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM), a non-profit consortium based in Prince George County, Virginia, uses a 3D visualization lab to expand beyond the...
News Photonics/Optics
Beep and Bestmile Partner on Self-Driving Fleets in Florida
Beep Inc., an automated vehicle (AV) distributor based in Orlando, Florida, is partnering with Bestmile SA – a developer of fleet orchestration software. Through the...
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Renewable Propane, Ultra-Low NOx Engines Set Standards for Propane Autogas Innovations
The future of trucking is looking even greener. Not only are companies forced to contend with new government regulations to meet lower emissions and...
News Unmanned Systems
Rancho Cordova Business Park Hosts Self-Driving Olli Shuttle
Olli – Phoenix-based Local Motors’ self-driving shuttle – is currently in use at a major business park in Rancho Cordova, California for its first business use pilot...
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Kodiak Robotics Begins Deliveries Using Self-Driving Long-Haul Trucks
Kodiak Robotics, Inc. has begun making commercial truck deliveries in Texas using its new self-driving, long-haul trucking platform with safety drivers behind the wheel....
News Unmanned Systems
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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Cummins CTO Sees Increasing Power Source Diversification, Digital Innovation
Jennifer Rumsey has been a member of SAE International her entire career and has participated in the organization’s COMVEC event as an attendee and occasional...
News Sensors/Data Acquisition
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...
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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...
Articles Propulsion
Electric Machines Find Their Niche
Many players in the off-highway market are announcing electrification efforts. But why? To date, global regulatory programs have spurred off-highway technological innovations, to improve fuel economy and...
News Manned Systems
Consumer Survey Results in Low Confidence in Automated and Electric Vehicles
Consumer report specialist, J.D. Power, tracked consumer thoughts regarding automated vehicles (AVs) and electric vehicles (EVs) in its 2019 Mobility Confidence Index...
Original Equipment Unmanned Systems
New Mercedes-Benz Actros Loaded with ADAS, Active Safety Tech
Mercedes-Benz Trucks, the European arm of the Daimler Trucks business, has launched an updated Actros heavy-duty truck flagship, packed with new technologies, vehicle safety and driver-assistance features.
Technical Innovation Propulsion
JCB Prepared to Meet EU Stage V Emissions
JCB is preparing to offer Stage V compliant engines across its equipment lines, with updates to its own engine range and changes to supplier models. Group director of engines Alan Tolley said that...
Technical Innovation Sensors/Data Acquisition
SKF Employs Digital Tools to Enhance Bearing Design, Performance
It began with spherical roller bearings more than 100 years ago and now SKF finds itself amid a digital transformation. Over the years the bearing company has expanded beyond...
News Unmanned 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...
News Transportation
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...
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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 Manufacturing & Prototyping
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 Manned 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 Materials
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 Automotive
Israeli Startup REE Reinvents the Wheel with a Modular Approach to Future EV Design
REE – an Israeli startup – has debuted a flat, modular platform for electric vehicles (EVs) which could fundamentally changes the way they are built. By...
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...
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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 RF & Microwave Electronics
Addressing Configuration Controls in an Era of Multiple Security Frameworks
We have entered the era of multiple security frameworks. Sometimes mandatory, often voluntary, security frameworks are created to provide federal and commercial...
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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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F-22 Pilot Controls Drone With Tablet
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Hydrogen Engines Are Heating Up for Heavy Duty
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SAE Automotive Podcast: Solid-State Batteries
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SAE Automotive Engineering Podcast: Additive Manufacturing
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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
