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dSPACE supplying in-lab GPS simulation system to DOT/NHTSA

2014-10-02

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SAE offers free summary document on levels of vehicle automation

2014-10-02

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Automotive technology handbook

2014-10-01

Published by SAE International, The Evolution of Automotive Technology: A Handbook covers 125 years of the automobile—conceived as a cultural history of its technology.

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Mechatronic system production on the uptick at Brose's Michigan plant

2014-09-30

Brose is manufacturing different vehicle mechatronic systems from its recently renovated New Boston, MI, plant.

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OEMs planning major platform consolidations by 2021, says IHS

2014-09-30

The industry outlook for 2021 underscores engineering efficiency and flexible, modular architectures, according to industry forecasters IHS Automotive.

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Sheet molding composite

2014-09-29

Tough Class A Ultra Lite from Continental Structural Plastics is a 1.2 specific-gravity sheet molding composite formulation that provides engineers the ability to design with a lower specific-gravity material without sacrificing mechanical properties, surface qualities, and adhesion requirements.

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2015 VW Golf GTE plug-in hybrid is a smooth operator

2014-09-29

Volkswagen spreads its Audi A3 e-tron PHEV powertrain to the new Golf GTE. Powertrain control from ICE to electric drive is silky indeed, and EV range is worthy of a good city car. But system cost is significant in a VW-badged vehicle.

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Ford’s market 'fusion' creates Mondeo for Europe

2014-09-24

High-technology safety systems and a very wide span of powertrains—including a new bi-turbo diesel—are two of the star aspects of Ford’s new U.S. Fusion-based Mondeo for Europe.

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Mercedes shows its metal and chooses steel over aluminum

2014-09-23

Mercedes-Benz is replacing aluminum pistons with a new generation of high-strength steel in some of its car diesel engines.

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Accelerating racecar innovation

2014-09-23

Andrea Toso, Head of Research and Development and U.S. Racing Business Leader for Dallara, was recently recognized for his work on the Dallara IndyCar Simulator, which was installed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this past spring.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: New EcoBoost Mustang

2014-09-22

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Ethernet audio-video bridging

2014-09-20

Excelfore enables simplified audio-video interconnectivity using Ethernet audio-video bridging, which leads to lower cost and system weight for infotainment systems in vehicles.

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120dB lens for HDR sensors

2014-09-19

Sunex NoGhost 120dB lenses are the first and only lenses designed, optimized, and tested for use in cameras using high dynamic range image sensors, claims the company.

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Lexus equips NX entry-level SUV with new turbo gasoline engine

2014-09-19

Development of the concept that became the newest and fourth entry into Lexus’s line of SUVs, the compact NX, began in 2009, though the design was finished relatively recently, according to Takeaki Kato, Chief Engineer of the NX.

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Flexible circuit technology

2014-09-18

Q-Prime from Multek Flexible Circuits Inc. is a flexible circuit technology developed specifically for applications where efficient heat dispersion is required, and is especially useful for LED applications.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: Do driverless cars equal lower car insurance

2014-09-18

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Cooled EGR shows benefits for gasoline engines

2014-09-17

Mahle Behr engineers believe using cooled EGR on gasoline engines has potential to improve fuel economy 2% to 5%.

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Gold-plated low-ohmic resistors

2014-09-17

With its small size of 5.08 x 2.54 x 0.4 mm (0.20 x 0.10 x 0.02 in), high load capacity, and precision, Isabellenhütte’s gold-plated VMP-A resistor is suitable for automobile engine and transmission modules as well as power hybrids and power modules (DCB ceramic) in frequency converters. The VMP-A resistor is a member of the VMx precision resistor family with gold-plated contacts.

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Polymer-cathode tantalum capacitors

2014-09-17

With the recent focus on the efficiency of vehicle electronics, automotive manufacturers are looking for tantalum capacitors with lower equivalent series resistance.

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Book examines autonomous technologies

2014-09-16

Over the years, the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Challenges in the U.S. have galvanized interest in autonomous cars, making them a real possibility in the mind of the public, but autonomous and unmanned vehicles have been increasingly employed in many roles on land, in the water, and in the air.