Problem solving is about to get a lot more complex as the global automotive industry moves to make the connected vehicle as commonplace as portable digital devices.
Technical challenges such as driver distraction and linking systems together must be made in ways that help consumer connections transfer seamlessly from home to vehicle.
Toyota's new all-wheel-drive TS040 Hybrid Le Mans racer matches a 520-PS gasoline V8 with 480 PS of hybrid-electric assist for a total 1000 PS available from all four wheels under acceleration.
In a bid to deliver a system that combines quality control with process control, Hexagon introduces its 360° Smart Inline Measurement Solutions for automotive applications.
The company is continuing to develop foundation tools for future autonomous driving by advancing the fundamentals of sensing, planning, and then acting to guide vehicle response. Mimicking a human-like response is requiring new algorithm and systems engineering that better exploits existing sensors.
With a patented approach to laser cutting of blanks from coil, LaserCoil Technologies systems enable companies to marry its laser cutting systems with any coil line automation, whether it be existing equipment currently in production or an investment in new or used equipment.
A Hella and Vahle joint development program for wireless charging of electrified vehicles is targeted to reach the advanced engineering stage with an automaker's participation in 2014.
Written for those who have an interest in or need to understand automotive fuels, SAE International offers the third edition of its best-selling Automotive Fuels Reference Book.
The Visteon- and Cisco-developed OASIS (Optimized, Adaptable, Secure, Intelligent, Seamless) concept makes secure car-to-cloud communications the prerequisite for unlocking vehicle network connectivity-associated benefits.
Fuel economy with a CVT hits 41 mpg highway, while its new engine has double overhead cams, direct injection, and variable lift and cam phasing. Car continues with packaging innovation, gets 4.8 in (122 mm) more rear legroom.
With keen observational skills and straight talk, a street-smart 40-year-old entrepreneur makes connections with that elusive younger generation of car buyers known as Generation Y.
Backed by the world’s fifth-fastest computer, Argonne’s new VERIFI service combines unique test facilities along with focused expertise to help engine developers.
Adding data buses allows new electronic features, but increases costs from wiring and modules. SAE Congress speakers suggest taking advantage of opportunities to transfer functions and merge modules; and they propose algorithms to give engineers greater choice in circuit routing through harnesses, to replace trial-and-error techniques.