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Faster, lighter, stronger: Aerospace composites join together advanced materials

2018-02-14

Boeing and Airbus forecast a worldwide demand for up to 40,000 new aircraft over the next two decades. With a 10-year production backlog and new aircrafts increasingly counting on lightweight composites, manufacturing companies are developing advanced sandwich-structure composite solutions to fill the production gap.

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Mercedes-Benz bills 3rd-gen Sprinter as first holistic mobility solution

2018-02-13

Mercedes-Benz has taken the wraps off its third-generation Sprinter light commercial vehicle, offering increased versatility, reduced operating costs and new levels of connectivity and technology.

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Military, suppliers focus on long-term technical advances, compatibility

2018-02-09

Equipment developers are moving quickly to ensure that military users will have long-term access to boards and modules that provide higher performance, easy replacement, and reduced costs. Board and system designers adopting new technologies are standardizing interconnection layouts to ensure that boards designed by various suppliers can be used to upgrade systems as technology advances.

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Designing composite engine cowling for improved heat resistance

2018-02-05

Thermal imaging data obtained from a FLIR high-performance camera shows that the expected turbine output temperature is approximately 285°C when the helicopter is in forward flight. However, during hover operations a steady state temperature of about 343°C will be reached.

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SAE Government/Industry 2018: AT&T reaffirms mobile 5G trials, DSRC ‘still alive’

2018-01-26

In Washington, DC, at the 2018 SAE Government/Industry meeting this week, cellular-communications giant AT&T affirmed in a session on connected-vehicle technology that it will launch ultra-fast mobile 5G service in limited areas sometime late this year.

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Adient rethinks interior technology for autonomous vehicles

2018-01-24

Designers are envisioning new looks for vehicle interiors, as in-vehicle connectivity and electrified powertrains usher in the autonomous driving age. As more EVs enter the marketplace with battery packs housed underneath the cabin floor, the door opens to a new era of interiors.

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Lights communicate Hella's autonomous vehicle messages

2018-01-24

The technology uses multiple foils with multiple messages and an LED light source. Each specific message is burned onto the holographic film through a photographic process.

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Osram and Vergence Automation develop new Lidar and 4D camera for autonomous vehicles

2018-01-24

Osram, a leading global lighting and semiconductor manufacturer, has expanded into pulse infrared lasers for autonomous LIDAR use and is working with with Vergence Automation for advanced imaging technology.

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What we're driving: 2018 Mercedes-AMG E 63 S 4Matic+

2018-01-23

It isn’t every car maker that introduces you to your new car with a session on a tight and slippery test track - but it's useful education for exploiting the capabilities of the hugely powerful Mercedes-AMG E 63 S 4Matic+.

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Aurora proves unmanned UH-1H capabilities for Marines, continues Orion UAS work for USAF

2018-01-23

In December, Aurora Flight Sciences conducted a successful demonstration of the company's autonomous helicopter system at the U.S. Marine Corps Quantico Urban Training Center. The aircraft, developed under the Office of Naval Research's Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System (AACUS) program, was an AACUS-enabled UH-1H.

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FL Technics completes major upgrade project for Airbus A321s

2018-01-22

FL Technics, which specializes in specializes traditional MRO areas such as line maintenance, component support, and engine management, has recently completed major modifications on Airbus A321s.

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What we’re driving: 2018 Toyota C-HR

2018-01-22

Edgy good looks but odd shortcomings make Toyota's C-HR one of the more interesting of the new crop of subcompact crossover imitators.

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What we're driving: 2018 Kia Stinger

2018-01-22

A lithe new rear-drive platform, husky turbocharged engines and aggressive pricing are watchwords for Kia's all-new Stinger, a GT making a run at the luxury-sport establishment.

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ChemSEI-Linker extends lithium battery life, increases EV range

2018-01-19

The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan’s largest technology R&D institution, has announced a new material designed to increase cycle life and improve recyclability of lithium batteries.

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Paccar reveals new and future tech at CES 2018

2018-01-18

At the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show, Paccar's Peterbilt unit reveals an SAE Level 4 autonomous demonstrator and Kenworth shows a fuel-cell-powered Class 8 that's ready for road-testing.

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Flying cars—really!—at Jan. 22 SAE Silicon Valley Meetup

2018-01-17

Ralph Panhuyzen discussed the eVTOL Concept at SAE International's Silicon Valley Meetup in San Jose

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2018 NAIAS: FCA turbocharges the 2019 Jeep Cherokee

2018-01-17

The 2.0-L DI turbo A mid-cycle re-freshening brings a new 4-cylinder engine with stop-start technology to Jeep's midsize SUV.

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SAE Connect2Car: Smart cities bring connectivity challenges

2018-01-17

Connectivity has become a central focus for automakers – providing myriad benefits today while paving the road for autonomous vehicles. But the challenges associated with connectivity in the emerging smart cities era are numerous.

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A secure technology future underscores U.S. Army's R&D work

2018-01-17

Cybersecurity, batteries, fuel cell power, and autonomous technologies are addressed by the Director of the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering (TARDEC) in a Q&A with SAE Magazines.

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Achates Power OP engine begins real-world test phase

2018-01-17

Achates' opposed-piston, multifuel engine program enters the vehicle-demonstration, real-world-test phase, with new development partner Aramco.