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Cat explores drones inside factories

2016-12-08

Caterpillar has been working with Redbird the past year to provide drone data analytics for customers at construction and excavation sites, and now it's exploring the use of drones inside of its own facilities.

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Volvo CE demos prototype autonomous machines

2016-12-08

Automation is one of three main technology areas—along with connectivity and alternative drivelines and fuels—that Volvo Construction Equipment is devoting significant R&D resources to further develop. The company recently demonstrated a prototype autonomous wheel loader and articulated hauler working together.

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Taming of the drones

2016-12-08

While unmanned systems are already transforming the way that modern warfighting is conducted, the commercial sector is still at the starting gate. That said, personal UAV ownership is expanding at an exponential rate, as small, stable, UAVs enter the market.

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EPA’s Grundler talks Phase 2, potential NOx standard

2016-12-07

Christopher Grundler, the Director of OTAQ for the U.S. EPA, answered questions about Phase 2 rule-making for heavy trucks, global harmonization of emissions regulations, and his outlook for a new national NOx standard. Grundler will be the featured speaker on opening day of the SAE 2017 Government/Industry Meeting taking place January 25-27 in Washington D.C.

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Dana Rexroth tests latest-generation hydromechanical variable transmission

2016-12-07

The supplier announced in late November that it began pre-production testing of its R3 hydromechanical variable transmission (HVT) at several global OEMs.

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Supplier Eye: The impact of shifting to the ‘softer’ side

2016-12-07

When new technologies sweep across an industry, suppliers inevitably face new risks and challenges. And so it is with vehicle electrification, connectivity and automated/autonomous driving systems—three interrelated trends that are already changing vehicle design, engineering and manufacturing.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: Block smartphone use in cars

2016-12-07

Should your smartphone switch into a kind of 'airplane mode'– shutting itself down when you start driving your car?

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Sea Machines demonstrates self-driving boats and ships

2016-12-07

The Boston-based startup believes the marine domain is even better suited for autonomous systems than aerospace, automotive and other off-highway sectors. The company is currently testing its technology on commercial vessels in Boston Harbor.

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Focus for 2017: Cyber, connected-car, EV charging, vehicle autonomy

2016-12-05

Launching in the January 2017 Automotive Engineering, the new SAE Standards News department aims to update readers on the extensive activity in the SAE Ground Vehicle Standards development arena.

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SAE is working with Euro JV on fast-charging network

2016-12-05

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Magna’s CTO talks innovation and disruption

2016-12-05

Swamy Kotagiri will discuss how to foster an innovative organizational culture during a Leadership Summit roundtable, April 4 at the SAE WCX17 in Detroit. He spoke recently with Automotive Engineering on this topic at Magna’s Troy, MI, offices during the company's annual Innovation Awards activity.

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Integrated accelerometer/gyro combo series

2016-12-05

The fully integrated ADXC150x series of inertial combo sensors from Analog Devices, Inc. (Norwood, MA) brings together reliability and accuracy with shock and vibration immunity at a reduced footprint.

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Mid-air haptics evaluation and prototyping

2016-12-05

Ultrahaptics’ development platform allows companies looking to evolve innovative control solutions a route to evaluate and appreciate the benefits of gesture controls enhanced by tactile feedback sensations.

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Intel inside the cloud-based data future

2016-12-05

A conversation with Kathy Winters, Intel's new General Manager of the Automated Driving Solutions Division, details the need for high-powered data-processing for ADAS and automated driving.

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Application lifecycle management module

2016-12-05

As part of Arena Solutions’ 2016 Fall Release, Arena Verify adds requirements and defect management to the company’s product offering.

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Automotive-qualified chipset for V2X

2016-12-03

Autotalks’ next-generation V2X devices embed a mobility-optimized modem, support dual-antenna with optimal and flexible RX/TX (receiver/transmitter) diversity, perform line-rate message ECDSA (Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm) verification of the entire link capacity and embed an ultra-low-latency V2X HSM.

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Automotive relays and sockets

2016-12-03

CIT Relay & Switch (Minneapolis, MN), a division of Circuit Interruption Technology, offers automotive relays from low current up to a highest switching capacity of 80 amps with voltages ranging from 6-v DC to 72-v DC.

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Automotive display driver integrated circuit

2016-12-03

Designed for the automotive market, Synaptics Inc. offers a new R6A354 display driver integrated circuit (DDIC) solution.

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System simulation software

2016-12-03

SimulationX (3.8) from ESI Group is the latest version of the software platform for dynamic multiphysics system simulation, customizable to the specific needs of diverse industries.

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London moves toward green buses in effort to cut pollution

2016-12-02

London Mayor Sadiq Khan unveiled the world’s first double-decker hydrogen bus at the end of November as part of a commitment to phase out purchase of new pure diesel buses in the capital's fleet beginning in 2018.