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Delphi's RACam integrated radar-vision system enables active-safety suites

2015-03-05

Volvo’s 2015 XC90 features RACam, claimed to be the world’s first integrated radar and vision data-fusion system, designed to enable a broad array of active-safety capabilities.

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Editorial: High-voltage developments

2015-03-05

Tightening vehicle efficiency and emissions regulations and increasing demand for onboard electrical power means that higher voltages, in the form of supplemental 48-volt subsystems, may soon be nearing production.

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Cummins in production with 'simplified' Tier 4 Final engines

2015-03-05

The QSF and QSB engines use filter-free, flow-through exhaust aftertreatment systems and a clean-combustion formula focused on fuel efficiency, providing a lower cost of operation and higher uptime availability as rental companies in particular transition their fleets to Tier 4 Final-compliant equipment.

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Control system development platform

2015-03-03

dSPACE has launched a new, compact control system development platform for laboratory use, MicroLabBox, that offers high computing power and comprehensive functionalities.

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Audi’s tunnel of light leads to the future

2015-03-03

To sharpen a significant aspect of its marque identity, a tunnel is at the heart of company’s new €4.5 million Lighting Assistance Center (LAC) at its Ingolstadt, Germany, headquarters is helping it develop new technologies including matrix laser forward lighting.

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Automakers see possibilities, limits for gesture controls

2015-03-03

Recent concepts have shown the possibilities of gesture for controlling infotainment functions but the need for industry standards and control simplification complicate development.

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Cybersecurity, safety issues require government/industry cooperation

2015-03-02

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx discussed a wide range of technology and safety issues following his SAE Government/Industry Meeting keynote speech, including cybersecurity, autonomous vehicles, and international harmonization of safety standards.

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Evora 400 becomes most powerful production Lotus ever

2015-03-02

The Evora has been re-engineered, lightened, redesigned, moved upmarket, and re-designated as the 400 to fulfill the model's potential, giving it a 300-km/h capability.

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Western Star focuses on efficiency for new 5700XE

2015-02-27

The new Class 8 on-highway truck for North America combines proven Daimler Truck aerodynamic technology with what the truck maker claims is the most fuel-efficient powertrain available, a downsped Detroit DD15 engine and standard DT12 fully automated manual transmission with Intelligent Powertrain Management.

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Counterfeit electronic parts: Manufacture of and avoidance

2015-02-25

The inventors of semiconductor chips or electronic parts most likely never imagined that over 50 years later, the aviation, space, and defense industries would be faced with the availability or proliferation of counterfeit electronic parts in their supply chains.

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SanDisk targets infotainment with automotive-grade flash

2015-02-25

Conventional vehicle radios are morphing into increasingly powerful infotainment systems, prompting a need for storage to hold apps, navigation, and other data. Flash storage supplier SanDisk is beefing up its automotive portfolio with automotive grade chips and memory cards to satisfy that need.

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Automatic collision avoidance added to inspection software

2015-02-25

Delcam’s 2015 version of its PowerINSPECT inspection system includes automatic collision avoidance, faster import of large CAD files, quicker preparation of longer inspection reports, and improved display of results from point-cloud data, plus many other customer-requested enhancements.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: Rice is nice for IGBTs

2015-02-24

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Focus on alternative powertrain technologies for ICPC 2015

2015-02-23

Dr.-Ing. Marko Dekena, Executive Vice President, Global Business Development, Sales and International Operations Powertrain Systems, AVL, recently spoke with SAE Off-Highway Engineering about some of the strategic and technical issues likely to be discussed at this year’s event.

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Kia reveals electric AWD Trail'ster concept

2015-02-20

The 2015 Chicago Auto Show concept re-interprets the Soul as an electric all-wheel-drive compact crossover.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: Electrification marches on

2015-02-19

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X-ray testing for large composites

2015-02-19

Conventional CT scanners cannot accommodate long or bulky aircraft components.

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Old is new in powertrain laser welding

2015-02-19

While the newer fiber laser and solid-state lasers offer distinct advantages, it is not time to close the book on the venerable CO2 laser, especially for high-volume, precision powertrain components. An attachment from Advanced Nozzles eliminates expensive helium, making the cost-benefit ratio even better for precision CO2 welding applications.

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Switches under pressure?

2015-02-19

As the proliferation of and demand for “smart” technology in off-highway vehicles has risen, so has the notion that sensors are the only suitable solutions for these control loops. The switch, meanwhile, tends to be viewed as an antiquated and irrelevant technology of legacy systems.

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Nissan debuts front-engine, front-drive GT-R LM Nismo racecar

2015-02-17

Nissan's new Le Mans contender upends the order of things by putting its whole powertrain at the front of the car.