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2017 Cadillac XT5 brings superior dynamics to luxo-crossover segment

2016-03-18

The XT5 now blatantly sets the new ride/handling “balance” benchmark, leaving BMW X5, Mercedes GLE and Lexus RX feeling roly-poly and heavy by comparison.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: Dyson EV and Tesla Model 3

2016-04-05

It seems that everybody's getting into the electric car game. Recently, Tesla unveiled its much-awaited Model 3, priced the same as the new Chevy Bolt that will beat Tesla to market.

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DSD, Solvay 'sink their teeth' into plastic transmission advances

2016-04-10

The two European companies are collaborating in a study to achieve solutions that could herald a much wider role for plastic composites across transmission applications, including housings and gear teeth.

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Safety symposium cites training and technology to reduce teen fatalities, accidents

2016-04-07

Annual New York Auto Show Traffic Safety Symposium points to high fatality and injury rate among teens, while University of Bridgeport design school students propose technology solutions and Ford discusses impaired driving simulator "suits.

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Audi claims first production e-boosting on 2017 SQ7

2016-03-07

The electric-powered compressor complements a pair of sequential turbos. The flagship SQ7 also boasts 48/12V electrical system to power the e-booster and the car's EAWS.

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Advanced materials for catalysts

2016-03-03

SDCmaterials will partner with Car Sound and supply the company with Nano-on-Nano material for its catalytic converters, using substantially less precious metal.

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Boeing comes clean with self-cleaning lavatory

2016-03-19

There are no exceptions or limitations to where innovations in advanced sensors and other technologies can be introduced in modern aircraft.

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V-CR, water injection, new EGR methods top SAE engines symposium

2016-04-11

Powertrain experts detailed the technologies they see as most promising to enable light-vehicle engines to meet global CO2 regulations through 2025, at the 2016 SAE High-Efficiency IC Engines Symposiumt. The list includes growing use of the Miller and Atkinson thermodynamic cycles, cooled EGR, and water injection, as well as variable compression ratio systems, dedicated EGR, and divided exhaust boosting.

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Autonomous future will require new product development approaches

2016-03-18

Making the transition to series production of self-driving vehicles is no easy feat, and current product development practices must change to meet the challenges.

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2016 SAE Congress: Engineering education gets industry boost

2016-04-14

Clemson University's Deep Orange program may be the new benchmark in industry-mentored collaborative engineering education.

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2016 SAE Congress: Clemson University and Toyota unveil uBox concept

2016-04-13

A concept vehicle engineered by Clemson University graduate students features a curved glass roof with a multi-material support structure produced by a novel manufacturing technique.

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Airbus streamlines fiber optic cable repair process

2016-03-19

Lighter than traditional metallic wiring, with much higher bandwidths, fiber optic cables are integrated throughout an aircraft in systems that include taxi aid cameras, head-up displays, in-flight entertainment, cockpit systems, and other key components.

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Enter two new plug-ins: 2017 Outlander PHEV and Prius Prime

2016-03-30

Mitsubishi brings its best-selling Outlander PHEV to North America with AWD, as Toyota launches its new plug-in Prius.

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FCA Foundation Partners with SAE to Expand STEM Education in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio

2019-04-19

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Dr. Rahul Razdan leads SAE EDGE Research Report series on automated vehicle test, validation

2019-06-14

SAE International in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, has named Dr. Rahul Razdan as editor of a new series of SAE EDGE™ Research Reports on automated vehicle test and validation. Groundbreaking new SAE EDGE Research Reports illuminate key issues in emerging and unsettled areas of interest to the mobility engineering industry, help to inform current decision-making and future strategy, and provide a structured framework and methodical approach for thinking about and working with rapidly shifting technologies.

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Enhancing Automotive IMUs

2019-06-14

Enhancing Automotive IMUs

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New Zealand and LeoLabs establish the first low-Earth orbit regulatory platform

2019-06-26

The rapid shift of commercial focus toward LEO has resulted in thousands of new satellites. An expected growth in satellite constellations requires space-faring nations such as New Zealand to engage in monitoring and regulating satellite activity.

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SAE International® Announces Keynote Speakers for 2019 COMVEC™ Technology Connection

2019-06-25

SAE International® announces the lineup of keynote speakers for three days of expert-led panel discussions at COMVEC™ Technology Connection, which will be held Sept. 9-11, 2019, at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis, IN.

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Cleaner Trucks Initiative starts NOx-reduction journey

2019-06-07

The U.S. EPA is in the beginning stages of establishing new NOx regulations for heavy-duty on-highway trucks, spurred by advances in technology and a desire to streamline the certification process.

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Orion launch abort system passes full-stress flight test

2019-07-09

The system is designed to lift the crew module off the launch vehicle’s engine stack in case of an emergency and steer it away from danger. According to NASA coverage, engineers have confirmed that the LAS can “outrun a speeding rocket.”