Misfire detection is most difficult, SAE Congress panel tells attendees, and overall emissions diagnosis is harder than with passenger cars and light-duty trucks.
Ola Källenius, former Chairman of the Management Board and CEO of high-performance specialist Mercedes-AMG, gives a steer on the new model's design and technology.
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.
More and more companies are committing to reducing the carbon footprints of machines and manufacturing—a commitment Berend Bracht says Bosch Rexroth shares and actively pursues, targeting a 20% reduction in its carbon footprint by 2020 compared to 2007 levels.
American Aerospace Controls offers a line of reliable ac and dc standard and custom electrical transducers for rail, heavy locomotive, high-speed train, and light rapid transit monitoring.
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.
Freudenberg-NOK believes that the ability of a company to be innovative in all aspects of the design cycle—from material research and product engineering to final manufacturing and build—is a key element to the overall success of suppliers and OEMs alike.