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CPT expects hiring binge

2015-04-21

In advance of the 2015 SAE World Congress, Controlled Power Technologies said it could triple its current 50-person workforce as its portfolio of advanced technologies edge closer to commercialization reality.

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Gaze-directed headlights could be on horizon

2015-06-04

Motorists may soon be able to point the headlamps of their cars with just their eyes to see better at night.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: Inconel and aerospace alloys

2015-04-16

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McLaren debuts new entry-level Sports Series

2015-04-08

The 570S, which represents an entry level alongside the company’s existing Super Series and Ultimate Series models, introduces a new carbon-fiber monocoque chassis for the company that has larger door openings for more convenient ingress and egress.

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Road Rules, a San Francisco start-up, explores world of car APIs

2015-04-30

A key to connecting smart phones to third-party software developers' mind-boggling array of mobile applications is the application programming interface. The husband and wife team behind Road Rules discuss discuss a range of topics from car hacking that is mostly overblown to apps that use more car data.

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Zen Technologies, Rockwell Collins develop next-gen flight simulator for Indian market

2015-04-11

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Continental's Matschi: mobility is changing

2015-04-24

Traffic gridlock, accident fatalities, and vehicle emissions are not good things. So the underlying challenge for the auto industry is to develop and use technologies appropriately for society. Matschi was the Thursday morning keynote speaker in the AVL theater inside Detroit’s Cobo Center at the 2015 SAE World Congress.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: Cadillac vs. Lincoln

2015-04-09

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NASA BLI propulsor may leapfrog current high-efficiency designs

2016-12-21

Fuel efficiency—and the economic and ecological benefits associated with it—continues to be the white rabbit of the global aviation industry. While engine builders look toward composites and electrification, and airframe designers toward lightweighting and aerodynamics, engineers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center recently completed testing of a novel concept: the boundary layer ingesting propulsor.

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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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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: GM China imports

2016-11-29

While Donald Trump was blasting China for allegedly taking U.S. jobs, GM was quietly importing new China-made vehicles into the U.S.

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The upside of downsizing: senior auto executives give their views

2017-01-03

To downsize or not to downsize engines? That’s the question facing all OEMs. In an initial move to be more environmentally responsible, for many downsizing seemed to be thoroughly sensible. But is it? Executives have their say.

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Toyota sticking with measured, ‘Teammate’ approach to autonomous development

2016-11-13

Focused on the near-term safety-improvement potential underlying autonomous-driving technology, Toyota - counter to much of the auto industry - sees real promise in developing SAE Level 2-3 systems.

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NAIAS 2017: Stinger gives Kia a fast, nimble sedan

2017-01-09

Kia's racy 2018 Stinger is the brand's first rear-drive and AWD sedan.

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Exclusive first drive: Torotrak’s V-Charge technology

2016-12-14

Torotrak demonstrates the potential of its new, CVT-controlled V-Charge pressure charger.

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Nissan's Maxima has flowing sports car lines, upgraded 3.5-L V6 and CVT

2015-04-07

Flagship sports sedan continues on front-drive platform, which has been stiffened but lightened and lowered. The coefficient of drag is reduced from 0.330 to 0.295 and fuel economy increased 15%.

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McLaren upgrades 12C with 650S performance variant

2014-03-10

With 25% different components on the car, the 650S is obviously very much like its 12C sibling, but the new parts confer a distinctly different, more aggressive attitude on the 650S.

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Hyundai trials lightweight construction techniques with Intrado concept

2014-03-10

Shown at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, the concept uses a new construction method that brings together lightweight steels, a lightweight carbon fiber reinforced plastic structure, and power from a hydrogen fuel cell.

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Automotive venting solutions

2014-03-07

Donaldson’s Automotive Venting Solutions, which offer a variety of materials and configurations to meet the needs of automotive system suppliers, will be displayed at the SAE 2014 World Congress April 8-10 in Detroit.

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Vehicle dependability takes hit

2014-02-24