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JLR’s Gaylard offers insights on aerodynamics

2014-03-03

One of the subject areas garnering the most attention at the SAE 2014 World Congress is aerodynamics because of its effect on vehicle efficiency through drag reduction and the potential for real-world fuel economy gains.

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Deutz advances ‘E’ strategy—prototypes on the horizon

2018-08-08

Deutz progressed its push for alternative drives by revealing its first electrified off-highway drive solution at Intermat. Company executives provide more details about the next steps into the electrification arena.

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AESQ Holds Aero Engine VP Procurement Roundtable

2018-08-01

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SAE International’s New Meetup Asks the Question “How and When will Automated Vehicles Reduce Freeway Congestion?”

2018-08-14

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SAE International Offers Preview of Power and Propulsion Information Products with New Complimentary Content

2018-07-17

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Denso bringing driver monitoring to commercial-vehicle market

2018-07-09

The supplier has released a more advanced driver monitor for large trucks and buses that can be integrated into new vehicles or ones now on the road. Initially released for Japan, it will be expanding to North America and other markets in 2019.

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Shell’s Starship fuel-efficient Class 8 concept truck delivers

2018-06-13

Dubbed the Starship Initiative, the collaborative project between Shell and Airflow Truck Co. was established to provide insight into what trucking fleets and owner/operators could consider adopting to help reduce fuel use and emissions as they haul heavy loads.

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PSA Opel engineering future

2018-08-14

PSA Opel engineering future

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Design for additive manufacturing with new book from SAE International

2018-07-23

Additive manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing, is among the hottest advanced manufacturing trends poised to transform myriad industries, including aerospace, with applications extending from the manufacturing floor to the International Space Station (ISS). SAE International casts a spotlight on AM in its new book, Design for Additive Manufacturing: Concepts and Considerations for the Aerospace Industry.

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2018 E-axle business roundup

2018-07-16

2018 E-axle roundup shows business booming as component electrifies current architectures

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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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Lower-cost lidar is key to self-driving future

2015-02-11

In coming years, the industry will see the same downward cost curves in lidar that occurred with radar. The result could be the first mass-produced car with lidar.

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Robust controller board

2015-03-31

MEN Micro offers the robust CC10S, a multi-display controller board based on a Freescale processor.

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Honda introduces 'industry first' intelligent adaptive cruise control

2015-01-27

The system can anticipate, by up to five seconds, the likelihood of a vehicle ahead "cutting-in" and endangering another.

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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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Personalization, autonomy create many challenges for engineers

2014-10-22

Meeting diverse customer demands is a vexing challenge that will require heavy amounts of engineering work. Development teams will have to give drivers more personal options while they also determine how to ensure that autonomous driving platforms mimic the ways humans sometimes break traffic laws.

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New Ford S-Max to get class-leading driver assistance features

2014-10-15

The model uses a new architecture and powertrains, will see the debut of Ford’s adaptive steering system, will be the first Ford to be offered with LED headlamps with glare-free high beam, and offers pre-collision assist.

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Leading Ford’s drive for innovation

2014-10-22

Charged with overseeing the development and execution of the company’s technology strategy and plans, Dr. Ken Washington will pull from research and advanced engineering experience gained over the course of his 28-year career at Lockheed Martin and Sandia National Laboratories in the areas of nuclear engineering, information systems, super-computing, information privacy, and R&D space technologies.

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GKN spins a new compact AWD disconnect system for small SUVs

2014-10-15

The system features a monobloc housing that also fully integrates the propshaft's CV joint. Its electro-mechanically-actuated clutch is similar to that used in the Range Rover Evoque.

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MAN launches heavy-duty truck diesel engine

2014-10-06

MAN gave the first public showing of its new flagship truck engine at the recent IAA Hanover CV Show. The engine, identified by its code number D3876, is an in-line six-cylinder diesel displacing 15.2 L. It will replace the D2868 16.2-L V8 as MAN’s largest-capacity truck diesel engine.