Industry Analysis

EV charging infrastructure gets close look at NextEnergy Unknowns such as future sales volumes of pure and partial electric vehicles make it difficult to predict how the EV charging infrastructure will be built out. Read full story

Mega-cities are reshaping personal mobility For the people living or working in densely populated urban areas, getting from point A to point B can be challenging. And those time-consuming, headache-provoking commutes commonplace in gridlocked cities have the attention of problem-solvers. Read full story

Hansen and OEMs discuss electronics trends and challenges at SAE Convergence The dean of automotive electronics observers and six global OEM experts will discuss the impact of Apple and Google; cloud computing; speech recognition; open-sourced software; infotainment system pricing; software virtualization, and much more during the "Carmakers Speak" panel on October 17, at the 2012 SAE Convergence conference. Read full story

Powertrain outlook for Europe Neil Pattison, Cummins' Director of On-Highway Engine Business for EMEA & CIS, discusses Euro 6, natural gas, and hybridization at the recent IAA Commercial Vehicles Show in Hanover. Read full story

Automotive energy management: finding hidden costs Around $400 of cost per vehicle could be hiding in your automotive supply chain. Do you know where to find it? Read full story

Engineering Ram’s leading-edge driveline Planning and close supplier collaboration were keys, said Chrysler VP Mircea Gradu. Read full story

A-Class to Zetsche: Mercedes’ priority list Can Mercedes keep up with the R&D power of Volkswagen, Toyota, and General Motors? Daimler and Mercedes boss Dr. Dieter Zetsche explained to AEI how it can--and will. Read full story

Ethernet in cars: an idea whose time has come The breakthrough has come with a physical layer that allows for the in-car transmission of 100-Mbps Ethernet packets over cost-efficient unshielded twisted single pair cables. For future applications, the IEEE 802.3 working group has decided to investigate the development of an automotive suitable Gbit Ethernet. Read full story

SAE salary study shows mixed gains for automotive engineers Employment prospects and salaries have improved for the majority of automotive engineers since the end of the global recession, according to the recently released 2012 SAE International Salary Study. Whether one’s salary went up or down depends heavily on where one works. Read full story