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Astronautics to upgrade cockpit displays on U.S. Customs and Border Protection P-3 Orions

2019-03-06

Milwaukee-based Astronautics Corporation of America will update the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency’s Air and Marine Operations fleet of Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion turboprop maritime surveillance aircraft with new primary flight and navigation displays.

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Air Force tests fully autonomous UAS control system

2019-03-12

The United States Air Force’s 412th Test Wing’s Emerging Technologies (ET) Combined Test Force (CTF) completed the first flight test of Johns Hopkins University’s Testing of Autonomy in Complex Environments (TACE) system. As “middleware,” TACE serves as an “autonomy watchdog,” monitoring commands sent to an aircraft’s autopilot software from its autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) computer and transmitting autopilot information such as position, speed, and orientation back to the AI.

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Mercedes’ 2017 E-Class takes a leap towards autonomy

2016-03-13

The standard German taxi cab, now entering its 10th generation, is 80% ready for autonomous driving on the autobahn, according to its chief engineer.

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Curtiss-Wright and Honeywell team to develop the cloud enabled flight recorders of the future

2019-02-12

Curtiss-Wright Corporation and Honeywell International, Inc. will co-develop a next generation “black box” device with real-time data streaming and cloud-upload capabilities. The new flight recorders device will meet an upcoming 2021 European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) mandate requiring aircraft to store a minimum of 25 hours of voice recordings.

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New NXP system drives sensor fusion for autonomous vehicles

2016-05-31

Silicon suppliers are stepping up to help facilitate progress in the road to autonomous driving. NXP Semiconductors has unveiled its BlueBox, which handles sensor fusion, analysis and complex networking.

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Volvo, Uber share the ride to safety with autonomy

2016-08-26

Volvo and Uber executives provide insights into their collaboration to develop next generation autonomous driving (AD) cars aimed at reaching full SAE Level-5 standard.

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Toyota seeks industry joint effort to solve Takata airbag issue

2014-12-02

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Ford and University of Michigan team up on first-ever sustainability study of urban air mobility

2019-04-23

According to a new study published in Nature Communications, electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles – commonly referred to as “flying cars” – are better suited to longer flights than shorter commutes.

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Aitech Defense will provide data interface technology for Boeing’s unmanned MQ-25 refueling platform

2019-05-09

As outlined in the contract, Aitech Defense will supply an advanced, customized remote input/output (I/O) interface controller based on the company’s commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) modular, dual-core Ai-RIO remote interface.

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Abaco’s FORCE2 flight computer enables national and international ground control station certification

2019-04-24

Earlier this month, General Atomics Aeronautical System, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed an entire MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) flight – from takeoff to landing – using a GA-ASI certifiable ground control station (CGCS). At the core of the CGCS is Abaco Systems Inc.’s (Abaco’s) certifiable FORCE2 Open Reference Computing Environment.

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GE Aviation’s AiRXOS launches new Air Mobility portfolio and management tools purpose built for the urban air mobility market

2019-05-03

The solutions – which have already received nationwide approval from multiple UAM operators – provide scalable and secure end-to-end infrastructure and applications to help organizations and governments manage data and capitalize on the UAM economy.

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Minicars as group do badly in IIHS frontal offset crash testing

2014-01-22

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Johnson Controls opens crash test facility for seat safety

2014-08-12

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Ford reveals five-row side-curtain airbag, an industry first

2014-06-27

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SAE pursues standard for engine-off airbag deactivation

2014-06-24

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Next-gen seatbelt retractor

2014-06-18

TRW Automotive has launched its next-generation seatbelt retractor, the Floating Spool 1 (FS1), which offers reduced weight (about 15% lighter) and smaller dimensions compared to previous systems, according to the company. Production of the global FS1 technology starts in the second quarter of 2014.

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Ford debuts new airbag design in 2015 Mustang

2014-06-20

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Chrysler creates vehicle-safety unit

2014-08-12

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New SAE International standards enhance ambulance safety

2014-08-27

With the recent publishing of four technical reports, SAE International now offers a series of recommended practices designed to enhance overall ambulance safety in several areas, including patient compartments and occupant restraint.

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TRW begins production of roof airbags for Citroën

2014-04-03