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ZF debuts enhanced CPUs, adjusts autonomous focus
2019-01-18
ZF rolls out new AV sensing system components at 2019 CES, promotes its geofenced shuttle while investing big in AV/EV tech.
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Boeing delivers first airplane from new 737 Completion and Delivery Center in Zhoushan, China
2018-12-17
Boeing and joint venture partner Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd (COMAC) marked the delivery of the first aircraft from the new 737 Completion and Delivery Center in Zhoushan, China.
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SAE International’s Fundamentals of Electric Aircraft
2019-01-02
Edited and co-written by Dr. Pascal Thalin, chair of SAE International’s Electric Aircraft Steering Group, Fundamentals of Electric Aircraft provides deep insight into the aircraft electrification paradigm shift currently cutting across various aircraft segments through tangible case studies from general aviation to commercial fleets.
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Late Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch company cancels launch vehicle projects
2019-01-21
Months after founder Paul G. Allen’s death, Seattle-based Stratolaunch Systems Corporation will abandon several launch vehicle projects. The news comes days after a brief social media update on the massive Stratolaunch composite aircraft’s latest high-speed taxi test at the Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, California.
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Rolls-Royce’s race to develop the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft
2019-01-08
The goal is a zero-emission, all-electric aircraft that must reach or exceed a target speed of 300 miles per hour (480 kilometers per hour) by 2020. The team plans to build, test, and commercialize the aircraft in a market that does not yet exist all within a 24-month span.
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NATS will test AI at Heathrow to reduce weather-related flight delays
2019-01-28
By processing ultra-high-definition (UHD), 4K resolution camera images with state-of-the-art AI and machine learning systems at a new £2.5 million ($3.3 million) “digital tower laboratory,” NATS is investigating whether these technologies can improve Heathrow’s landing capacity during low-visibility periods and reduce flight delays.
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Boeing Teams with Robotic Skies to provide commercial UAS services
2018-10-05
The two companies will provide services for commercially-focused regulatory compliance, ground support, training, parts distribution, field upgrades, and vehicle retrofit capabilities for unmanned aircraft systems (UASs).
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New Zealand will become a testbed for Airbus unmanned aircraft and space technology
2018-10-31
Airbus has entered into an agreement with New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) to develop capability in the country’s emerging unmanned aircraft (UA) and space data technology sectors.
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Airbus, U.S. airline flight test GKN Aerospace hydrophobic coating for cockpit windows
2018-10-22
Officials at an as-yet-unnamed airline in the U.S. is assessing a new hydrophobic coating developed by GKN Aerospace materials science and engineering specialists in Garden Grove, Calif., for cockpit windows on its commercial passenger aircraft. GKN Aerospace debuted the new materials science technology, which Airbus engineers are also flight-trialing on the airframe manufacturer’s flight-test aircraft, during Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, England, in July 2018.
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SAE and NREL partner to strengthen EV charging cybersecurity
2022-04-28
The project uses PKI to help protect the connection between EVs and charging stations.
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2022 Ford F-150 Lightning redefines the pickup paradigm
2022-05-25
2022 Ford F-150 Lightning redefines the pickup paradigm
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Engineering Fords new HF45 hybrid transmission
2022-04-04
Ford Powertrain engineers reveal the challenges of marrying their new in-house electric machine with the proven HF45 under aggressive vehicle program timing.
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Bell incorporates bird-deterring lights as standard equipment on Bell 407 helicopters
2019-08-05
Helicopter manufacturer and Textron Inc. subsidiary, Bell Flight, is adding a new piece of standard equipment to its Bell 407GXi single-engine, civil utility helicopter program: bird-deterring, pulsing lights.
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New Boeing facility will improve V-22 quality, safety
2019-08-06
Outside of Philadelphia, a 350,000-square-foot facility has been transformed into a modern factory where the Boeing Company will build fuselages for the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey aircraft. The updated plant will also modernize current MV-22 aircraft for the U.S. Marine Corps fleet.
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Researchers work to uncover turboelectric propulsion’s unknown challenges
2018-10-24
Turboelectric aircraft propulsion and boundary layer ingesting propulsors may be a breakthrough technology for more-efficient air travel. Researchers are currently uncovering unforeseen hurdles to deploying the technology, but that’s not a bad thing. It’s just part of development.
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Canada’s RADARSAT constellation satellites receive thermal blankets, ready for launch
2018-10-29
The three satellites, now tucked in and awaiting launch on a single SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle, will launch together and introduce a more robust, flexible C-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system that can be maintained at lower cost and provide greater near-real time data delivery.
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Russian Helicopters successfully develops helicopter ditching system
2018-11-08
Specialists at Kazan Helicopters have completed testing of an Ansat light helicopter equipped with a ditching system or emergency flotation system. The Ansat’s ditching system is designed to save passengers and crewmembers in case of an emergency water landing.
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Harley-Davidson electrics up
2018-10-18
Harley-Davidson is the first major OEM to announce specific plans for an electrified addition to its traditional motorcycle lineup.
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2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe plugs in
2022-05-17
Jeep engineers combine the proven 4xe PHEV powertrain with the fifth-generation SUV.
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SAE WCX 2022: Automotive sustainability is a lifecycle mindset
2022-04-11
Industry leaders seek to standardize what the often-hyperbolic term ‘sustainable’ means for suppliers, OEMs, and their products.
