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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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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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Dassault Systèmes and AKKA partner on driverless-vehicle technology (video)

2014-10-06

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SAE 2014 Convergence: Chrysler's Gilles rallies engineers to think like futurists

2014-10-21

Pay attention to pop culture for engineering inspiration, says Chrysler Group's President and CEO of Motorsports and the company’s Senior Vice President of Product Design, Ralph Gilles, during his SAE Convergence keynote address.

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Congestion, autonomy, and connectivity key issues for MY 2054 cars

2014-10-28

Flying cars got short shrift. Panelists at SAE 2014 Convergence event instead predicted that vehicles of model year 2054 will be extremely connected and will largely drive themselves. Dealing with urban gridlock was also a key concern during the Wednesday session.

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Trade-off for convenience of voice control is driver distraction, study says

2014-10-09

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2014-11-05

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Ford's Sync 3 is on the way

2015-01-23

Demonstrated at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the new infotainment solution has more-responsive capacitive touch screen, upgraded voice recognition, and new apps.

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Ford accelerates research on 48-V mild hybrid systems

2015-02-12

Company engineers see the 48-V ISG system as the "sweet spot" between 200-V capability and 12-V economy, and compatible with gasoline and diesel powertrains in both passenger vehicle and light commercial truck applications.

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Real-time control accelerator

2015-02-16

C2000 Piccolo F2807x multipoint control units from Texas Instruments improve execution speeds of control tasks in hybrid-electric and electric vehicles.

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Denso shows readiness for V2X and Smart City

2015-01-23

At the 2015 North American International Auto Show, the company showed a conceptual diorama and illustrations of its Smart City developments and offered visitors a "ride" in its V2X simulator.

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Audio transceiver with automotive audio bus

2014-11-12

The AD2410 transceiver from Analog Devices, Inc.(ADI) is the first in a family of devices that enables ADI’s new automotive audio bus, which significantly reduces the weight of existing cable harnesses, resulting in improved vehicle fuel efficiency while delivering high fidelity audio.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: New year's auto tech

2015-01-12

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SAE offers free summary document on levels of vehicle automation

2014-10-02

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Remanufacturing cited as recycling alternative to materials separation and re-use

2014-11-18

Potential exists for more efficient re-use of rare earth elements, Purdue professor asserts. Regardless of choice, original component design should be engineered for dismantling to enhance end-of-life recovery, he tells Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week forum in Las Vegas.

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A how-to for car hackers

2016-09-22

The automotive cyber wars are just getting started. Regardless of what side of the battle you’re on, there are valuable insights into the other guy’s strategies and tactics in an excellent new book, The Car Hacker's Handbook .

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Bridging the automotive/consumer electronics product cycle gap

2016-09-29

As vehicle owners begin to move seamlessly between homes, offices, and vehicles, the auto supply chain must focus on how to adopt rapidly changing consumer technologies.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: The Ethics of Robot Cars

2016-09-29

As self-driving "robot" vehicles begin to enter the roadways in a few years, the technology's ethical issues are being discussed.