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2017 Nissan Titan gets new platform, powertrain, cab and bed features

2016-08-15

Nissan's second-generation full-size pickup adds its first-ever single cab, a direct-injection V8 and 7-speed transmission plus significantly improved vehicle aerodynamics and NVH attenuation. While there's no net mass reduction versus the previous Titan, fuel efficiency has been improved 28%.

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Tenneco's predictive active ride control may doom the anti-roll bar

2016-08-03

At a recent technical demonstration in Europe, Tenneco/ Monroe engineers demonstrated their latest electronic ride control technologies.

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Boeing and Embraer take relationship to next level

2016-07-31

The companies' collaboration activities range from the KC-390 military aircraft to technology testing via the most recent ecoDemonstrator program.

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First Chevrolet medium-duty truck rolls off assembly line at Spartan Motors

2016-08-02

The new Chevrolet 3500, 3500HD, 4500, 4500HD, 4500XD, 5500HD and 5500XD truck line is based on Isuzu’s N-Series design and are the result of a strategic business relationship. Spartan is responsible for the assembly of the trucks.

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Honda’s all-new 2017 CR-V: Larger, lighter, turbocharged

2016-10-13

As crossover utilities become more popular than sedans, Honda piles on the content and technology for its all-new, fifth-generation 2017 CR-V.

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Aero-slick Land Rover Discovery sheds 1,058 lb, gains features

2016-09-29

Land Rover shifts to an aluminum-intensive body-in-white for its all-new Disco, which also benefits from an aggressive aerodynamic program to trim Cd to .33.

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Western Star launches Extreme Duty Offroad package, new 'transformer' chassis

2016-06-05

The 6900XD Offroad MBT-40, dubbed the Multi-Body Transformer for its ability to quickly change from one fully functional in-cab-controlled body application to another, is the first XD Offroad series offering from Western Star and reportedly a new concept for off-road equipment markets.

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Auxiliary hydraulics highlight productivity focus for Deere reduced-tail-swing excavators

2016-09-09

John Deere recently updated the 135G and 245G LC reduced-tail-swing excavators with new emissions equipment and standard features including a rearview camera and auxiliary hydraulics with proportional control.

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Second time a charm for Honda’s unibody Ridgeline pickup?

2016-05-16

With the first-generation Honda Ridgeline, buyers weren't ready for a unibody pickup with odd styling. For the 2017 model, the design is normal—and unibody refinement might be a concept whose time has come.

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Korea Airports Corp. adopts Altibase data management with IoT for airport traffic control

2019-04-01

Korea Airports Corp. (KAC) officials in Seoul, South Korea, needed a big data management platform harnessing Internet of Things technologies (IoT) to help increase airport flow efficiency and passenger throughput at the 14 airports KAC manages in Korea. They have ended their extensive search for a solution, adopting the Altibase enterprise-grade, open-source database for airport traffic control from Altibase Corp. in Seoul, South Korea, and New York.

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All-new 2017 Porsche Panamera moves to VW modular platform

2016-07-10

The second generation of Porsche's big sports sedan, now on VW's MSB architecture, is completely redeveloped. It boasts a raft of new technologies including 48-V electric anti-roll control and all new powertrains.

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Iridium, Aireon, SpaceX celebrate satellite launch, system deployment

2018-07-26

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., at 04:39:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) on July 25, 2018 and placed 10 new Iridium NEXT satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO), bringing the total number of Aireon space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) payloads in orbit to 65 as global air traffic surveillance service nears debut and satellite constellation nears completion.

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Perdix: overwhelming numbers and success

2017-01-25

The U.S. military recently announced that it has successfully tested a swarm of 103 autonomous Perdix micro-drones over the Naval Air Weapons Station at China Lake, CA. The drones operated as a group to complete four specific missions during the test sortie.

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Sales of Maruti Suzuki Smart Hybrid Vehicles surpass one lakh units

2017-03-01

Maruti Suzuki India Limited announced that its Smart Hybrid vehicles, the Ciaz SHVS and the Ertiga SHVS, have crossed cumulative sales of 100,000 units in February.

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T-X down to two main contenders

2017-04-10

Although the lightweight, supersonic T-38 has been the staple advanced jet trainer for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Naval Test Pilot School for more than 55 years, the aircraft is expected to be replaced by a new trainer that can better transition pilots into fourth- and fifth-generation fighters.

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Audi's new compact Q2 blends 3-cylinder efficiency, agile chassis

2016-11-08

With its aerodynamics optimized for fuel efficiency, the new Q2 also offers a 3-cylinder turbocharged gasoline engine among other propulsion choices.

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LA show 2016: Jaguar reveals electric I-Pace, Ford shows EcoSport for U.S.

2016-11-15

Jaguar's all-electric I-Pace Concept and Ford's EcoSport small crossover open the 2016 Los Angeles auto show.

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Boeing, SparkCognition partner on next-gen airspace management, safe integration of autonomous air vehicles

2018-07-19

Boeing and SparkCognition are collaborating on unmanned aircraft system (UAS) traffic management (UTM) solutions that leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technologies to track unmanned air vehicles in flight and allocate traffic corridors and routes to ensure safe, secure transportation.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: New Mercedes pickup

2016-11-02

Luxury pickup trucks spin big profits for their makers.

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M3 Sedan, M4 Coupé benefit from BMW’s racing, CFRP experience

2014-01-15

Employing several motorsport-derived features and emphasizing lightweight construction with extensive use of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic, the M TwinPower Turbo-powered vehicles put out 317 kW (425 hp), go from 0 to 100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 4.2 s, and see a weight reduction of 80 kg (176 lb) from predecessor models.