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Voltaiq, PDF Solutions form partnership to improve EV battery manufacturing

2023-03-09

By detecting and diagnosing problems earlier in manufacturing, Voltaiq and PDF Solutions can reduce the number of recalls and improve the yield of quality battery cells and packs.

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Lexus unveils A-segment crossover concept

2015-03-12

Crossover concepts were not in short supply at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, and the LF-SA concept, the product of Lexus ED2 design studio based in Nice, France, was undoubtedly the smallest.

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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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Lucid Motors unveils Air electric luxury car

2016-12-15

Electric-vehicle startup Lucid Motors unveils its proposed first production model, the Air luxury sedan, adding to the roster of companies seeking to loosen Tesla's grip on the luxury-electric market.

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Waymo’s end game: beat Conti, Delphi and Valeo in self-driving tech?

2017-01-09

CEO John Krafcik told the Automobili-D audience in Detroit that Waymo is building its own hardware suite with a fully top-to-bottom, full-stack approach. The classic auto industry vertical integration includes all vision sensors, radars and LiDAR, along with related “AI compute” artificial-intelligence platform.

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Engineering simulation tool

2016-03-07

Engineers across disciplines will realize step-change improvements in the way they develop products using ANSYS 17.0.

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Digital dummies in virtual collisions augment traditional crash tests

2016-04-11

Automakers are increasingly employing digital crash test dummies made of zeroes and ones to take the big hits in virtual vehicles.

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Jeep will test pickup concepts at Moab 50th

2016-03-12

Jeep Design is taking seven new concept vehicles, including two interesting pickups, to the Utah off-road festival where the hardest-core Jeep enthusiasts gather annually.

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2016 SAE Congress: Is biomimicry in your design future?

2016-04-14

Animals, birds, and mammals are natural-born innovators that inspire vehicle engineers to create novel technologies.

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2017 Super Duty brawn forces Ford to upgrade its dyno sleds

2016-03-31

Ford's 6.7-L diesel V8 has yet to obtain certified power ratings, but it's expected to exceed 900 lbft of torque, necessitating an upgrade of the company's dyno sleds to enable SAE J2807 vehicle tow testing.

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PSA's E-TENSE shows design cues for future DS models

2016-03-07

According to the DS E-TENSE design team, the E-TENSE is not really a concept car because it offers a glimpse of design features that will be seen on future production models. One of the interior air vents is the same as that used on the recently revised DS3.

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BUDD-e concept forecasts what VW zero-emission van could be in 2019

2016-01-06

At the 2016 CES in Las Vegas, Volkswagen provided a glimpse into its electric future with an all-electric BUDD-e minivan concept. It would be the first model based on a new company "technology matrix" for electric vehicles called MEB, short for Modular Electric Drive Kit.

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Software integration for automated driving

2016-02-02

An automotive platform solution from Renesas Electronics and TTTech provides an electronic control unit development platform for advanced driver assistance systems.

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Northrop Grumman will develop next-gen navigation system for U.S. Air Force

2019-02-13

Northrop Grumman Corporation, based out of Falls Church, Virginia, will proceed with the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System-Modernization (EGI-M) contract for the U.S. Air Force.

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EU group develops electric ‘Microsupercar’ concept

2014-01-13

The group looks at how to make small electric city cars safe, practical, efficient, and maybe even self-charging.

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CO2 buildup in vehicle cabins becoming a safety issue

2017-04-17

Cabins with triple sealing, and EPA fuel economy credits promote use of recirculation position with outside air shut off. CO2 builds up well beyond 0.1% comfort level, says CalsonicKansei researcher at SAE WCX17.

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New autonomous-driving module uses raw sensor data to enhance speed

2017-04-04

Mentor Graphics’ hardware/software platform eschews smart sensors, performing all processing in a centralized control module.

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Lidar technology strengthens current approaches to ADAS

2019-05-13

Lidar technologies provide immediate and accurate free-space detection and excellent object detection and localization. As a result, a driver-assistance system designed with a high-performance, forward-looking lidar (FLL) sensor would greatly improve vehicle performance and safety. The third installment of this multipart series provides practical insight into the use of lidar technology as the cornerstone of a real-world advanced driver-assistance system.

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The evolving tire-development paradigm

2016-09-16

Advanced tire-simulation modeling allows tire development to keep pace with accelerated vehicle development cycles.

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Software-based drive functions

2014-12-12

Siemens extends the range of applications for its Sinamics S120 drives family with software-based advanced technology functions.