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Optimizing waste heat recovery for long-haul trucks

2016-08-26

CNH Industrial and AVL researchers used simulation, test bench, and road testing of a demonstrator vehicle with a WHR system to show significantly reduced fuel consumption.

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Airbus, British Airways, Heathrow, and NATS partner for quieter flights

2014-08-05

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New 90-degree turbo V6 leads Audi's hybridization blitz

2017-07-17

The new TFSI V6 features a 90-degree cylinder splay, balance shaft, turbocharger located in the vee, strategic cooling and hybridization.

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FEV to open "mission-critical" test facility in 2018

2017-06-27

The new vehicle test center in Auburn Hills, MI, will feature a chassis dyno for emissions testing, powertrain development programs and benchmarking.

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SwRI-led AC2AT consortium pushes diesel emission control systems development

2017-07-07

Stringent fuel-efficiency and criteria-pollutant standards call for new combustion strategies. The Advanced Combustion Catalyst and Aftertreatment Technologies consortium led by Southwest Research Institute reinvents existing technologies and experiments with new catalysts to meet standards.

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Nissan sees 2023 "tipping point" for EV costs

2017-05-21

Nissan Europe product planning boss Ponz Pandikithura says total cost of ownership of EVs will drop dramatically.

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WCX17: College students participate in EV car sharing study

2017-04-05

A car sharing study involving college students is providing Denso with feedback that could help the supplier develop new products.

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R-744 A/C refrigerant tries to make the OE grade

2017-04-11

As Mercedes and Audi launch the new CO2 A/C refrigerant in production, members of Germany's VDA consortium ask for a compatible SAE standard during the SAE Interior Climate Control Committee meeting in April.

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Engineering a Quantum leap in drive axle efficiency

2017-03-21

AAM technology chief Phil Guys talks about the new Quantum family of drive axles that deliver up to 40% mass reduction and 40% lower parasitics than incumbent axles.

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Overcoming the ‘CO2 penalty’ of autonomous vehicles

2017-04-04

The electrical power needed just to process the increasing deluge of incoming and in-vehicle data—generated from on-board sensor arrays, from other vehicles, the infrastructure and the cloud—is “the dirty little secret” of autonomous vehicle engineering.

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An alternative approach: FPT Industrial invests in industrial engines running on natural gas

2017-05-05

FPT Industrial offers a broad range of natural gas engines, with solutions from 136 to 400 hp (101 to 298 kW) for light, medium, and heavy vehicles. The brand is also in the advanced stages of trialing natural gas engines for agricultural equipment, says brand president Annalisa Stupenengo.

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Diesel engines continue to evolve to stay relevant while the industry intensifies its pursuit of zero emissions

2022-02-02

Diesel engines continue to evolve to stay relevant while the industry intensifies its pursuit of zero emissions

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Cummins Isuzu Electric Truck Collaboration

2022-02-11

Medium-duty demonstrator intended for the North American market will feature a Cummins PowerDrive6000 drive unit mated to an Isuzu’s F-Series chassis.

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Wind River and Airbiquity partner to update autonomous and connected vehicle software through cloud-based, over-the-air technology

2019-06-04

Through this work, Wind River and Airbiquity look to enable secure and intelligent software updates and data management for these vehicles through over-the-air (OTA) programming technology. The work may also lead to similar solutions for traditional aerospace and unmanned aircraft system (UAS) industries.

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Uhnder and Spartan to partner on hi-rez radar

2022-02-28

New partnership will combine Spartan’s sensor software with Uhnder’s digital radar technology to create next-gen perception solutions to advance automated mobility.

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Global automakers in Canada want an industry impact assessment before shifting to a single North American emission standard

2019-06-27

While GAC member companies have led the industry in introducing alternative propulsion technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the GAC supports “de-carbonizing” transportation, the organization says that there has been no modelling done to gauge the impact on the Canadian automotive sector.

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2050 aircraft engine designs go radical, part 1

2018-10-23

The search for ever-lower emission technology for future generations of aircraft engines is actively progressing on both sides of the Atlantic. Tucked away on a modest-size stand at this year’s Farnborough International Airshow was a highly varied collection of unconventional engine technology displays – a clear indication of radical innovation already being investigated as a part of Ultimate, the European Horizon 2020 research and innovation project.

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Airbus Aerial harnesses satellites, UAS, helicopters, data analytics, and AI to support hurricane recovery efforts

2018-10-18

As the third strongest storm in the U.S. was striking the East Coast, Airbus Aerial technology was providing around-the-clock support analyzing the impact and aftermath of Hurricane Michael. Airbus Aerial uses a unique combination of satellites, manned aircraft and rotorcraft, and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) together with data analytics technology and an artificial intelligence (AI), or machine learning, platform to help organizations supporting recovery efforts better understand and react to the storm as it rolled across the southeastern U.S. into the Gulf of Mexico.

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NASA to test quiet thump supersonic propulsion technique, measure sound levels and community response

2018-11-05

NASA officials and engineers are prepping to fly the agency’s F/A-18 research aircraft over Galveston, Texas, using a “quiet thump” technique designed to reduce loud sonic booms typically associated with supersonic flight. This week’s test flight sets off a series of quiet supersonic research flights off the coast of Texas to test ways to measure supersonic aircraft sound levels and the community’s response to the supersonic acoustic experience.

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Aurora Flight Sciences partners with Uber in contested airspace

2017-04-27

Uber announced a partnership with Aurora Flight Sciences to develop electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for its Uber Elevate Network. Aurora’s eVTOL concept is derived from its existing XV-24A LightningStrike VTOL X-Plane subscale vehicle demonstrator aircraft.