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ZF introduces complete e-drive system for passenger, commercial vehicles

2022-12-01

ZF uses innovative motor cooling, winding technology and its transmission heritage to produce a more efficient and powerful drivetrain for electric vehicles.

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X-ray testing for large composites

2015-02-19

Conventional CT scanners cannot accommodate long or bulky aircraft components.

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When it comes to fifth-generation assets, Air Force values virtual training over live flying

2019-03-04

Newer, more capable fifth-generation aircraft platforms and systems are outgrowing even the largest U.S. Air Force training ranges – and the service believes modern simulators and virtual reality may be the answer.

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Walking through some ideas for improved pedestrian safety

2014-05-13

Vehicular traffic deaths decline, but pedestrian fatalities unchanged. Proposed solutions range from greater use of roundabouts, new signaling, and vehicles with pedestrian detection and auto-braking. Some success found with driver and pedestrian education. "Vision Zero" program adopted in New York City.

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Volvo, Uber share the ride to safety with autonomy

2016-08-26

Volvo and Uber executives provide insights into their collaboration to develop next generation autonomous driving (AD) cars aimed at reaching full SAE Level-5 standard.

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Vetting a better NASCAR window net mounting system

2014-03-10

Engineers at NASCAR's Research & Development Center in Concord, NC, recently performed three separate window net and window net mounting tests and used them to design an improved window net mounting system for the 2013 season.

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Unleashing AI in aviation will accelerate move to zero-pilot cargo and passenger aircraft

2018-10-03

Software has transformed every operational asset of everything in life; artificial intelligence (AI) will have as big an impact on life, predicts Mark Roboff, vice president, aerospace and automotive at SparkCognition during the 2018 SAE Aerospace Standards Summit at LMI in McLean, Va.

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USAF works toward smoother landings, no plane required

2017-07-07

The 418th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base is currently assessing a new parachute for the Advanced Concept Ejection Seat II that will improve safety and expand the acceptable personal weight range of aircrew.

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US Government Accountability Office finds gaps in military helicopter mishap data

2018-08-24

This month, during an ongoing review of military training for rotary-wing aircraft, the GAO published a report highlighting gaps in the Department of Defense’s approach for collecting, reporting, and analyzing aviation mishap data to inform aviation risk-management decisions.

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Two-stroke future for heavy-duty engine braking

2016-05-03

Despite the greater efficiencies of engine brake designs, increasing gross weights, lower rolling resistance, and engine downsizing have driven the need for more auxiliary braking power on heavy trucks and buses. Jacobs Vehicle Systems' response is the High Power Density (HPD) engine brake.

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Toyota seeks industry joint effort to solve Takata airbag issue

2014-12-02

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Toyota reinvesting in collaborative safety research

2022-05-02

Working with a host of research partners, Toyota is continuing its investment in generating safety data, which it shares widely.

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Toyota introduces its “dream team” for vehicle autonomy and advanced research

2016-01-06

The $1 billion venture, funded for five years, will focus on autonomous vehicle technologies, artificial intelligence, materials science, robotics, and more.

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Time to end the madness of EV sales subsidies

2021-11-04

Time to end the madness of EV sales subsidies

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Time for standard naming of safety features

2017-09-22

Dubious branding of safety-related technologies is putting people at risk.

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Taming of the drones

2016-12-08

While unmanned systems are already transforming the way that modern warfighting is conducted, the commercial sector is still at the starting gate. That said, personal UAV ownership is expanding at an exponential rate, as small, stable, UAVs enter the market.

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TRW begins production of roof airbags for Citroën

2014-04-03

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Suppliers take the tech lead

2017-10-27

Tier 1s and their partners are driving autonomy’s technology bus. Six execs talk about their roles.

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Sikorsky, Boeing debut future vertical lift dual-rotor design with SB>1 DEFIANT helicopter

2018-12-27

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE:LMT), in Stratford, Connecticut, and Boeing Defense, Space & Security (NYSE:BA) in Berkeley, Missouri, are introducing the SB>1 DEFIANT helicopter designed to fly with advanced agility and maneuverability at twice the speed and range of current conventional helicopters. Jointly developed for the U.S. Army’s Joint Multi-Role technology demonstrator program, the new rotorcraft design is intended to help inform the next generation of military helicopters as part of the U.S. Army's Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program.

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Scania debuts heavy-truck safety first: rollover side-curtain airbags

2016-08-26

The manufacturer's new truck generation can be equipped with side-curtain airbags integrated into the headliner molding above the doors.