HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Nissan Launches Automotive Design Platform
Engineering VDI uses graphics processing to allow designers access to a virtual 3D CAD workstation.
Piezoelectric Sensors Could Generate Energy on Texas Roads
Electricity could be used to power roadside lights, traffic signals, billboards, charging stations for electric cars and roadway monitoring sensors.
California DMV Drafts Rules on Autonomous Vehicle Deployment
Proposed rule requires a driver and may prompt other states to follow suit.
Ford Adopts Hybrid Glass for GT Windshield
The window is 3-4 millimeters thick, compared with 4- 6 millimeters for traditional laminate glass.
Beijing EV Filling Station Charges 30 Buses at a Time
Xiaoying Public Transit Bus Terminal charges vehicles for up to a dozen major city bus routes.
Plasma Coating Spray Saves Engines, Emissions
Plasma-transferred wire arc coating technology applies a wear-resistant coating to the cylinder bore surface inside a worn-out engine block.
Baidu to Launch Self-Driving Cars, Buses by 2020
AutoBrain, the core of the company’s autonomous driving technology, includes positioning, smart decision-making and control, detection and highly automated driving maps.
Clean-Diesel Production Method Detailed
"There has to be a minimum distance between the functions within a catalyst," says Professor Johan Martens. "This goes against what the industry has been doing for the past 50 years.”
Faraday Future Taps Las Vegas for EV Plant
Startup company plans to build a 3-million-square-foot automotive manufacturing facility in North Las Vegas with an initial investment of $1 billion.
Samsung Launches Automotive Electronics Unit
Division will focus on infotainment and autonomous driving.
Nissan, Enel to Test Auto-Grid System in Europe
Denmark will host the first set of trials, with Germany, the Netherlands and other northern European regions to follow.
Robots Break Free from the Factory--Part 2
In this second of a two-part conversation, the legendary Red Whittaker talks about some of the projects underway at his own company RedZone.
Smart Camera Could Further Automate Home, Cars
TeraDeep uses an accelerator-embedded hardware system so that video footage can be processed locally, privately and quickly.
Eliminating "Springback" in High-Strength Steel
High-strength steels are used in automotive structural components to help them withstand impacts without adding weight.
Sound on the Move: Engineering for the Automobile
Quieter motors mean that drivers want a higher-quality vehicle all around, including the sound system.
Robotics Pioneer Joseph Engelberger Dies at 90
His industrial applications fundamentally changed the auto sector, introducing robotics that enabled manufacturers to achieve greater efficiency and precision.
Next-Generation Polymer for Automotive Applications
To overcome the negative effects of solvents, GVD created a “dry” process for applying polymers.
Race Is Underway to Develop Alloys to Meet EPA Targets
High-efficiency turbocharged engines will require a material that is 25% stronger than current alloys and durable at temperatures 50 °C higher.
Kia to Include Autonomous Driving Tech by 2020
Automaker to invest $2 billion by 2018 to develop ADAS technologies.
Google Leads Technology, Testing, Software Development for Autonomous Driving
Google has invested nearly $60 million so far in autonomous vehicle research and development, a new report from IHS Automotive suggests.