Automotive

The SAE’s WCX World Congress Experience was billed as where the engineering community convenes on mobility’s biggest hurdles from mass deployment of electric vehicles to developmental timelines for autonomous vehicles to understanding of global supply chain constraints impacting the automotive industry. We had a chance to peruse the WCX exhibits and kick the tires on…

Zero-Max new VRT Variable Ratio Transmissions feature an efficient and cost-effective design that ensures accurate and consistent application rates for agricultural seeding and fertilizing equipment. The Zero-Max VRT is designed to meet the performance requirements for today’s agricultural equipment. The VRT can provide a critical link between the control system and the mechanical seed and…

RFID tags will play a role in fielding the next generation of vehicles having electric powertrains. Frank Linti • Schreiner LogiData Many suppliers to OEMs must incorporate RFID-compatible labels on components they provide, especially in prototype construction. This is especially true for RFID labels on automotive OEM components. But OEMs sometimes have trouble using these…

Würth Elektronik has published a new catalog of AEC-Q200 certified components for automotive electronics. Product highlights include new ferrites, inductors and particularly robust electromechanical components. Design kits from many product groups are available for developers—as sample sets with free refill service. With WE-TEMA, Würth Elektronik offers an innovative series of ferrites for cable assembly, some…

Exact Metrology, a comprehensive 3D metrology service provider and hardware sales company, proudly represents PolyScan XL. Part of the Polyrix PolyScan Surround 3D Scanner family, these scanners are motionless by design during the inspection. Their unique calibration avoids the need for data alignment or sticker targets, and multiple baselines increase accuracy when measuring points. The…

The DURApulse GS20 Series of next generation high-performance vfd drives provides many standard and advanced functions in a compact reduced size unit. The new GS20X series of AC drives is IP66/NEMA 4X rated for operation in harsh environments. The drives include many of the same standard features as our GS family of drives including dynamic…

Emerson has introduced its new BransonTM GCX Series of ultrasonic generators, which combine user-friendly digital controls, advanced features, and a more compact footprint to precisely control the delivery of ultrasonic energy for precision cleaning systems used in medical, electronic, automotive and other industries. The compact design of the Branson GCX Series generator is 15% smaller…

Road-to-rig testing brings real-world emissions testing into a precision lab setting and is generally regarded as the future of vehicle development. JOSH ISRAEL | HORIBA AUTOMOTIVE TEST SYSTEMS In 1995, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created Rover—a first-of-its-kind on-board mass emissions measurement system. In the 25 years since the creation of that first unit, the…

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Tyrata announced today that it will be deploying its automated tire tread monitoring system at the Durham, NC bus depot, in cooperation with the Durham City Transit Company and Continental. In this test program, Tyrata’s IntelliTread(TM) Drive-Over System (DOS) will measure and evaluate Durham buses’ tire tread depth to provide actionable tire maintenance information. The rugged…

New techniques let engineers examine high-speed data traffic without garbling signals. Darshan Mehta, Tektronix Inc. The only way advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), smart safety systems, and autonomous vehicle functions can be practical is through use of reliable in-vehicle networking and high-bandwidth connections. Cars can now contain as many as 100 electronic control modules (ECUs) monitoring…

The radar sitting in your car’s bumper isn’t the same as the units vectoring planes in for a landing. Here are the most important differences. Leland Teschler | Executive Editor The last time you found yourself on an airplane, it’s likely that air traffic controllers kept track of you via radar sets operating at about…

Those attending the 17th Automotive Testing Expo in Novi, Mich. got a chance to see the latest developments in NVH measurement technology, powertrain development systems, autonomous vehicle design platforms, and numerous other areas. We toured the floor to see what hot topics garnered attention this year. Here are a few of the more interesting demonstrations…

DHL this week opened its 28,000-square-foot Americas Innovation Center in Rosemont, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. This is DHL’s third innovation center, joining the initial center in Cologne, Germany and another in Singapore. DHL’s U.S.-based Innovation Center showcases the latest in logistics technology, including robotics. DHL has been using robotics to enhance its logistics operations,…

Rather than wait for fully autonomous vehicles to hit the roads today, Voyage Auto is developing self-driving shuttles for retirement communities.

Applied Intuition, which is developing products for autonomous vehicle development, including a simulation platform based on Microsoft Azure, has raised $40 million.

Toyota AI Ventures has invested in Cartica AI, which is developing a perception platform for autonomous vehicles, and Moodify, which applies scents to affect drivers’ moods.

EXAIR’s new 2.5-in. and 3-in. High Temperature Line Vac Conveyors convert hose, tube, or pipe into a powerful in-line conveying system for high temperature materials up to 900° F (482° C). These air-operated conveyors are available with smooth ends, to fit into hose or tube and secured with a simple hose clamp or they are…

XAIN is applying FedML, or federated machine learning, to its ANDY system for protecting privacy while analyzing data from vehicles including self-driving cars.

Automation transactions in August 2019 included a major surgical robotics acquisitions, as well as funding for welding robots, cleaning drones, AI, and autonomous trucks.

KBR, a provider of technology and services to the government and energy industry, worked with Amazon Web Services and NASA to stage a race of fully autonomous vehicles.

Optimus Ride, a self-driving vehicle technology startup that spun out of MIT in 2015, will use Velodyne‘s lidar sensors in its entire fleet. Optimus Ride is currently testing its vehicles in Massachusetts and New York, and it will soon be testing in California and Virginia. Optimus Ride’s all-electric shuttles move at slow speeds, maxing out…

ModalAI’s VOXL platform used 4G connectivity to communicate between a drone and Uber Elevate Cloud Service, enabling a BVLOS food delivery.

On the heels of announcing it’s expanding tests into Florida, Waymo has released the Waymo Open Dataset for autonomous vehicle researchers. The Waymo Open Dataset, available for free, covers a wide variety of environments, from dense urban centers to suburban landscapes. It also includes data collected during day and night, at dawn and dusk, in sunshine…

DoorDash, a leader in on-demand food deliveries, is acquiring Scotty Labs, which is working on teleoperation of vehicles as a combination of human judgement and self-driving cars.