Vehicle Tech
Automotive companies look to the skies for clues on autonomous designs
Airline business models and equipment are influencing seating, vehicle software, and the entire approach to self-driving cars.
Category: Vehicle Tech
Software, electronics, propulsion, batteries, safety, and connectivity.
Vehicle Tech
Waymo to buy up to 20,000 electric Jaguar vehicles for autonomous development
I-PACE electric crossovers to serve as possible premium driverless fleet.
Manufacturing
Nissan, Volkswagen investing in Deep South plants
Nissan to add shift in Mississippi, VW to add new vehicle variant in Tennessee.
Manufacturing
Dana to merge with GKN’s automotive business
$6.1 billion deal tops a private equity offer for GKN.
Fleets
Hino jumps into US Class 8 truck market with XL series trucks
Powered by inline-six-cylinder engines, the trucks come in on the light side of heavy-duty.
Vehicle Tech
Smalley Steel Ring wins upgraded IATF certification
Quality standards reach IATF 16949:2016 level.
Engineering
High-resolution LiDAR
Dedicated to covering the latest manufacturing technology and components related to the motor vehicle industry.High-resolution LiDAR
Vehicle Tech
Cummins buys Johnson Mathey’s battery business for electrification push
Diesel engine maker seeks to diversify power offerings with hybrids, electric options.
Vehicle Tech
Gerdau upsizes bloom size at Monroe, Michigan plant to improve automotive steel quality
Moving to 240mm square bloom from 210mm should improve surface finish, reduce inclusions.
Vehicle Tech
Drive fast in a powerful car, it’s good for you
Ford-sponsored research shows driving a sports car provides better mental health boost than shopping of television binge watching.
Vehicle Tech
Tesla CEO pay package could make Elon Musk the world’s richest man by a huge margin
Lofty goals of becoming the fourth largest company in the world would give Musk a personal wealth of more than $200 billion.
Vehicle Tech
Smart linear actuator benefits for automation (Video)
Mechanical motion control solutions provider Thomson Industries Inc. has released an educational video that summarizes the benefits of smart actuators, which feature integrated electronics. The five-minute video explores how smart electromechanical actuators are meeting demands for greater connectivity, application flexibility, and cost efficiency, and illustrates their use in factories, on- and off-highway vehicles, and structural automation.