Automotive

This issue profiles upgrading thermal performance of passenger car seats, boosting downsized gasoline engines with V-charging, and high-integrity automotive aluminum parts made via semi-solid casting.

This issue profiles Lidar sensor advances for automotive platforms; automatic emergency braking technology that attains fresh urgency; cylinder deactivation technology introduced at Ford, reducing engine pumping losses, opening of an automotive R&D shop in Silicon Valley by Chinese OEM BAIC.

This issue profiles field-testing of Google self-driving cars in Texas, over-the-horizon developments for light vehicle engine efficiency, and differing approaches to engineering self-driving cars.

This issue profiles proliferation of plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle powertrains, cylinder deactivation technology migrating into 12 cylinder engines, more European advances in aluminum bodies.

This issue profiles Ford’s 2017 GT supercar that is loaded with performance technology, internal cabin monitoring of driver body language, and engineering cars that always obey local speed limits.

This issue profiles an electron microscopy study that could extend battery life, Cummins Engine R&D on ultra-low carbon powertrains, and neural activation for controlling pain.

This issue profiles recent observations from automotive industry legend Bob Lutz; a 1 MW (1,341 HP) electric concept car from Finland; and road tests on the streets of Monterey County in California.

This issue profiles observations from the recent Geneva Auto Show, driver data security in the connected car, and Honda advancing adaptive cruise control technology.

This issue profiles Ford expanding its R&D presence in Silicon Valley, lithium-ion that may replace lead-acid 12 VDC batteries for SLI uses, and obstacles linking smartphones to motor vehicles.