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Women engineers driving auto industry’s technology advances

Jessica Moreno, a Vehicle-to-Vehicle Security Credential Management program manager, is helping to shape the technology cars use talk to each other when avoiding crashes and other unwanted situations on the road

Posted on 24 Mar 2015 by Tim Brown

General Motors CEO Mary Barra says the automotive industry will experience more dramatic change in the next decade than it has in the past 50 years.

Volvo trucks speed up tooling time with 3D printing

3D Printed Tools Used By Volvo Trucks At Their Lyon Plant. Image Courtesy of Stratasys

Posted on 24 Mar 2015 by Michael Cruickshank

Volvo Trucks has implemented 3D printing technology at its plant in Lyon, France to increase the efficiency of its operations.

Ford uses neuroscience in motor vehicle customer research

The new Ford GT will commence production in late 2016.

Posted on 24 Mar 2015 by Matthew Buckley

Ford is researching the impact its car interiors have on people by measuring the particular biological functions of test subjects while they explore a cars interior.

Cities starting to get on board with emission-free buses

Seneca in South Carolina is to implement a fleet of Proterra electric emission-free buses - image courtesy of Proterra.

Posted on 20 Mar 2015 by Matthew Buckley

Manufacturers of emission-free buses are gaining traction with public transport departments around the world. But, while most schemes are running smoothly, Vancouver's has hit a bump in the road.

Bloodhound SSC: Extreme machines need extreme teams

Posted on 20 Mar 2015 by Callum Bentley

BLOODHOUND SSC Engineering Lead, Conor La Grue updates on the latest progress of the amazing vehicle. And progress is happening - fast!

Siemens says it can increase your productivity by 40% with plant simulation

A car production line - image courtesy of Siemens.

Posted on 20 Mar 2015 by Tim Brown

When we think of the automotive industry some years ago, the time to ramp up a manufacturing line to full productivity could have taken more than one year.

Bosch awarded $2.8m to demo DC microgrid in California

Bosch hopes to prove that it's DC microgrid is a cost effective way to transform commercial buildings into zero energy users - image courtesy of Bosch

Posted on 19 Mar 2015 by Tim Brown

The California Energy Commission has announced a proposed award to Robert Bosch LLC for $2.8m to demonstrate a high-penetration, renewable-based microgrid.

Autonomous cars still about 20 years away says new report

The latest autonomous drive Nissan Leaf test vehicle being readied for continued city testing outside the automaker’s research center in Silicon Valley - image courtesy of Nissan.

Posted on 19 Mar 2015 by Tim Brown

It will likely be sometime before you see autonomous cars, even though autonomous vehicles are already successfully utilised in open cast mines, nuclear power stations, underwater and in other relatively inaccessible places.

Toyota becomes first automotive Olympic sponsor in new mobility category

Toyota joined as a major Olympics sponsor at an announcement in Tokyo attended by Toyota President Akio Toyoda (second from left) and IOC President Thomas Bach (second from right) - image courtesy of the IOC.

Posted on 17 Mar 2015 by Tim Brown

Toyota has joined other manufacturers including Dow, GE, Omega, Panasonic, P&G, Samsung and Coca-Cola as a major sponsor of the Olympic Games.

Dubai Police force adds BMW i8 to patrol car fleet

The Dubai Police force BMW i8 during the handover ceremony - image courtesy of ArabGT.com.

Posted on 16 Mar 2015 by Aiden Burgess

The police force in the United Arab Emirates capital, Dubai, has added the hybrid BMW i8 to its fleet of cars that includes Corvettes, Ferraris and Lamborghinis.

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