Electric car engineering needs future-thinking engineers

Electric car engineering will change the entire auto industry, and current and future engineers can prepare for the move toward electrification by becoming the master of many traits.

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How can companies improve electric vehicle battery life?

The electric vehicle battery is getting more advanced, which not only increases range, but will also help decrease costs.

The more affordable and advanced electric car batteries become, th…

Materials are the key to future car interiors

What role will materials play in future car interiors?

In the past, materials were all about luxury: fabric seats versus the finest Italian luxurious leather seat. Although luxury still pl…

Which vehicles are driving vehicle electrification?

Vehicle electrification extends far beyond automobiles. Buses, trucks and even boats will help make electric vehicles mainstream. Some vehicles, such as long distance trucking, will take longer becau…

Autonomous car interior options and custom travel experiences

The autonomous car will not only change our mode of transportation, but also the travel experience itself, based on the interior environment of a vehicle. The interior will no longer be defined by tr…

Simulating your way to a friendlier autonomous car

Humans and autonomous vehicles must be able to coexist and easily interact if future cars are going to be as safe, or ideally safer, than our streets today with human drivers. To accomplish this, the…

Autonomous vehicles and future highways

Hundreds of automakers and startups around the globe are working on autonomous vehicles so these vehicles can eventually be mass produced. But what challenges do these companies need to overcome befo…

Virtual testing, validation of autonomous vehicle safety

 
Automakers around the world are looking to mass produce autonomous vehicles, but they must first conquer some big challenges before that mass production can happen.
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Autonomous vehicle technology will rely on software, sensors

Automakers around the globe are designing and testing autonomous vehicles. But what needs to happen before these vehicles hit the road in masses?

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