Vehicles: Page
-
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Hello Detroit, the U.S. Army Wants You
The Army is interested in robotics, autonomous vehicles, hybrid powertrains and electric propulsion including fuel cells.
By John McElroy • April 13, 2020 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
AI Requires a Human Touch
“We need the best people and the best tools,” FICO’s Chisoo Lyons says. Each alone “is not enough.”
By Steven Finlay • April 7, 2020 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
ZF Launches Front Electric Parking Brake
The technology allows automakers to equip smaller vehicles with an advanced braking system and design cockpits without the common handbrake lever or parking-brake pedal.
By Jim Irwin • March 27, 2020 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Keeping Cars Germ-Free While Preserving Surfaces
It’s important to ensure you’re effectively cleaning all your interior surfaces while at the same time not damaging materials such as vinyl, plastic and upholstery.
By Richard Reina • March 26, 2020 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Vehicle Subscription Plans Evolve Amid Challenges
Vince Zappa of Clutch Technologies says he’s “hell-bent on seeing multi-vehicle subscription programs take off.”
By Steven Finlay • March 25, 2020 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid Good Step Toward Better CUV MPG
Testing this hybrid, we realize some stellar fuel economy in Honda’s most popular utility vehicle.
By Christie Schweinsberg • March 25, 2020 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Ten Parallels Between Annual Physicals and Engineering Consulting
We know getting a physical is important, but fear causes people to avoid annual examinations. This also is true of third-party assessments.
By Steve Tengler, Bhaskar Vanamali • March 24, 2020 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
EV Startup Unveils Electric Truck Chassis
The E-Chassis can be customized for a variety of uses, including front- or rear-wheel-drive configurations, and is easily adjustable to fit various wheelbases, Bollinger says.
By Jim Irwin • March 20, 2020 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Blackwing Down: Cadillac’s Hand-Built V-8 Must Fly Again
In the underappreciated CT6, the Blackwing V-8 never had a chance to get off the ground. Wards Intelligence data shows a mere 1,400 Blackwing engines were installed in the ’19 and ’20 models of CT6 and CT6-V, which are now out of production.
By Tom Murphy • March 19, 2020 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Hybrid Powertrain Among Highlights of High-Tech ’21 Elantra
Built on the same third-generation vehicle architecture that underpins the ’20 Sonata, the ’21 Elantra is longer, wider, lower and lighter than the car it replaces.
By Christian Wardlaw • March 19, 2020 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Mining Industry Laboratory for Self-Driving Tech
The mining industry is an excellent testing field for AVs. With few people likely to get in the way of vehicles transporting coal, ore and other items, programmers can improve the accuracy, efficiency and safety of autonomous technology.
By Yossi Vardi • March 17, 2020 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Marelli Boosts Investment in EV Technologies
Marelli describes Transphorm as the leading player in the gallium nitride (GaN) market, providing high-performance, high-reliability GaN devices for high-voltage power conversion applications.
By Jim Irwin • March 16, 2020 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
GM Motors On Without Powertrain Division
Whether you want to call it GM Powertrain or Global Propulsion Systems, it doesn’t matter because the operation ceases to exist as a stand-alone entity within General Motors.
By Tom Murphy • March 16, 2020 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Cracking the Code on How to Sell More EVs
What I like about the Escalent survey is it dives far deeper into the psyche of car buyers than any other research I’ve seen.
By John McElroy • March 13, 2020 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
2020 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Nissan Altima
This video clip highlighting the Nissan Altima's award-winning 2.0L variable-compression turbocharged 4-cyl. was played during the recent ceremony celebrating the 2020 winners. Each month, WardsAuto will post winner profile videos in random order.
March 12, 2020 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Supporting Autonomous Vehicles With Smart Roads
To accommodate these new sophisticated vehicles that are running on artificial intelligence, the infrastructure they will operate on also needs to be equally advanced.
By Tal Kreisler • March 11, 2020 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
FCA Repurposing Indiana Transmission Plant
The repurposed Indiana Transmission Plant II, to be renamed Kokomo Engine Plant, will be the source of all U.S. production for the GMET4 engine that currently is built in Termoli, Italy.
By Jim Irwin • March 10, 2020 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
New Power Electronics Will Make EVs More Efficient and Less Expensive
European HiPERFORM project aims to introduce wide-bandgap power electronics, including gallium nitride, in next-generation EVs.
By Benoit Bakeroot, Stefaan Decoutere • March 10, 2020 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
UAW’s Fortunes Founder As Ex-President Charged
The corruption scandal has undermined union organizing efforts at Volkswagen of America, Nissan and Tesla and led to suggestions last fall’s 40-day strike at General Motors was prolonged to cover up the problems of union leaders.
By Joseph Szczesny • March 10, 2020 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
2020 C8 Corvette: No Junk in That Trunk
It took 14 years of development work – and decades of wishful thinking – but filling the back end of the eighth-generation Chevy Stingray with an award-winning small-block V-8 makes for magnificent handling.
By Tom Murphy • March 6, 2020 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Changes to 2020 Audi A4/S4 and Q7 Advance Design, Technology
Audi gives important models major midcycle upgrades to keep them competitive.
By Christian Wardlaw • March 5, 2020 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Pierburg Wins Engine-Pump Supply Orders
One of the products ordered is a tandem pump, a combined oil and fuel pump partly developed by Pierburg Pump Technology US. The other component is a variable oil pump.
By Jim Irwin • Feb. 28, 2020 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
2020 Atlas Cross Sport Fills Gap for VW
Without a third row, the Atlas Cross Sport has a dramatically raked rear window and liftgate compared to the larger Atlas. The Atlas Cross Sport now offers AWD with the 2.0L 4-cyl., as well as a bold new burgundy interior.
By Tom Murphy • Feb. 28, 2020 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
From Walkman to Electric Vehicle
Magna supported Sony in many areas for its VISION-S electric prototype vehicle, from engineering to integration with other suppliers. And it was Magna's task to hand-build the VISION-S.
By Manfred Pircher • Feb. 25, 2020 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Faurecia Enlists Fuel Cells in Emissions Fight
Faurecia executive Andrew Pontius predicts large commercial vehicles will use fuel cells, but says smaller, more flexible systems should appear within the next decade.
By Joseph Szczesny • Feb. 24, 2020
Previous
