TO AV OR NOT TO AV? TO WHAT EXTENT?—YOUR VIEWS REQUESTED
I AM QUITE THE LUDDITE when it comes to personal transportation: My Honda Crosstour is ten years old; my Mazda Miata, a first-generation 1990. Thus, I have little first-hand experience … Continue reading
SAE INTERNATIONAL ON SMART CITIES PART 2
YESTERDAY AN SAE INTERNATIONAL Update discussed smart city aspects of pedestrian-to-vehicle communication and evolving standards for micromobility. Today in Part 2 another Update author explores the basic tenents of smart … Continue reading
SAE INTERNATIONAL ON SMART CITIES PART 1
WE HAVE SMARTS GALORE: smart phones, smart kitchen appliances, smart clothes, smart cars, even smart cities. But what exactly does this term mean? More than just stamping the tops of … Continue reading
AN ATOM’S ADVENTURE
“A METAL ATOM IS a metal atom,” says Alan Nelson, senior vice president for battery materials at Redwood Materials, a company that has specialized in recycling. “That element doesn’t know … Continue reading
KEEP ON TRUCKIN’—WITH H2 PART 2
ENCOURAGED BY MITCHELL/BORRONI-BIRD/BURNS, yesterday we began a discussion of hydrogen-fuel-cell trucking. Today in Part 2, evidence for and against various ideas is offered. Is Blue Hydrogen Worth the Candle? You’ll … Continue reading
KEEP ON TRUCKIN’—WITH H2 PART 1
WHEN BILL MITCHELL, LARRY BURNS, AND CHRIS BORRONI-BIRD proposed mobility for this century, they envisioned a vehicle mix with propulsion depending upon size and distance. Based on range and infrastructural … Continue reading
SKATEBOARDING INTO THE FUTURE
AUTOMOTIVE CHASSIS DESIGN has a relatively concise history: Body-on-frame follows practices dating back to horse-drawn carriages. Unibody is a 20th-century innovation. And skateboarding is likely to be the 21st-century norm. … Continue reading
DON’T FORGET HYBRIDS
LINDSAY BROOKE IS Editor-in-Chief of Automotive Engineering, the monthly magazine of SAE International. It was 1979 when I jumped ship to R&T from the Society of Automotive Engineers (its interim … Continue reading