Adam divides his time as an editor between the worlds of aviation and motoring. These worlds may seem a little diverse today, but autonomous technology and future urban mobility is bringing them ever-closer. Adam is also chairman of the Vehicle Dynamics International Awards.
Basilio Lenzo, a mechanical engineer who was an R&D engineer at Ferrari F1 and is now a senior lecturer in automotive engineering with the UK’s Sheffield Hallam University, gives a TEDx talk about state estimation techniques applied to vehicle control that he says will significantly help improve vehicle safety
NXP, a developer of communication technology for embedded applications, is integrating Septentrio GNSS technology into its V2X (vehicle-to-everything)…
TRB Lightweight Structures has announced that it plans to open a composites manufacturing centre in Richmond, Kentucky,…
ZF is collaborating with Microsoft to enhance its software engineering processes, methods and solutions with a view to transforming into a software-driven mobility services provider. ZF’s vision of how the initiative will work will be showcased at CES 2020 in the form of cubiX, a software component that gathers sensor information from the entire vehicle and prepares it for an optimised control of active systems in the chassis, steering, brakes and propulsion
NSK has developed the third generation of its wireless in-wheel motor (W-IWM), a design which comprises a motor, inverter and wireless charging unit for battery charging on the move. The design has improved motor performance, with plans already in place for the fourth-generation unit
Chinese automotive giant, Geely has signed an agreement with the UK’s University of Birmingham to collaborate on a range of education and research projects relating to efficient, green and sustainable mobility ecosystems
DRiV and several research partners have received a European Union Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions mobility grant for the development and evaluation of advanced wheel-corner concepts for autonomous vehicles in Project OWheel
The launch of Morgan’s new CX-platform-based cars in 2020 will mark the end of production for the niche UK car company’s long-serving traditional steel chassis
GKN Automotive has developed standardised electric drive systems with highly integrated inverters and motors, with the aim of making electrification more affordable for automakers and consumers
The Ricardo and Roke partnership is launching a vehicle digital resilience assessment and benchmarking service designed to help automotive manufacturers and Tier 1 manufacturers meet international cybersecurity regulations
