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Stay updated on the innovations in transportation technologies. Explore the articles and technical briefs on electrification and autonomous driving that have impacted transportation design and engineering.

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Special Reports: Internet of Things
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ADAS/Connected & Automated Vehicles - June 2025
Autonomous trucking tech hits high gear…How Deere is advancing off‐highway autonomy…four keys to success for software‐defined vehicles (SDVs). Read about these developments and more in...

White Papers: Test & Measurement
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Precision High-Voltage Switching: Achieving Safety, Reliability & Repeatability
This white paper provides an in-depth analysis of precision high voltage switching, including the importance of minimizing the effects of electrical spikes,...

Special Reports: Power
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Electric Vehicles - April 2025
In this collection of articles from the editors of Automotive Engineering and Battery & Electrification Technology, get an inside look at Hyundai's electrified and hydrogen future, Mercedes' innovative 'in...

Special Reports: Robotics, Automation & Control
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Connected & Automated Vehicles - March 2025
In this compendium of articles from the editors of Automotive Engineering and ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle Engineering, we look at the next generation of driver assistance and AV technologies, and...

Special Reports: Medical
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Award–Winning Inventions - February 2025
The Create the Future Design Contest recognizes and rewards engineering innovations that promise a better tomorrow. In this special report, learn about the amazing winners chosen in 2024 from hundreds...

Special Reports: Materials
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Electric Vehicles - January 2025
In this collection of articles from the editors of Automotive Engineering and Battery & Electrification Technology, learn about the latest materials innovations, thermal management advances, battery...

Special Reports: AR/AI
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Automotive & Battery Testing - December 2024
Overcoming EV drivetrain challenges…leveraging AI to boost EV performance…best practices for battery design and testing. Read these articles and more in this compendium from the editors of...

INSIDER: Transportation
In 2018, Google DeepMind's AlphaZero program taught itself the games of chess, shogi, and go, using machine learning and a special algorithm to determine the best moves to win a game within a...
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Special Reports: Electronics & Computers
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ADAS & Autonomous Vehicles - December 2024
Are today's sensors ready for next‐level automated driving? What will it take to realize software‐defined commercial vehicles? How will generative AI impact the autonomous vehicles market? Look for...

Blog: Transportation
The Create the Future Design Contest has helped bring out the best technologies for the future throughout its 22-year run. The annual contest had the finalists in each of the seven categories pitch their ideas to a team of judges, who would then choose the Grand Prize winner. Read on to learn who won.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Applications include vehicle and aircraft tires, sports helmets, military equipment, and seals and couplings. Read on to learn more.
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Articles: Software
The Transensys Multi-Modal Traffic Detection System is an attempt to provide widespread, low-cost, and accurate traffic measurement. It's also the Automotive & Transportation Finalist. Read on to learn more.
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INSIDER: Energy
In 2024, more than one in five cars sold is an electric vehicle (EV). Intergovernmental agencies estimate that by 2035, half of all new cars sold globally will be EVs.
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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
In nature, flying animals sense coming changes in their surroundings, including the onset of sudden turbulence, and quickly adjust to stay safe. Engineers who design aircraft...
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News: Automotive
We are thrilled to announce the winners of the inaugural Women in Engineering: Rising Star Awards 2024! Read on to find out who won.
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Articles: Automotive
Bruque Argaw, Functional Safety Integration Engineer, General Motors in Milford, Michigan, is the 2024 Rising Star Award Winner for Automotive/Transportation.
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INSIDER: Transportation
When cars, planes, ships, or computers are built from a material that functions as both a battery and a load-bearing structure, the weight and energy consumption are...
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INSIDER: Transportation
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have successfully demonstrated the first 270-kW wireless power transfer to a light-duty electric vehicle. The demonstration...
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INSIDER: Transportation
Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories are attempting to make a motion sensor so precise it could minimize the nation’s reliance on global positioning satellites. Until recently, such a sensor — a...
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INSIDER: Internet of Things
Communities could reduce costs and cut vehicle emissions — all in the name of shortening your trip.
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Special Reports: Power
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Hydrogen Propulsion & Alternative Fuels - August 2024
Low carbon fuels promise a greener future, but can they deliver? Read about the latest advances and solutions in this compendium of articles from the editors of Automotive Engineering and...

Special Reports: Energy
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Electric Vehicles - July 2024
In this collection of articles from the editors of Automotive Engineering and Battery & Electrification Technology, learn about the latest developments in EV power systems, battery recycling, thermal...

INSIDER: Power
Purdue University engineers and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) are working to make it possible for electric vehicles ranging from tractor-trailers to passenger cars to wirelessly...
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Events: Manufacturing & Prototyping
  We want to thank our judges for the Rising Star Awards 2024. Our esteemed panel of judges is comprised of leaders from engineering and technology fields who bring decades of experience and expertise to the...
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Special Reports: Unmanned Systems
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Rugged Computing & Electronics - June 2024
From hypersonic missiles to warships to Army robotic vehicles, electronics and computing advances enable missions in the harshest conditions. Keep pace with the latest developments in this compendium...

Special Reports: Unmanned Systems
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Automotive Test & Simulation - May 2024
In this compendium of articles from the editors of Automotive Engineering and Truck & Off‐Highway Engineering, learn about the latest simulation and test technologies for ADAS, autonomous vehicles,...

Blog: Power
The Communities Taking Charge funding opportunity extends access to electrification opportunities beyond existing Joint Office–supported programs to more communities across America. Funding is available to academic, non-profit, for-profit, and government entities for planning, demonstration, and/or deployment projects that drive innovation in equitable clean transportation.
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Events: Automotive
The nominations for 2024 are now closed. The entries are being evaluated by our esteemed panel of judges, which is comprised of leaders from engineering and technology fields. ⇒ Meet the...
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News: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The Women in Engineering: Rising Star Awards program celebrates and recognizes women engineers who are enhancing the engineering profession through contributions to the industry and society. The nominee should be a...
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