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Automotive engineering refers to the application of mechanical, electrical, software and safety engineering in the design, manufacturing and operation of vehicles such as motorcycles, automobiles, buses and trucks. This also includes the development of electric and autonomous vehicles.
2017 To Host Autonomous Airborne Taxis
The Airbus Group's Chief Executive has said that they plan to test a prototype for a self-piloted flying car as a…
Renewable production of high-energy fuels made possible?
A strain of yeast has been genetically reprogrammed by MIT engineers so that it converts sugars to fats much more…
Cutting Apple and Google out of the automotive equation
The splashiest auto news coming out of CES and the North American International Auto Show has been about new…
2017: Automotive trends and innovations
Market research shows, the average vehicle on American roads is nearly 12 years old, as drivers hold on to their…
Electric vehicle boom in China with clean energy policy
The Chinese-branded electric vehicle (EV) market is propped up by huge government subsidies as part of Beijing's…
Autonomous shuttles to be tested in Las Vegas
According to a report from The Las Vegas Sun, the city of Las Vegas will be home to a two-week autonomous shuttle…
Plug-in hybrid fuel consumption cut by one third
To improve the efficiency of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) by more than 30%, engineers at the University…
Rearview mirror replacement makes your car semi-autonomous
iPhone and PlayStation 3 hacker George Hotz teased a project that sounded like a dream in late 2015: his new…
Google to deploy fleet of self-driving minivans January 2017
At the North American International Auto Show, Waymo, the self-driving car startup spun-off from Google late last…
Near-supersonic rail transit to be put to the test
A list of locations around the world vying to put near-supersonic rail transit system to the test has been…