Following in the dirty path of agricultural equipment like tractors, Toyota engineers have concocted a sprung seat for the ...

Does this longer, three-row version of the Highlander crossover SUV have what it takes to challenge the best? While Toyota already has a large three-row SUV, the massive Sequoia is a heavy, thirsty, ...

Jason Fischer, General Motors’ executive chief engineer for autonomous technology discusses the company’s strategy for safe automation.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) moved to mandate automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems on future new cars in a bid to reduce ...

It took engineers nearly half a century to determine why the SS Schenectady, while docked quietly in a harbor off Portland, Ore. one day, suddenly snapped in half. For local residents, the event was ...

Ford’s announcement that it is building a plant to make lithium iron phosphate (LFP) EV batteries has raised the profile of this alternative EV battery chemistry. So far, it has seen little use in the ...

Innovation in engineering practice and education has been reinvigorated by two complementary concepts: automatic code generation and the inexpensive, open-source, single-board microcontroller.

Tool steels have historically been over-used for injection mold cores and cavities, simply because they've been both cheap and familiar. But soaring price tags on many tool steels, coupled with the ...

The IOS motor system is a system mechanics consolidator that controls precise motion with fewer mechanical components. It includes a non-rotating through-hole which eliminates chafing of linear ...

Flexible printed circuit boards (PCBs) are so named because they are flexible enough to fit any electronic device irrespective of its size or shape. With miniaturization as a growing trend as far as ...

Manufacturers of pneumatic cylinders are facing daunting challenges such as higher costs, turbulent markets, and highly specific customer requirements. Differentiating a product requires improving the ...

After spending $2 billion to upgrade its Spring Hill Assembly plant (originally the dedicated factory for the company’s Saturn small car brand), General Motors has launched production there of the ...