Automotive Engineering: October 2026
26AUTP10
10/8/2026
- Content
- Why cars need hearing before they need more vision
An engineering perspective on faster intent, lower compute, and better in-cabin UX. - Improved laser welding for automotive seat structures and recliners
When it comes to automotive seats, regulatory pressures aren't the only challenge. - Of ladders and limits
Why supply chain leaders still can't scale their warehouse technology. - Lidar at $200: The competitive inflection point Western OEMs can't ignore
Chinese suppliers Hesai and Robosense show one way to make rapid advances in sensor technology. - Accelerating air suspension development with a deep-learning surrogate for FEA
A bespoke AI tool compressed a typical air spring development cycle from several weeks to around an hour and uncovered a feasible design solution that manual iteration had previously ruled out. - Trailblazing innovators: Meet Rising Star winner Qiang Li
Meet the winner of the third annual SAE Media Group's Women in Engineering: Rising Star Awards program, which proudly honors women engineers who are driving innovation and making significant contributions to the engineering profession. - Editorial
AI, Automechanika, and a Rising Star - The Navigator
2027 could be the Year of the EREV in America - Automechanika Frankfurt: re-thinking automotive materials with INDRA
- Clarios' battery management system for fleets now in 2,000 trucks
- Advanced Manufacturing Commercialization Center holds open house for potential partners
- Designing flash storage platforms with an eye to SDVs
- LGES opens first-of-its-kind battery plant in Michigan
- Mercedes Maybach S-Class first drive: V12 pampering for all occupants
- Product Briefs
Spotlight: Plastics & composites; electrification technology - Q&A
Faster than anyone else thanks to H2 ICE
- Why cars need hearing before they need more vision