SAE Truck & Off-Highway Engineering: June 2018

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  • Need: E/E architecture upgrade
    Bosch VP of Commercial Vehicle and Off-Road believes the business cases for electrification and automation, especially in trucking, are extremely promising.
  • Diesel isn't dead
    Cofounder of Convergent Science defends the internal-combustion engine, fully expecting already-sophisticated designs to run even cleaner and more efficiently in the future.
  • Fueling up fuel cells
    The new VP of Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies at Nikola shares his vision for the alt-fuel technology in trucking, along with the standards necessary for implementation.
  • From gaming to engineering
    Theorem sees augmented, mixed and virtual reality transforming the way heavy vehicles are engineered and manufactured.
  • Adding digital intelligence, connectivity to actuators
    Thomson believes truck and off-highway vehicles will increasingly integrate 'smart' actuators to enhance communication, control and performance.
  • Smart and getting smarter
    Machine intelligence expert at Volvo CE sees AI enabling additional operator-assist functions on the path to full automation.
  • Urban electric
    Mecalac targets building sites in cities for its fully-electric e12 compact wheeled excavator, which it promises to produce next year.
  • Supplier Directory
    Complete listing of industry suppliers categorized by technology area.
  • Editorial
    Diesel and electric can, and will, coexist
  • Navistar's SuperTruck features electric HVAC from Emerson
  • SwRI: CHEDE consortium closing in on 55% HD diesel-engine efficiency
  • MTU training facility helps keep complex engines up and running
  • Engineers at CAPE optimize test-rig performance for roof-crush testing
  • Annual Product Guide
    Top products from throughout the industry covering technologies such as Powertrain, Electronics, Hydraulics, Interiors, and Testing & Simulation.
  • Bobcat launches R Series mini excavators at Intermat
  • Volvo Trucks accelerates electric truck debuts
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