Adam divides his time as an editor between the worlds of aviation and motoring. These worlds may seem a little diverse today, but autonomous technology and future urban mobility is bringing them ever-closer. Adam is also chairman of the Vehicle Dynamics International Awards.
Global expansion of VI-grade’s successful European Zero Prototypes Summit will bring regional automotive industry leaders together to showcase how simulation, driving simulators and hardware-in-the-loop technologies are accelerating new vehicle development programmes
The Ford Pro Electric SuperVan is a van unlike any other. It has four electric motors and approximately 2,000 PS for blistering performance. The SuperVan is not quite as silly as it seems, as the horsepower and processing power inspires the engineering of the E Transit Custom van
The Ford Performance SuperVan is a remarkable machine in itself, blending (some) practicality, motorsport dynamics and electric power. With Romain Dumas behind the wheel at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, a van becomes a must-see and record-breaking event!
Nidec and Renesas Electronics are co-developing semiconductor technologies for a next-generation E-axle (X-in-1 system) that integrates an EV drive motor and power electronics for electric vehicles
Tevva has completed the development of the regenerative braking system on its 7.5t battery-electric truck. Part of the development programme involved working with ZF, a global Tier 1 supplier, to integrate its Electronic Brake System (EBS) for use in zero-emission Tevva electric trucks
Tenneco has opened the Monroe European Engineering Center, a state-of-the-art, 9,600-square-metre engineering centre in Poland that will serve the company’s European Ride Control and Advanced Suspension Technologies (AST) businesses
The UNICARagil funding project applied new approaches to automated vehicles and their architecture and culminated in the presentation of four driverless prototypes. IPG Automotive was a part of the project, contributing its CarMaker simulation and test platform
VI-grade has entered into a partnership with Sound To Sight (STS), a specialist in sound design solutions for transportation. The alliance is intended to bring together the technical and creative expertise of both companies, combining NVH simulation and active sound design for vehicle development programmes
Everyone loves a classic Citroën suspension. Watch some of the finest examples in action from this classic test track footage from the 1970s and 1980s
ClearMotion, a software-defined chassis company, has announced a US$32 million investment in its technology, as well as a large-scale production order from an EV automaker that may well take ClearMotion’s innovative active chassis technology toward global availability in 2024
