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Kansas company claims 50% efficient HCCI engine

Kansas company claims 50% efficient HCCI engine #SAE2016

Kansas Company Claims To Crack The Code On 50% Efficient HCCI Engine
Nautilus Engineering CEO with a model of his HCCI engine at the 2016 SAE World Congress in Detroit (image credit: Sam Abuelsamid) For more than a decade, automotive engineers and researchers have been struggling to come to grips with a way to build an engine that runs on gasoline while harnessing […]


Image recognition will be key to self driving cars and here Google has a signifi…

Image recognition will be key to self driving cars and here Google has a significant advantage

Google Photos May Play A Key Role In Autonomous Driving
Google photos (image credit: Google) In May 2015, Google launched a new service that let users upload and store an unlimited number of photos and videos for free. I immediately uploaded my entire 15-year archive of digital images to make sure I had another off-site backup of our family memories. For […]


The basic shape of the Chrysler 300 is a decade old now, but refinement has made…

The basic shape of the Chrysler 300 is a decade old now, but refinement has made it age well

2016 Chrysler 300S AWD – The More Grown-up Alternative to the Charger – Sam’s Thoughts
To a large degree, the 1998 “merger of equals” between Daimler-Benz and Chrysler Corp. was generally considered an unmitigated disaster. Just like any other failed marriage, great kids can result from the collaboration. In this case, what is now Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is still earning dividends from its LX platform which includes the 300S …


Autonomous cars may be able to see in the dark, but they still need good maps to…

Autonomous cars may be able to see in the dark, but they still need good maps to understand where to go

Ford Begins Lights Out Night-time Autonomous Vehicle Testing
VideoAutonomous Ford Fusion prototype doing lights-out testing as seen through night-vision goggles (image credit: Ford Motor Company) If humans had the night vision capabilities of cats, driving would surely be a lot safer than it is. However, we are not creatures evolved to move about without light so Ford has begun […]