Jesse Garant Metrology Center’s high-energy CT scanning service enables the scanning of large castings in less than an hour.

System CT Scans Large Parts in an Hour

New 3D computer topography (CT) part scanning system is said to scan up to 16 times faster than other CT systems. 

Tesla Counters Disparaging Model 3 Quality Report

Tesla Inc. claims it has made significant improvements to the assembly quality of its Model 3 electric sedan to fix shortcomings found in an independent teardown assessment.

Accidents Will Happen

 In the development of self-driving vehicles, it is going to be necessary to have them operate in the real-world, not just simulated on screens or driven on test facilities where there is almost-absolute environmental control. 

According to Toyota, there are roughly 30,000 parts in a car. What holds them together are the hundreds of fastener types that come from suppliers all over the world.

Choosing the Right Fasteners for Automotive

PennEngineering makes hundreds of different fasteners for the automotive industry with standard and custom products as well as automated assembly solutions. Discover how they’re used and how to select the right one. (Sponsored Content)

Bosch Hikes Investment in AI Startup

Robert Bosch GmbH’s venture capital unit has increased its investment in Allegro.AI, a Ramat-Gan, Israel-based development firm that specializes in deep-learning software.

Volkswagen Going High with Electric Vehicle

Volkswagen Going High with Electric Vehicle

Volkswagen Group is on record indicating that it will be launching at least 30 battery electric vehicles (EVs) by 2025, which is not all that far away by any reckoning.

Mitsubishi Motors to Resume Exports to Vietnam

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. plans to relaunch vehicle shipments to Vietnam in June, six months after the country imposed new quality certification rules.

Magna/Innoviz Win Lidar Deal with BMW

Magna International Inc. and partner Innoviz Technologies Ltd. say they have won a contract with BMW AG to supply Innoviz’s solid-state lidar sensors on semi- and fully autonomous vehicles.

Report: VW in Talks to Manage DiDi Fleet of Ride-Hailing Cars

Volkswagen AG is expected to sign a deal within weeks to manage part of the fleet of ride-hailing cars operated by Beijing-based DiDi Chuxing Technology Co.

Northvolt Startup Signs 5-Year Lithium Supply Deal

Swedish battery startup Northvolt AB plans to buy at least 3,500 metric tons of lithium hydroxide per year from Canada’s Nemaska Lithium Inc.