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Thought Leadership

The challenges with autonomous vehicle testing

November 28, 2018

One of the most critical aspects of autonomous car design, due to their complexity, is that you will never be able to physically test all possible accident scenarios. This is why simulation is so imp...

By Ed Bernardon

Is this the electric vehicle that we’ve all been waiting for?

November 22, 2018

Uniti One is an EV that just makes more sense. I have to confess: I have caught the Uniti fever. It all started last April when Werner Custers and I shot a little movie at the Uniti headquart...

By Jenn Schlegel

Thought Leadership

First steps to the future car travel experience

November 21, 2018

If the future of the car travel experience includes customizable, diverse travel, what’s happening in the marketplace that shows the first sign of this trend? The interior will no longer b...

By Ed Bernardon

Thought Leadership

Are electric vehicles the best cars for the environment?

November 19, 2018

It’s nice to want to be environmentally-friendly. But even the best cars for the environment won’t sell unless they’re economically feasible. Electric vehicles are gaining support from government...

Why perform multi-axis vibration testing?

November 19, 2018

Multi-axis vibration qualification testing: why bother? Why is this last step in a product development process an important one? And why do renowned universities like the University of Ferrara spend ...

By Joelle Beuzit

The End of the Powertrain Bias

November 19, 2018

Internal Combustion Engine vs. Electric Machine, this seems a famous game these days. Media, politicians, OEMs, car owners - all of them have their arguments and for one or the other reasons, they ha...

By Simon Fischer

Siemens ConneCTs 2018: AI & the Rise of Autonomous Systems

November 14, 2018

On December 4-5 please join us by registering here, or follow along with the #SiemensConnect hashtag on social media. Witness how future tech will utilize NX. In 2005 s...

By William Chanatry

Thought Leadership

We’re thinking about autonomous vehicles all wrong

November 12, 2018

When we think of future autonomous vehicles, typically an image of some kind of self-driving futuristic pod comes to mind, with a living room/bedroom/home cinema/meeting space - basically a reconfigu...

By Andrew Macleod

A smart guide: Step-by-step Durability Engineering based on test data

November 08, 2018

The durability of a product is important, whether you develop an electric car or a new autonomous vehicle. Can you imagine an autonomous vehicle falling apart right after driving over a single bump? ...