Electric vehicle range and consumer anxiety

Electric vehicle range anxiety is a big concern companies face as they try to sell electric cars to the public. When a more robust infrastructure is in place, consumers will feel confident in investi…

How electric vehicle charging stations can drive electric car sales

The electric vehicle charging stations infrastructure is still very much in its infancy.

We are at the beginning of electric vehicle charging stations, and although progress is being made …

Simulation for quicker autonomous car safety verification

When you hear the latest coverage about autonomous vehicles, not all of the news is good. In fact, a lot of the news has people asking, will these cars ever be safe? Will people ever come around to t…

How to solve product development process challenges

To remain competitive in a world where technological advancements makes yesterday’s electronics obsolete tomorrow, companies are struggling through the product development process as they attempt to …

Smart engineering’s impact on heavy equipment design

Today’s heavy equipment machinery—equipped with increasingly intelligent embedded systems run by engineering control units, sensors and actuators—is smarter than ever before. These smart machines inc…

Innovative product design: verify using a digital twin

Innovative product design in the world of smart products is more critical than ever to your success. Companies today are facing existential threats as smart products flood the market. The old way of …

Digitalization is key for sustainable shipping success

With the international push to achieve more sustainable shipping and more stringent shipping regulations, the shipping industry—from designers and builders to shipyards and ship owners—faces increasi…

Industry 4.0’s impact on the Generation Z workforce

In Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers, I came across an interesting observation. Of those listed as the 75 all-time richest people in the world, which included everyone from the Sultan of Brunei and Queen C…

Autonomous vehicles and future highways

Hundreds of automakers and startups around the globe are working on autonomous vehicles so these vehicles can eventually be mass produced. But what challenges do these companies need to overcome befo…