Civil, Structural & Architecture

27 Feb 23

View from India: Enhanced safety and speed for future train journeys

Civil, Structural & Architecture, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

A confluence of factors has opened out opportunities for players in the railway segment. The National Metro Rail Policy (2017) indicated that cities with a population of over two million could opt for the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS). The government announced 5,000km of Metro rail network by 2047 in…

24 Feb 23

Flying Scotsman steams into Edinburgh to mark centenary

Civil, Structural & Architecture, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

The world-famous steam locomotive entered service on February 24 1923 as it set off on its first journey from the sheds at Doncaster Works. One hundred years later to the day, following a fresh lick of paint, she arrived at Edinburgh Waverley station where celebrations took place to mark the…

23 Feb 23

Reimagined Jet Ski Brings EVs to the Beach

Civil, Structural & Architecture

Cars aren’t the only conveyances being transformed by electricity. Along with electric motorcycles and snowmobiles, personal watercraft are floating better ways to coexist with nature and neighbors. This new breed of machines brings requisite thrills to the Great Outdoors, but without fouling the atmosphere or disturbing the peace with an…

20 Feb 23

Remote driving of vehicles from abroad should be banned, says government review

Civil, Structural & Architecture, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

The remote driving of vehicles from overseas, such as for the delivery of rental cars, could be banned following a government-commissioned review. The Law Commission of England and Wales has made public a set of recommendations regarding how to regulate vehicles being controlled by individuals in remote locations. The commission concluded…

15 Feb 23

Air India places huge order of 470 jets from Airbus and Boeing

Civil, Structural & Architecture, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Air India, which was recently acquired by Tata Group, said it plans to acquire both widebody and single-aisle aircraft. The provisional deal, which includes 220 planes from Boeing and 250 from Airbus, comprises of 40 Airbus A350s, 20 Boeing 787s and 10 Boeing 777-9s widebody aircraft, as well as 210…

04 Feb 23

The Aftershocks of the EV Transition Could Be Ugly

Civil, Structural & Architecture

The introduction of any new system causes perturbations within the current operating environment, which in turn, create behavioral responses, some predictable, many not. As University of Michigan professor emeritus and student of system-human interactions John Leslie King observes “People find ways to use systems for their own benefit not anticipated…

03 Feb 23

Evolution of In-Vehicle Networks to Zonal Architecture

Civil, Structural & Architecture

As the automotive industry develops vehicles with increased levels of autonomous driving requiring more sensors and increased connectivity, it faces the challenge of transporting and processing a huge amount of data in the vehicle. To do this in an efficient way, it is necessary to reduce In-Vehicle Network complexity, power…

01 Feb 23

Autonomous Drive Emulation: Applying C-V2X Test Solutions Across the Automotive Workflow

Civil, Structural & Architecture

Achieving fully autonomous driving relies on vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication between the surrounding infrastructure and in-vehicle-based sensors.The functionality and safety of systems that incorporate V2X must be verified across a variety of situations and conditions. As the breadth and depth of such testing increases, it quickly becomes too expensive, impractical, and…

28 Jan 23

Why EVs Aren’t a Climate Change Panacea

Civil, Structural & Architecture

“Electric cars will not save the climate. It is completely wrong,” Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), has stated. If Birol were from Maine, he might have simply observed, “You can’t get there from here.” This is not to imply in any way that electric vehicles…

27 Jan 23

The Costly Impact of Non-Strategic Patents

Civil, Structural & Architecture

The five largest auto manufacturers will face massive U.S. patent fees within the next five years. This report examines auto industry lapse trends and how a company’s decisions on keeping, selling or pruning patents can greatly impact its cost savings and revenue generation opportunities.Patent lapse strategies can help companies in…