A paper recently published in the journal of Bioinspiration & Biomimetics has just shown that snake skin-inspired surfaces can provide a staggering 40 percent friction reduction in stress tests of high performance materials. By incorporating these designs into more widespread use, engineers...

English security researcher NCC Group recently came forward with a new exploit they discovered that could allow hackers to remotely seize control of a vehicle through its infotainment systems.The hack was demonstrated live to Wired magazine by Chris Valasek and Charlie Miller, two members from a second,...

The United Parcel Service (UPS) has just announced that it will be installing collision mitigation and stabilization technology to each new 18-wheeler that enters its fleet of over 16,000 tractor trailers. Assuming their plan follows its current course, nearly 2,600 new trucks will be outfitted with...

Former NASCAR champion Rusty Wallace was recently announced as the keynote speaker for this year's Society of Automotive Engineers' annual Brake Colloquium, set to be held between October 4 and 7 at the Charleston Area Convention Center in Charleston, South Carolina.The Colloquium's mission...

Proprietary commercial vehicle solutions provider Haldex has just announced two new high-level hires. Åke Bengtsson will be filling the role of Chief Financial Officer, and Lena Nodin has received a promotion to serve as Senior Vice President of Human Resources.Lena was first recruited...

General Motors just announced that its 2016 Chevrolet Malibu will come with a new feature they're calling "Teen Driver." It's a system designed to help teens improve their driving skills that, as an added bonus, can generate "report cards" to help parents keep track of their...

One of the latest breakthroughs to come out of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) is the concept of Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) technology, a wide umbrella of networked vehicle capabilities that can do everything from help prevent crashes to letting drivers know when something is in the way of their reversing...

The time for commercial vehicle brake testing is now. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has just announced that its Brake Safety Week will be taking place across the country this September 6-12, so truckers and anyone else who drives a commercial vehicle should be prepared for heightened...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) just showcased two new vehicle technologies that could help to put an end to drunk driving, both of which operate by preventing a driver from starting a vehicle if his or her blood alcohol content (BAC) is above the legal limit.The technologies...

Automakers Ford and FCA US have recently announced a partnership with the United States Department of Energy (DoE) to further research and development on dual-fuel vehicles. Their research, done at the DoE's Argonne National Laboratory, is a mixture of exploring technical concepts and developing...