Articles by Austin Weber

STUTTGART—Engineers at Porsche AG and Alumobility recently developed an aluminum “top hat” that weighs 40 percent less than its steel counterpart.

Tesla Inc.’s highly anticipated Cybertruck features a modular wiring system that reduces weight and complexity.

Both large and small shops struggle with costing issues.

ANAHEIM, CA—The Autopia ride at Disneyland plans to switch from gas to battery power in 2026.

Marc Segura, president of ABB Robotics, believes there are three key trends to watch.

BERLIN—Engineers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration are developing an inverter that can work at a lower operating temperature. 

CAMBRIDGE, England—The market for lithium-ion battery cells to be worth $380 billion by 2034, according to a recent report by IDTechEx.

Yamaha Motor Co.’s flagship factory here is using state-of-the-art automated guided vehicles (AGVs) that address the challenges of assembling motorcycles in a high-mix, low-volume environment.

Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a safety check technique that can prove with 100 percent accuracy that a robot’s trajectory will remain collision-free.

PARIS—Saran has unveiled a line of high-power electrical harnesses for battery-powered aircraft applications.