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Trump Policies Can Close Manufacturing Skills Gap

Trump Policies Can Close Manufacturing Skills Gap

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2018 -- Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) positively reacts to President Trump's State of the Union message, where he called upon the nation to "invest in workforce development" and "open great vocational schools." In making this proposal, the President reinforced his recognition that ro ... Continue reading

Libelium Improves Accuracy of Smart Parking Sensors up to 99% and Adds Australia, Asia PAC and LATAM Coverage

Libelium Improves Accuracy of Smart Parking Sensors up to 99% and Adds Australia, Asia PAC and LATAM Coverage

Smart Parking Sensor Node, to detect available parking spots, now able to deliver 99% accuracy. This new parking node features two different detection systems, includes dual wireless communication protocols Sigfox / LoRaWAN and is able to be installed using a unique model over or under the road. ... Continue reading

Haynes Manuals Announces New Print and Online Manuals

Haynes Manuals Announces New Print and Online Manuals

Haynes Manuals is pleased to announce new print and online Manuals and updates to popular models with the start of the New Year. ... Continue reading

KDPOF Equips Electric Cars with Optical Connectivity

KDPOF Equips Electric Cars with Optical Connectivity

KDPOF Equips Electric Cars with Optical Connectivity KDPOF will present their optical connectivity technology for electric vehicles ctivity over POF. ... Continue reading

New Vision Sensor for Improved Night Driving Safety

New Vision Sensor for Improved Night Driving Safety

DENSO Corporation, one of the world's largest automotive suppliers, today announced it has developed a new standard vision sensor that detects pedestrians at night, cyclists, road signs, driving lanes and other road users. ... Continue reading

Three Degrees Still Can't Make Ethanol Slam Stick

Three Degrees Still Can't Make Ethanol Slam Stick

Response To Peter Z. Grossman and the Washington Examiner By Marc J. Rauch. A new op/ed article disparaging ethanol appeared today in the Washington Examiner. ... Continue reading

3M Launches North American Roadshow to Demonstrate Transportation Safety Innovation

3M Launches North American Roadshow to Demonstrate Transportation Safety Innovation

The 3M Transportation Safety Division Roadshow sets out on a North American tour, bringing interactive experiences on road infrastructure technologies and safety 3M’s Transportation Safety Division today announced the launch of a nearly 50-city North American roadshow, traveling throughout the U.S. and Canada to show ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM January 27, 2018

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM January 27, 2018

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart car ... Continue reading

Bugatti Develops 3D-printed Titanium Brake Caliper

Bugatti Develops 3D-printed Titanium Brake Caliper

When the first 3D-printers were introduced, I was intrigued and excited. I would have liked to get one as soon as they became affordable: wouldn’t it be nice to make some jewelry or so? Soon after, I forgot about buying such an expensive apparatus just for fun, but kept an eye on the developments and the products tha ... Continue reading

A SHUNPIKER’S JOURNAL: New Show Begins January 23, 2018- Infiniti Concept - Suweet!, 2018 NAIAS - GM EV's; Micah Wright; Jeep Cherokee;

A SHUNPIKER’S JOURNAL: New Show Begins January 23, 2018- Infiniti Concept - Suweet!, 2018 NAIAS - GM EV's; Micah Wright; Jeep Cherokee;

Join us for the next episode of A SHUNPIKER’S JOURNAL; The radio program for those to whom an automobile is more than transportation A Shunpiker’s Journal live-streams every Wednesday at 1PM and 7PM and every Thursday at 1AM and 7AM on the Michigan Business Network, then becomes available as podcasts shortly after ... Continue reading

Honda Motorcycle Fashion Go Sexy and Off Track

Honda Motorcycle Fashion Go Sexy and Off Track

Honda, Forever 21 Team Up for New Collaboration ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALL RECAP: January 22, 2018: (Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode) McLaren, Jaguar, Land Rover, Subaru, Mazda, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, RAM, Lexus, Toyota, BMW, TESLA, Ferrari, Acura, Honda, RV's Trauers, Freightliner

NHTSA RECALL RECAP: January 22, 2018: (Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode) McLaren, Jaguar, Land Rover, Subaru, Mazda, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, RAM, Lexus, Toyota, BMW, TESLA, Ferrari, Acura, Honda, RV's Trauers, Freightliner

(Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode)Your vehicle MAY be involved in a safety recall and MAY create a safety risk for you or your passengers. If left unrepaired, a potential safety defect could lead to injury or even death. ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM January 20, 2018

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM January 20, 2018

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart car ... Continue reading

Ford Expands Takata Airbag Recall

Ford Expands Takata Airbag Recall

As part of the third planned expansion of vehicles included in Takata airbag inflator recalls described in National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Takata Coordinated Remedy Order, Ford is expanding its safety recall on vehicles with certain passenger frontal airbag inflators after Takata declared those infla ... Continue reading

2018 Detroit Auto Show Press Preview Wrap-up - Horsepower, Technology and Safety

2018 Detroit Auto Show Press Preview Wrap-up - Horsepower, Technology and Safety

Products, power and politics all took center stage as Press Preview wrapped up three days of industry-defining announcements and global debuts. With new product and technology reveals from automakers, an active supplier community, and autonomous vehicle start-ups and innovators, Press Preview provided the global media ... Continue reading

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