How is EV Infrastructure Developing and Growing in the US?
Penetration of electric vehicles (EVs) has been quite evident across the globe. The US has observed a substantial rise in the share of electrified vehicles […]
Vehicles
SAE J 175-2021: Lateral Impact Testing of Car Wheels
Many depend upon SAE J 175-2021: Wheels – Lateral Impact Test Procedure – Road Vehicles for testing side, or lateral (curb), impact collision resistance of […]
Highway, Freeway, Parkway – Know the Difference
There are 289.5 million vehicles in the United States. Considering the distance between locations stretching across the 3.8 million square miles of the nation, people […]
Defining Automated Driving Systems in SAE J 3016-2021
Definitions relating to automated driving systems and details on the SAE levels of driving automation can be found in SAE J 3016-2021: Taxonomy And Definitions […]
SAE Levels of Driving Automation
The six SAE levels of driving automation are detailed in SAE J 3016-2021, a standard that outlines numerous other concepts pertinent to driving automation systems. […]
Electric Vehicles Surpass Expectations, Standards Support Future Growth
Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has forced automobile sales into stagnation, electric vehicles (EVs) have exceeded sales expectations, comprising 4% of the […]
SAE J 578-2020: Vehicle Lighting Color Requirements
With car lights, function came first. Then came aesthetics. Over the years, this superficial interest grew into a major factor driving lighting design. In 2012, […]
ANSI/OPEI Z130.1-2020: Golf Cars Safety Specifications
Even recreational vehicles, like golf cars (or golf carts), possess some level of risk. Invented in 1935, these vehicles have facilitated transport throughout golf courses since […]
SAE J 2805-2020: Measuring Noise Emitted By Road Vehicles
In a natural environment, certain ambient noises persist. A chirping bird, a scuttling squirrel, a tree branch bending in the wind—these familiar sounds are constant. […]
ANSI/ITSDF B56.5-2019: Guided Industrial Vehicles
An American National Standard, ANSI/ITSDF B56.5-2019: Safety Standard For Guided Industrial Vehicles, promotes safety for unmanned guided industrial vehicles and the automated functions of manned […]