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Positive Train Control (PTC), which was implemented ahead of schedule, will help prevent crashes like this 2017 Amtrak derailment in Dupont, Wash.

Positive Train Control Ready Ahead of Schedule

Source: Federal Railroad Administration announcement WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced that positive train control (PTC) technology is in operation on all 57,536 required freight and passenger railroad route miles, prior to the…

The market for electro-pneumatic brakes will grow by about 5 percent in the next decade

Knorr-Bremse Demos Freight-Train Automation

Source: Knorr-Bremse Munich – New York Air Brake LLC (NYAB), a subsidiary of the Knorr-Bremse Group, in August deployed its on-board energy-management system, LEADER® AutoPilot™, to test the automatic driving capabilities of a freight train in Colorado. The system managed…

PTC added to DCTA A-train

PTC First Application in Texas on Denton A-Train

Source: CBSDFW.com Denton, Texas – After years of delays, the A-Train operated by the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) is now the first passenger train in Texas to have fully functioning and tested Positive Train Control (PTC) system. DCTA officials said with the testing of…

Positive Train Control (PTC), which was implemented ahead of schedule, will help prevent crashes like this 2017 Amtrak derailment in Dupont, Wash.

PTC Nears Full Legal Implementation

Source: Washington Post post WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. railroads are on track to meet a December deadline to implement an automatic braking system – Positive Train Control (PTC) –  that could prevent catastrophic collisions and derailments caused by speeding, the…

Wabtec has acquired the railway friction business of MASU

Wabtec Breaks Ground for Rail-Brake Factory

Source: Wabtec BOCHUM, Germany — Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) celebrated the groundbreaking of a 20,000-sqm, state-of-the-art green factory for developing and manufacturing brakes, as well as maintaining brakes and couplers for transit vehicles. Once complete, the new facility in Bochum will…

According to a JCMR report, the ADAS and AV market will increase by a CAGR of 23.5 %

ADAS, AV Revenue to Grow Significantly

Source: JCMR announcement DECATUR, Ga. – Revenue from the global advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) and autonomous-driving (AV) components market was vаluеd at $10.5445 billion іn 2021 and is expected to register a significant compound-annual-growth rate (CAGR) of 23.5 percent during…

Continental brake-by-wire system won a 2022 Pace Award

Continental Brake-by-Wire Wins PACE Award

Source: Continental announcement AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Technology company Continental has won a 2022 Automotive News PACE Award for its MK C2 brake-by-wire system. Additionally, BMW Group and Continental were presented with an Innovation Partnership Award for their development of…

NRS Brakes added brake pad kits for many brands including the Ioniq 5

Ioniq 5 Breaks EV Mold

CHATHAM, Mass. – The Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric vehicle (EV) does not look like anything else on the road on Cape Cod – or anywhere else in the U.S. for that matter, making a statement the Korean automaker will be…

Summit Reserve the Peak of Jeep Luxury

Summit Reserve the Peak of Jeep Luxury

CHATHAM, Mass. – Climbing mountains has never been an issue for Jeep vehicles and the Grand Cherokee L, the brand’s three-row sport utility vehicle (SUV) reaches new heights in luxury, features and capabilities with the Summit Reserve trim we recently…

2021 Lincoln Corsair Reserve remains an excellent compact SUV

Corsair Still Superb Compact Luxury SUV

CHATHAM, Mass. – We liked it a lot following last year’s review and after spending a week in a 2021 Lincoln Corsair Reserve, our very-positive opinion of this luxury compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) continues. Ford’s luxury up-scale division introduced…

Veoneer and Qualcomm are collaborating on ADAS and AD solutions

Qualcomm, Veoneer Collaborate on ADAS, AD

Source: Veoneer announcement STOCKHOLM — The automotive technology company, Veoneer, Inc. (NYSE: VNE and SSE: VNE SDB), and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. have signed an agreement under which the companies will collaborate on the delivery of scalable Advanced Driver Assistance Systems…