September 1, 2017 is looming large on the horizon. From this date, exhaust-gas measurements during the type approval of new cars will also be taken under real driving conditions. Since, for nitrogen-oxide emissions from diesel engines in particular, significant differences have emerged between laboratory values and real driving emissions (RDE), exhaust-gas tests on diesel vehicles are increasingly being run under real driving conditions.
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  • 15.12.2016
Hella Gutmann Solutions, a diagnostic specialist at the forefront of the camera and radar calibration market, also offers a TPMS tool in its range called the TPM Tool. In addition to resetting the vehicle’s warning indicator, it can diagnose any faulty sensor and reprogram replacement sensors if needed.
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  • 13.12.2016
Harman International Industries Inc. invested in a startup that makes projection displays that sit in front of car windshields, signaling a new area it plans to explore under the ownership of Samsung Electronics Co.The investment in Navdy Inc. is Harman’s first since agreeing to sell itself to Samsung for 8 billion dlrs last month. Harman will work with the startup to sell co-branded devices next year, said Doug Simpson, Navdy’s chief executive officer.
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  • 12.12.2016
Next year it will be four decades since Goodyear introduced the first all-season tyre, the Tiempo, and to celebrate the anniversary – and raise awareness of its investments in innovation for this product segment – the tyre maker has partnered with artist and inventor Dominic Wilcox to reinvent typically one season items and make them fit-for-purpose all year round.
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  • 09.12.2016
Lake Havasu City-based Dick Raczuk started Koul Tools in 2005 after discovering several creative solutions to plumbing his personal hot rods that would save fellow enthusiasts precious time and a lot of sore fingers. One of those industry changing inventions was the EZ-ON Hose Press for push lock fittings that we have covered in previous articles.
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  • 08.12.2016

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