Abstract: Wire retention force is an important indicator for evaluating the reliability of wire insertion in electrical connectors. Current approaches to measure this force are mainly relied on spring ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched an investigation into a potentially serious issue affecting thousands of Ford Fiesta and Focus models in the US., and the cause ...

I live in New Jersey, one of the states that mandates inspection for all vehicles newer than 1995. My daily driver, a Jeep Cherokee, happens to be a 1996 model year with an OBD-II sensor, meaning I ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. It might not have as reverent a name as the Trinity Test or a litany of films made about it. But Project Gnome, ...

The Gen III TacIRST distributed infrared threat‑warning system will equip the F-22 Raptor, with an evaluation planned in 2026. Lockheed Martin has announced the first flight of the latest iteration of ...

Ford has officially ended production of the Ford Focus, closing a 27-year chapter for one of its most successful models. The last unit, a white five-door hatchback, rolled off the line at the ...

Ford has ended production of the Focus ST in Europe. Here’s what we missed in the hot hatch’s final generation. Ford discontinued most passenger cars in the U.S., dropping the Focus ST after 2018. The ...

Some SUVs are born from trucks, but not all of them find their way to every market. Take, for instance, the Ford Everest, a rugged, ladder-on-frame SUV based on the global Ranger. It’s been sold for ...

ESP32-based Ground Support Equipment (GSE) for Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) development and testing of subsystems that process PPS and LIDAR data. Hardware PWM and timer implementation for reliable ...

The Focus ST heads to The Tuning Lab for a dyno test and performance check. This video shows how the car performs under testing conditions, highlighting results that reveal the current setup and ...

Focus officially dies in November, but it could be replaced by a similar-sized electric and hybrid crossover. The new model will reportedly be built in Spain and have a focus on affordability. Ford ...

DEARBORN, MI—Several decades ago, Ford Motor Co. made big strides in quality. In fact, back in the 1980s, it spent millions on an ad campaign entitled “Quality is Job 1”. But, in recent years, the ...