Dan Carney

Tyrol, Virginia

Contributing Automotive Editor at Popular Science

Indefatigable iconoclast. Design News auto writer, dad, triathlete, racer, motorcyclist and ballplayer. North American Car of the Year juror.

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Ford Integrates AI & 3D Printing in Kentucky Truck Plant Operations

3 weeks ago | designnews.com | Dan Carney

Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant is leveraging AI and 3D printing to boost production efficiency. The plant uses a smartphone-based AI system for quality control and 3D printing for tool creation. Dan Carney, Senior EditorJune 6, 2025Kentucky governor Andy Beshear was on hand for Ford's announced upgrades for the Kentucky Truck Plant in 2022.Ford Motor Co.At a GlanceHome of the Ford Expedition, Ford Super Duty, and Lincoln Navigator.
Innoviz Promotes 905-nm Lidar Safety After Luminar Camera Damage

3 weeks ago | designnews.com | Dan Carney

After Luminar's 1550-nm lidar damaged cameras on a Volvo EX90, Innoviz argues its 905-nm technology is safer for both cameras and human eyes, potentially steering industry adoption. Dan Carney, Senior EditorJune 5, 2025The laser point cloud seen by Innoviz lidar.Innoviz TechnologiesAt a GlanceReddit user Jeguetelli posted a video showing a Volvo EX90 damaging a phone camera that was pointed at the car. The president and CEO of Volvo lidar supplier Luminar subsequently resigned.
Ukraine's Drone Swarm Destroys 41 Russian Aircraft in $7B Operation

3 weeks ago | designnews.com | Dan Carney

Ukraine's SBU executed Operation Spiderweb, using 117 quadcopter drones to damage or destroy 41 Russian aircraft, including TU-95MS bombers and an A-50 command-and-control plane, worth $7B. Dan Carney, Senior EditorJune 4, 2025At a GlanceThe Security Service of Ukraine carried out an audacious operation to simultaneously strike 4 military airfields in Russia. 41 aircraft were hit as a result of the drone strikes, including A-50, Tu-95, and Tu-22 M3 types.
2025 Corvette ZR1: 1,064-HP Twin-Turbo V8 Hits 233 MPH

3 weeks ago | designnews.com | Dan Carney

General Motors has developed the eighth-generation Corvette (C8) with a modular approach, adding technologies incrementally.
Nissan's Automation Breakthrough

3 weeks ago | designnews.com | Dan Carney

Dan Carney, Senior EditorJune 2, 2025The University of Tennessee team demonstrates their robot's ability to insert wires into connectors.NissanModern automotive factories are marvels of automation, with large industrial robots moving heavy parts into position and welding body shells together. Delicate operations with small, non-rigid parts have been a challenge, so activities such as the assembly of wiring harnesses remain labor-intensive.
Ferrari's 499P Le Mans Hypercar's Amazing V6 Engine

4 weeks ago | designnews.com | Dan Carney

Ferrari's technical rundown covers the benefits of the 499P’s stressed member engine. Dan Carney, Senior EditorMay 30, 2025At a GlanceFerrari engineers ran the engine for 1,000 hours in the lab to ensure reliability on the track. Le Mans Hypercars use a hybrid-electric drivetrain, with an electric motor supplementing the combustion engine. Together, they can produce a total of 1,000 horsepower, but they are limited by the rules to providing a maximum of 680 hp.
Ethical & Supply Chain Innovations

4 weeks ago | designnews.com | Dan Carney

Mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Olivier Polet Corbis via GettyImagesAs the automotive world shifts to electric power, the use of cobalt and other rare earth minerals constrains carmakers’ ability to deliver electric models.
Off-Road Tech Meets Family SUV Design

1 month ago | designnews.com | Dan Carney

Dan Carney, Senior EditorMay 28, 2025The 2025 Ford Expedition Tremor easily handles the nastiest conditions.FordFord's full-size, truck-based, three-row, family-hauling SUV continues to stake its claim on a segment of the market by applying an array of technologies that make it the ideal vehicle for a specific set of customers. This is the 2025 Ford Expedition Tremor, the jacked-up, off-road, trailer-towing 4x4.
Challenges & Innovations Explained

1 month ago | designnews.com | Dan Carney

Dan Carney, Senior EditorMay 27, 2025A Nissan Rogue cupholder containing a large insulated cup.NissanWe're pretty familiar with the stalwart work that engineers put into developing cutting-edge powertrains for new cars, the impressive progress they've made on driver assistance systems, and the remarkable adaptive suspension technologies for optimal ride and handling.
Advanced EV Tech Meets Family-Friendly Design

1 month ago | designnews.com | Dan Carney

Dan Carney, Senior EditorMay 23, 2025The 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 EV.HyundaiHyundai's 2026 Ioniq 9 family crossover EV serves as a showcase of the latest technologies from the Hyundai Group, with its combination of class-leading aerodynamics, active and passive interior sound control, isolation from road noise, a North American Charging Standard charge port, and US assembly at the company's heavily automated Metaplant near Savannah, GA.