Editing Automotive engineering (section)

{{Short description|Discipline of engineering}}
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'''Automotive engineering''', along with [[aerospace engineering]] and [[naval architecture]], is a branch of vehicle engineering, incorporating elements of [[Mechanical engineering|mechanical]], [[Electrical engineering|electrical]], [[Electronic engineering|electronic]], [[Software engineering|software]], and [[safety engineering]] as applied to the design, manufacture and operation of [[motorcycles]], [[automobile]]s, and [[truck]]s and their respective engineering subsystems. It also includes modification of vehicles. Manufacturing domain deals with the creation and assembling the whole parts of automobiles is also included in it. The automotive engineering field is research intensive and involves direct application of mathematical models and formulas. The study of automotive engineering is to design, develop, fabricate, and test vehicles or vehicle components from the concept stage to production stage. Production, development, and manufacturing are the three major functions in this field.