TECH FOCUS: TECH FOCUS: ElECTriFiCATiON SAE International has all the technical resources to help engineers electrify the world of mobility, including the expert insights in the following 12-page special section. " Compared with conventional modeling and control methods, advanced learning and data analytics methods are less dependent on vehicle system physics and experts, making their development process more automatic and, therefore, time- and costeffective. " -Guest editors of special issue of SAE Journal of Electrified Vehicles Working in the lab to optimize battery performance. iN THiS SECTiON 16 Ohio State's Buckeye Bullet still delivering important research results 20 eVTOLs studied for last-mile applications in the military 24 All in for in-hub motors 26 SAE journal special issue covers data analytics for electrification 16 January 2023 This article was written for Update by GiOrGiO riZZONi, ANKUr SHilEDAr, MATilDE D'ArPiNO, and MANFrEDi VillANi, based on their SAE international Journal of Electrified Vehicles article. UPDATE The Ohio State University