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Ford targeting smart parking as element of Smart Mobility; vehicle sensors, connectivity and big data

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At CES 2015 in January, Ford CEO Mark Fields announced “Ford Smart Mobility”—a plan to use innovation to take Ford to the next level in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, the customer experience and big data. Spatial, temporal … to make it truly valuable, we need to build it into the system. Natl Book Network, 2011.

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IEEE Forms Board Dedicated to Its Humanitarian Activities

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The board also will continue HAC’s work building a sustainable development community within and beyond IEEE by partnering with the. The virtual event connects IEEE members from around the world who are using or want to use their technical expertise to address sustainable development challenges. United Nations and other organizations.

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Pininfarina/Bolloré BLUECAR EV Shown at Geneva

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The prototype shown at Geneva is a forerunner of the vehicle which will go into production in Italy at Pininfarina starting from 2010 with the first units. Production on an industrial scale will take place between 2011 and 2017, with forecast output by 2015 being about 60,000, according to the partners. Earlier post.). The BLUECAR.

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TomTom extends coverage of real-time traffic products for congestion reduction

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The other countries currently covered are Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. Additional countries will become available before the end of 2011 and into 2012. Historical traffic information.

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ZAP Acquires 51% Stake in China’s Jonway Auto in Focus On China EV Market; Plans Acquisition of Other 49% in Second Phase

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According to the terms of the definitive agreements, ZAP has the right to acquire the remaining 49% of Jonway Auto at the same valuation by 30 March 2011 or at a then current valuation after that date. Jonway’s 3-door SUV has been CE approved in Italy by its European partner for the European market. Priscilla Lu, ZAP Board Chair.

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Daimler Investing 600M in Center of Excellence for Compact Vehicles; To Begin Limited Series Production of A-Class E-CELL EV in 2010

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The first vehicles of the successor generation to the current A- and B-Class will roll off the assembly lines in Rastatt from the end of 2011. To enable part deliveries and unloading directly at the production site, a direct train connection is planned for the hall. Earlier post.).

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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Francesco Topputo , an aerospace engineering professor at Milan Polytechnic, Italy, who has worked on satellite-based surveillance research, says that the fate of migrants detected by his system isn’t up to him: “I would say that it’s not the decision of the technicians, of the engineers…it’s our job to give the information to the authorities.

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