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Toyota expands Collaborative Safety Research Center with $35M; focus on transition to automated vehicle and connected vehicle technologies

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CSRC will concentrate on supporting a safe transition to the future of mobility, particularly through emerging automated- and connected-vehicle technologies. The CSRC was formed in January 2011 with three charter members; the first phase of research will conclude in 2016.

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Study finds hands-free just as distracting as handheld mobile phone use behind the wheel

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Shimul (Md Mazharul) Haque, from QUT’s School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment and Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety – Queensland (. ), presented the findings at a Driving Distraction Seminar held at QUT. The study is published in Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies. 360-380 doi: 10.1016/j.trc.2016.10.006.

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Ford Exec Cites US Energy Policies As Critical Factor in Shaping Future Vehicle Fleet, Calls for Cap-and-Trade Program

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Cischke was speaking at the Center of Automotive Research’s Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City last week. mpg in 2016. The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) calculates that meeting the proposed Federal policy will require a 5.7% annual increase in average fuel economy through 2016.

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