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Mercedes-Benz wins landmark road monitoring program in the Netherlands; connected vehicle data

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The raw material for this is anonymized data from car-to-X or other systems from intelligent, connected Mercedes-Benz vehicles. For example, when ESP or ABS sensors detect low road friction, the anonymized data, including GPS information, is sent to the Mercedes-Benz Vehicle Cloud via the mobile communications network.

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LADOT partnering with GMV and ViriCiti for e-bus management and maintenance

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To meet the unique demands of these new zero-emission buses, LADOT is partnering with GMV Syncromatics and ViriCiti to develop a fleet management and maintenance system which will provide real-time dispatch and bus status information. All data transmitted pertains only to the vehicle, no passenger information is collected.

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Build a Radar Cat Detector

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So I wanted a way to find out if a shelter was occupied before I popped open its lid for maintenance. For information I needed only once every few months, that seemed a bit much. They have claws that have never seen a clipper. And they don’t like being surprised or feeling hemmed in. And that’s where radar comes in.

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Toyota and Amazon Web Services collaborate on Toyota’s Mobility Services

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Toyota’s MSPF leverages the reliability and scalability of AWS’ global infrastructure, as well as development expertise from AWS Professional Services, to meet the challenge of processing and analyzing data from operations within Toyota’s worldwide fleet of connected vehicles.

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Esri partners with Waze Connected Citizens Program to deliver open data-sharing options to governments

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Leading geographic information systems (GIS) company Esri is partnering with Waze, the free, crowdsourced traffic and navigation app, to make it easier for governments to begin building intelligent transportation systems in their communities. —Andrew Stauffer, manager of civic technology at Esri.

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How Connected & Automated Mobility Increases Road Safety & Boosts The Economy?

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Connected mobility has the potential to dramatically improve driving safety by helping drivers in making better decisions prevent collisions and improve road safety. Vehicles connected to each and a centralised database can identify and react to road hazards with the aid of sophisticated sensors, cameras, and communication technologies.

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Mercedes-Benz launches vehicle data analytics project with City of Boston to help improve uneven roads

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Participating MBUSA vehicles collect information on where they experience bumps in the road. The Surface Damages data product builds upon this technology and provides valuable data to cities to help monitor, analyze and improve infrastructure. However, the data quickly become outdated and ad-hoc changes are hard to monitor.

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