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SwRI-led team achieves 20% improvement in vehicle fuel efficiency with connectivity, automation; ARPA-E NEXTCAR

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A team led by Southwest Research Institute has applied connectivity and automation to achieve a 20% improvement in efficiency on a 2017 Toyota Prius Prime. Vehicle connectivity and automation are already being used to effectively improve vehicle safety and driver convenience. Earlier post.).

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ORNL researchers use stop-light cameras to reduce fuel consumption of less-efficient vehicles via traffic management

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Approximately 6 billion gallons of fuel are wasted in the US each year as vehicles wait at stop lights or sit in dense traffic with engines idling, according to US Department of Energy estimates. In a real GRIDSMART system, they just send vehicle data to a controller, and it says, ‘I’ve got cars waiting, so it’s time to change the light.’

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Google focusing autonomous driving development on mastering city street driving; patents piling up

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Over the past year, Google has shifted the focus of its autonomous vehicle project onto mastering city street driving, according to Chris Urmson, Director, Google Self-Driving Car Project. Google says that its autonomous vehicles have logged nearly 700,000 autonomous miles (1.13 —Chris Urmson. Title and description.

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Delphi introducing new plug-and-play cloud-based connectivity service for drivers; key fob functions and alerts

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Delphi is releasing a new cloud-based automotive connectivity service for consumers. At the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the company will be demonstrating Vehicle Diagnostics by Delphi, a device that provides a car-to-cloud/cloud-to-car connectivity service. and later and Apple iOS 5.0 Battery voltage.

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Hyundai to debuts a number of new automotive connectivity and assistance technologies at CES, including Siri and Eyes Free mode

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Hyundai will debut a number of new vehicle technologies for connectivity and driver assistance at the the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), 8-11 January in Las Vegas. and Wi-Fi/3G connectivity options with user-centric interface design. Earlier post.).

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NHTSA awards Virginia Tech Transportation Institute $1M for V2V framework project

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The Virginia Tech institute has been building connected-vehicle technology since 2001. NHTSA announced its intention to pursue a mandate of this technology in light vehicles in an effort to improve highway safety, prevent crashes, and help alleviate congestion, among other potential benefits.

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How the Huawei Fight is Changing the Face of 5G

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What's at stake is control of international 5G networks, which are expected to transform global communications. Huawei has long been regarded as a rogue player in the international telecoms market with deep ties to the Chinese Communist Party. That's a problem for all governments connected to the network. "If

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