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NTSB recommends nationwide ban on personal electronic devices while driving; also calls for modifications to the equipment and the completion of a NHTSA rulemaking on collision warning systems

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Following a Board meeting on a 2010 multi-vehicle highway accident in Gray Summit, Missouri, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) called for the first-ever nationwide ban on driver use of personal electronic devices (PEDs) while operating a motor vehicle. The accident resulted in 11 fatalities. Globally, there are 5.3

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Penn State and partners hosting Next Generation Biomass Conversion Short Course and facility tour

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Registration: Early bird registration for the event is $780 per person (up to October 22), after that the price rises to $960. Web-based attendance is available for persons that are not able to travel to the venue of the short course. Venue: Desmond Hotel and Great Valley Conference Center in Malvern. Register online at : [link].

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X Prize, Electrathon teams to compete in Green Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International

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Two of the vehicles are educational entries from Cornell University and West Philadelphia High School. The afternoon Electrathon races feature single-person, lightweight, aerodynamic, high-efficiency electric vehicles. The X Prize cars will be entered in one of two fuel economy rallies that will be run on the WGI’s 2.45-mile

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MIT study says combustion emissions cause ~200,000 premature deaths/year in US; vehicles and power generation top sources

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Barrett says that a person who dies from an air pollution-related cause typically dies about a decade earlier than he or she otherwise might have. Pollution from industrial activities was highest in the Midwest, roughly between Chicago and Detroit, as well as around Philadelphia, Atlanta and Los Angeles. —Caiazzo et al.

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LADOT wins $2M grant for DTLA “Code the Curb” pilot

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LADOT is a member of the Open Mobility Foundation (OMF) which includes the cities of Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, San Jose, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, and Miami-Dade County, and is committed to tackling common problems through shared technology.

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IEEE’s TryEngineering Summer Institute Provides Hands-On Experiences

Cars That Think

Three locations, one common goal This year, the TryEngineering Summer Institute was held at the University of Pennsylvania , in Philadelphia; Rice University , in Houston; and the University of San Diego. There were two sessions on each of the three campuses.

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Electric Cars: Yes We Will

Revenge of the Electric Car

Case in point: we opened the paper on our arrival to see a full 1/4 page photo of this message greeting Obama from the sides of the train tracks on his big journey from Philadelphia to DC: Electric Cars: Yes We Can ! " " Surely these citizens deserve a cup of fair trade java and low interest solar panels for their communities.