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Meet Mr. Internet: Vint Cerf

Cars That Think

arranged a visit to a Semi-Automatic Ground Environment computer center. He weathered years of business turmoil—mergers begun and abandoned, MCI’s acquisition by WorldCom, and finally a declaration of bankruptcy in 2003 and sale to Verizon in 2005. Testifying before Congress in his early days at DARPA, he wore a three-piece suit.

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Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

Green Car Congress

Connected vehicle mobility applications provide a connected, data-rich travel environment. GHz frequency band reserved using the Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments (WAVE) protocols defined in the IEEE 1609 standard and its subsidiary parts. Ford hosted Green Car Congress at the Forward with Ford event in June.).

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks. Cischke, Ford senior vice president for sustainability, environment and safety engineering. "By In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China.

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