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Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center launches 5-year, $35M program on autonomous and connected vehicle technologies

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The new research effort, named CSRC Next, will focus on the challenges and opportunities of autonomous and connected vehicle technologies over the next decade. CSRC is working with the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) and Toyota Connected (TC).

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IBM and NXP report first results of connected vehicle pilot in Dutch city of Eindhoven

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The trial demonstrated how the connected car automatically shares braking, acceleration and location data that can be analyzed by the central traffic authority to identify and resolve road network issues. In 2011, approximately 30,000 people were killed in the European Union as a consequence of collisions in traffic.

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Volkswagen to unveil new third-generation Touareg in Beijing

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Its connectivity makes it a driving internet node. Highlights include wins in the Dakar Rally events in the years 2009-2011. Highlights include wins in the Dakar Rally events in the years 2009-2011. Volkwagen initially launched the Touareg in 2002; since then, it has sold around one million units worldwide.

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Audi working with Sierra Wireless for LTE-based connected vehicle system

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Audi is using Sierra Wireless AirPrime embedded wireless modules to help develop and test an LTE-connected infotainment system. ( Drive tests were started in late 2011 and are ongoing. LTE = Long Term Evolution for higher speed wireless communication.)

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ANSI releases for public comment draft roadmap of standards and codes for EVs at scale

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Working groups have been developing the draft roadmap since a kickoff event held in June 2022. Building on ANSI EVSP roadmaps developed in the 2011-14 timeframe, the draft document seeks to describe the current and desired future standardization landscape that will support and facilitate EVs at scale.

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A Peek at Intel’s Future Foundry Tech

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In an exclusive interview ahead of an invite-only event today in San Jose, Intel outlined new chip technologies it will offer its foundry customers by sharing a glimpse into its future data-center processors. The San Jose event, IFS Direct Connect, is meant as a sort of coming-out party for the new business model.

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BMW showcasing urban mobility connectivity applications at ITS World Congress

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traffic management data such as information about temporary disruptions (roadworks) or events and strategic diversion recommendation accessible to navigation systems and to take this into account in route planning. With strategic routing, the BMW Group is working together with cities to make.

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