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DOT awards U-M-led hub $15M for connected and automated transportation

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Transportation has awarded a $15-million grant to renew the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT), based in Ann Arbor and led by the University of Michigan. Platooning connected and automated freight trucks to reduce traffic delays and wear and tear on roads.

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Expert panel report finds achieving 1M plug-in vehicles in US by 2015 would require concentrated action to overcome barriers

Green Car Congress

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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Feature: The Genesis Experience

Clean Fleet Report

As the luxury division of the Hyundai Group (Genesis, Hyundai and Kia) it has gone from two models in 2015 to eight in 2023. Connected Services The Genesis comprehensive telematics suite, Genesis Connected Services , is now being offered complimentary for all original owners or lessees of 2023 and newer model years.

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The EV Professor

Electric Auto Association

I knew a senator in the state legislature, Ken Haar, and in 2015 he agreed to sponsor a Tesla ride-and-drive at the capitol building,” he said. “I We’ve been part of everything we can be involved in with EVs,” Cox continued, explaining that he first connected with EVNEBRASKA events when he offered to put his Roadster in a chapter EV display.

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Pong Was Boring—And People Loved It

Cars That Think

In 2015, the Strong National Museum of Play , in Rochester, N.Y., Connected to the novelty factor is that. My University of South Carolina colleague James Risk grew up in Mooresville, Indiana, a small town southwest of Indianapolis. The Challenge. Pong is an inherently social game.

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With This Bionic Nose, COVID Survivors May Smell the Roses Again

Cars That Think

Add in Costanzo and Coelho’s other collaborators—including an electronic nose expert in England, several clinicians in Boston, and a businessman in Indiana—and you have a dream team who just might make it happen. Since 2015, Moorehead has put almost US $1 million into the research. Round Room. As the CEO of a.

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Tesla’s software fixes, the NHTSA’s status quo, and an impending need for updated recall terminologies

Teslarati

In comparison, a software-based fix, such as the disabling of FSD Beta’s “rolling stops” feature , only required affected vehicles to be connected to the internet. The car was connected to the internet, a software fix was implemented, and the issue was resolved.

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