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

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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. Announced in 2016 and funded with $15.76 In September 2022, the National Science Foundation awarded $5.1

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BMW Connected North America makes its world debut at Microsoft Build 2016; powered by Azure

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BMW Connected, a new personal mobility companion, made its world debut at Microsoft Build 2016, Microsoft’s developer conference, last week. The first version—called BMW Connected North America—is now available at the Apple App Store to BMW ConnectedDrive customers in the US for iOS devices.

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IEEE publishes new 1609.3-2016 WAVE standard supporting connected vehicle deployment

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2016 Standard for Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments (WAVE) -- Networking Services. As part of the IEEE 1609 family of standards, the IEEE 1609.3 2016 supersedes 1609.3-2010/Cor IEEE has published the 1609.3-2016 Lastly, they provide extensions to the physical channel access defined in IEEE 802.11

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Michelin Vision concept wheel/tire: airless, connected, rechargeable, organic

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The concept tire—which combines the functions of wheel and tire—is airless, connected, rechargeable, customizable and organic, is both a wheel and a tire. The VISION project was launched in autumn 2016 under the leadership of the Michelin Corporate Innovation Board (CIB). Vision integrates a large number of renewable part.

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ABI Research forecasts embedded OEM and aftermarket connected car systems to reach 189M by 2016

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ABI Research forecasts that the installed base of embedded OEM and aftermarket connected car systems is expected to grow from 41 million at the end of 2011 to 189 million by 2016. Despite all the hype about hybrid and smartphone-based telematics solutions, embedded connected car systems still have a bright future.

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BMW Connected integrates with Alexa in the UK and Germany; joins US

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The BMW Connected personal digital mobility assistant will be available via an Alexa skill on all Alexa-enabled devices when the service is available in the UK and Germany. The first version of BMW Connected, available in the US since March 2016 and in Europe since August, focuses primarily on journey management and remote services.

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Audi extends Traffic Light Information to Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco

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Audi first brought Traffic Light Information (TLI) to production vehicles in 2016, with just a handful of connected signals. Now, five years later, with partner Traffic Technology Services, Audi has surpassed 22,000 connected intersections operated by more than 60 agencies around the US.