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Dartmouth professor calls for unlocking geospatial data gathered by autonomous vehicles

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At the heart of autonomous navigation is the production of new cartographies that allow automated vehicles to be deployed through physical spaces—and, in the process, influence economic processes as well as the organization of urban systems and transportation infrastructure. Autonomous cars rely on computerized systems to run.

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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

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Ford Escape sales totaled 20,241, a July record and up 94% versus a year ago, and Mercury Mariner sales were up 71%. The 2009 model Escape Hybrid and Mariner Hybrid are the most fuel-efficient utility vehicles in America. On 27 July, Chrysler restarted production at 9 of its 11 manufacturing facilities.

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Mercedes-Benz presents B-Class F-CELL fuel cell vehicle at LA Auto Show; delivery to US leasing customers by end of 2010

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Mercedes-Benz presented the new B-Class F-CELL, its first (limited) series production fuel-cell powered electric vehicle available in the US ( earlier post ), at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The tanks are hermetically sealed, preventing the escape of hydrogen into the atmosphere, even if the vehicle is left to stand for long periods.

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