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Driving Dystopia: Automakers Are Selling Your Driving Data to Insurance Companies

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While this is something many drivers had already been made aware of since the implementation of connected vehicles, the outlet claims that the amount of data has ramped up to a staggering degree. According to the report, the trip details had been provided by General Motors — the manufacturer of the Chevy Bolt.

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NHTSA awards Virginia Tech Transportation Institute $1M for V2V framework project

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The Virginia Tech institute has been building connected-vehicle technology since 2001. We’re trying to get ahead of the game to ensure design before connectivity proliferates the entire driving experience. Several federally funded connected-vehicle research test beds are operating throughout the United States.

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Thomson Reuters analysis finds automotive new propulsion technology patent activities surge 6-fold in 5 years

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Automotive patent filings reduced to one document per DWPI family charted by category and the publication year of the earliest family member. In contrast, the United States’ one representative in the top 10 assignees, General Motors, is seventh on the list, with short of 3,000 patents. Click to enlarge.

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Ford, GM rolling out third-party developer programs for in-vehicle apps

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Reflecting the rapid evolution of the automobile as an application development platform, both Ford and GM announced programs to support third-party development of in-vehicle applications at CES in Las Vegas. Ford Developer Program. Sina is an online media company serving China and the global Chinese communities.

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SAE Hybrid Standards Committee: Works In Progress For 2009

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During the SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit, Gary Kissel of General Motors presented an update of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicle standards being revised or developed by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Hybrid Standards Committee. The standard, which is based on a similar document developed by the US.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. Newsweek ).

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