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Volvo Car Corp. demonstrates autonomous driving in traffic jams; traffic jam assistance system ready for production in 2014

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As another step toward autonomous driving systems, Volvo Car Corporation is demonstrating a new traffic jam assistance system. The new system, whereby the car automatically follows the vehicle in front in slow-moving queues up to 50 km/h (31 mph), will be ready for production in 2014. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Study finds hands-free just as distracting as handheld mobile phone use behind the wheel

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Dr. Shimul (Md Mazharul) Haque, from QUT’s School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment and Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety – Queensland (. ), presented the findings at a Driving Distraction Seminar held at QUT. The study is published in Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies.

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Toyota highlights coming advanced driving support system to launch mid-decade; new automated vehicle technology

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First unveiled last year in Japan, Toyota’s Automated Highway Driving Assist (AHDA) system is designed to team up with the driver behind the wheel to control the car safely. The system integrates three core technologies: Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (DRCC); Lane Trace Control (LTC); and Predictive & Interactive Human Machine Interface (HMI).

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Six automated truck platoons to compete in European Truck Platooning Challenge

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seconds, which at a speed of 80 km/h (50 mph) approximates to a distance of 10 metres (10.9 Highway Pilot Connect uses this for a constant exchange of information with other trucks and the environment. MAN uses a standard developed in the Car-2-Car Communication Consortium for automotive WLAN (ITS-G5). Click to enlarge.

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