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Savari selected as major V2X technology provider for USDOT’s connected vehicle roll-out in Tampa

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The Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) and the partnering integrator company Brandmotion have selected Savari Inc. to equip the majority of vehicles with its V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) connected car technology for the USDOT connected vehicle roll-out in Tampa. Tampa (THEA) – CV Application.

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New fleet customers for XL Hybrid’s plug-in hybrid upfit for Ford F-150 pickups

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Three of the latest companies that intend to add XLP F-150s to their fleet include the City of Long Beach, Calif.; Southern California Edison (SCE); and Tampa Electric (TECO). XLP will provide a 50% improvement in miles driven per gallon for major fleets across the United States, as well as significant reductions in CO 2 emissions.

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Audi receives first autonomous driving permit issued by the State of California

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Audi will be the first company to receive a newly established autonomous driving permit issued by California. Regulations taking effect today include proof of insurance or surety bonds for manufacturers testing automated driving research cars, and permits for company-designated operators of those vehicles. In July, with Florida Gov.

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Report: JR Tokai and 11 partners to team on bid for high-speed rail system in Florida

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JR Tokai aims to win an order for a 130 km [81 miles] line connecting the cities of Tampa and Orlando. Florida will likely ask the prospective bidders to add US companies to their teams for such work as rail line construction, train operation and maintenance. The Nikkei reports that Central Japan Railway Co.(JR Toshiba Corp.;

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Audi to demonstrate automated driving technology in Florida

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Audi will be the first to test its automated driving technology on the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway in Tampa, Florida—which recently was designated as an automated driving and connected car test bed—using an Audi A7 equipped to handle piloted driving functions on freeway conditions up to 40 mph (64 km/h).

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Univ. of South Florida Researchers Link Subsurface Clouds of Degraded Oil to BP Well

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University of South Florida researchers say they have definitively connected clouds of degraded underwater oil found in the northern Gulf of Mexico to the Deepwater Horizon well (MC252) through Compound-Specific Isotope Analysis (CSIA). The BP oil samples were obtained after a meeting between company officials and US Rep. Kathy Castor.

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Vacation Rentals: How to Shrink Your Carbon Footprint

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The company said that more than 16,500 properties, a combination of hotels and rentals, have separate, third-party sustainability certification. The vacation home rental platform Vrbo does not have an eco-friendly search filter, citing the lack of industry consensus on what makes a rental more sustainable. “If

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