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DOE, General Motors and MathWorks launch EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

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The US Department of Energy (DOE), General Motors and MathWorks launched the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge, the latest DOE-sponsored Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition ( AVTC ), revealed the 12 competing universities and named the Chevrolet Blazer as the vehicle platform selected for the competition.

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General Motors Kicks Off National Electric Vehicle Training Tour For First Responders

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Using a pre-production example of the Chevrolet Volt as a teaching tool, General Motors launched a nationwide electric vehicle training tour and outreach project for emergency personnel this week at the 2010 Fire-Rescue International Conference in Chicago. A Chicago Fire Department firefighter using a hydraulic. Click to enlarge.

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GM invests $300M in Momenta to deliver next-generation self-driving technologies in China

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General Motors will invest $300 million in China-based Momenta to accelerate the development of next-generation self-driving technologies for future GM vehicles in China. —Julian Blissett, executive vice president of General Motors and president of GM China.

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GM demonstrating embedded and smartphone implementations of V2X communications at ITS World Congress

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General Motors is demonstrating a set of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V, or vehicle-to-car V2C) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications (collectively, V2X) systems this week at the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) World Congress in Orlando. In the US, DSRC refers generically to communications on a dedicated 5.9

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Automotive industry develops new guidance for measuring recycled content of automotive products

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—Reeshemah Howard, Sustainability Mission Leader, General Motors. Striving to eliminate waste and optimize use of sustainable materials in automotive operations and products is a key priority for our member companies. —Lecedra Welch, Program Manager, Environmental Sustainability, AIAG.

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GM expands access of OnStar Vehicle Insights telematics solution to non-GM vehicles

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Since the introduction of General Motors’ fleet telematics solution, OnStar Vehicle Insights, fleet managers have received nearly 3.5 Daily Trip Summaries: Allow drivers to maintain and reference trip history in an organized manner. OnStar Vehicle Insights can now be used with most non-GM vehicles via a plug-in adapter.

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GM and partners demonstrate cross-brand V2X application layer interoperability in China

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In addition, it generated important reference data to bolster China’s further research on intelligent and connected vehicles (ICVs) and pave the way for their future deployment.

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