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OCTOBER 23, 2012

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. As another step toward autonomous driving systems, Volvo Car Corporation is demonstrating a new traffic jam assistance system. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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MARCH 25, 2016

seconds, which at a speed of 80 km/h (50 mph) approximates to a distance of 10 metres (10.9 One novel aspect of the EcoTwin combination is the advanced Wifi-P connection, developed by NXP and specially designed for automotive applications. Daimler is participating in the challenge with Mercedes-Benz Actros Highway Pilot Connect trucks.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 28, 2016

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. In real terms this equates to a delayed response distance of about 11m for a vehicle travelling at 40km/h [25 mph].

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Electroengine, the Swedish company that is working with Saab on the 9-3 ePower battery-electric vehicle ( earlier post ), recently unveiled a Volvo C70 converted with a battery-electric powertrain—the True Electric C70— at the Electric Car Seminar, Helsingborg, Sweden. The True Electric C70. Click to enlarge.

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