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Connected Vehicle Reference Implementation Architecture workshop

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These efforts to identify standards and develop guidelines are most effectively performed by developing a set of System Architecture Viewpoints that describe the: functional, physical and logical interfaces; enterprise relationships; and communications dependencies for each technology and application within the connected vehicle environment.

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Report: US extending connected vehicle pilot program in Ann Arbor

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The Detroit News reports that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is extending the major connected vehicle pilot project in Ann Arbor ( earlier post ) by another six months, but won’t change its timetable for deciding whether to move forward with the new technology.

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Hyundai showcases RM20e racing midship electric sports car, Prophecy concept EV at Auto China

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The RM nomenclature refers to the N prototype model’s “Racing Midship” rear-drive, midship powertrain configuration, a fundamental design differentiator that yields ideal handling balance and agility from a low polar-moment of inertia. of torque to variable road surfaces.

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DOT issues discussion document on principles for a connected vehicle environment; safety as top priority

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DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is expected to issue a rulemaking on Vehicle Communications in 2013. Transportation Safety is the DOT’s top stated priority for the connected vehicle environment. The principles, which are subject to change in the future as the program progresses, include: Safety.

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U. Minnesota team develops Lagrangian technique to identify NOx hotspots; opportunity for connected vehicles and big data

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Looking at the problem as one of fluid flow analysis, the Minnesota team said, such analyses can be viewed as Eulerian—they measure emissions of passing vehicles from a stationary frame of reference to give a sense of the emissions from traffic flowing by. The researchers used two MY 2013, 2010 EPA-compliant transit buses.

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DOT announces alpha release of Systems Engineering Tool for Intelligent Transportation

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The USDOT’s Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO) announced the alpha release of SET-IT (Systems Engineering Tool for Intelligent Transportation) software from the Connected Vehicle Reference Implementation Architecture (CVRIA) website. Microsoft (MS) Visio 2010 or 2013 (32-bit) is required to use this tool.

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OriginOil triples capacity of entry-level algae harvester

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It is designed to connect through wireless sensor networks to central management facilities, thus enabling commercial farmers to monitor and manage an entire array of harvesters at full scale, up to hundreds of acres. The algae passed through EWS is typically left largely unharmed. ”.

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