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EIA: US average gasoline prices before Memorial Day highest since 2014

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per gallon (gal), the highest gasoline price before Memorial Day since 2014, according to the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA’s) weekly Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update. The average retail price for regular gasoline in the United States on 24 May, the Monday before the Memorial Day weekend, was $3.02 gal higher than a year ago.

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Honda to showcase new connected car and automated driving technologies at 2014 ITS World Congress in Detroit; driver-to-driver “virtual tow”

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Honda will showcase several of its latest developments in intelligent transportation technology at the 2014 ITS World Congress in Detroit, 7-11 September. Autonomous driving Connected vehicles Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) V2X' Click to enlarge.

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Daimler and Baidu to enhance strategic cooperation in automated driving and vehicle connectivity

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With collaboration between German and Chinese companies accelerating in the areas of automated driving and intelligent connected vehicles, Daimler and Baidu recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance their Sino-German cooperation in these strategic fields. topics and tailor them to the Chinese market.

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1.0-liter EcoBoost powering 1 in 5 new Fords sold in 1H 2014 in Europe

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From January through June 2014, Ford sold approximately 120,000 1.0-liter For the first half of 2014, 1.0-liter The engines compact, low-inertia turbocharger spins at up to 248,000 rpm—more than 4,000 times per second and almost twice the maximum rpm of the turbochargers powering 2014 F1 race car engines. Fords 1.0-liter

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Delphi to showcase safety and connectivity technologies at CES

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Delphi Automotive PLC will showcase highly integrated active safety and connectivity technologies at the upcoming 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show. This is the new frontier in the automobile industry, and we’re uniquely positioned to lead the way. —Jeff Owens, chief technology officer, Delphi Automotive.

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AT&T and Autonet Mobile to team up on new connected car capabilities

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AT&T 4G LTE wireless connectivity will support Autonet integrated connected car services they provide to carmakers, the two companies said today. Autonet Mobile currently provides connected car services to Chrysler Fiat Automobiles, General Motors, Maserati, Subaru and other major auto brands.

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GM sees connectivity, autonomy and transport-as-service fundamentally changing automotive industry

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Three emerging and converging factors—connectivity, autonomy and transport-as-a-service—will fundamentally change the automotive industry over the next few decades, according to Mike Abelson, GM’s VP of Strategy and Global Portfolio Planning. million vehicles on the road with 4G LTE connectivity. The company now has 2.8

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