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Fifth DOT connected vehicle PlugFest in August

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The USDOT will hold its fifth Connected Vehicle PlugFest on 5-7 August 2014, in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Subsequent events have been in the Detroit area and Pal Alto, CA. PlugFest participants will be able to access this live data stream through a subscription to the SDC to test connections, data formats, and other use cases.

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Texas CNG, LNG motor fuel sales double FY 2014 estimate

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As of 31 July, fiscal 2014 tax revenue from sales of compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) motor fuel totaled $2,178,199, according to the Texas state Comptroller’s office. State forecasters projected fiscal 2014 natural gas motor fuel tax revenue of $992,000, equal to sales of 6.6 million gallon equivalents.

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Visteon presenting connected cockpit concept collaboration with Renault at CES; open architecture approach

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Visteon Corporation will present its new connected cockpit electronics solution developed in collaboration with Renault at the 2014 International CES next week in Las Vegas. The many connected car functions are demonstrated via a multi-modal human-machine interface of voice, touch and advanced displays.

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Ford CEO: Ford to focus on 5 key areas of innovation: mobility, autonomy, connectivity, customer experience and performance

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In a pre-Christmas media event, Ford president and CEO Mark Fields said while 2014 was a good year for the company, 2015 has the potential to be a “ breakthrough year ”. In moving forward on that, Fields said, Ford will focus on five key areas of innovation: mobility, autonomy, connectivity, customer experience and performance.

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Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center launches 5-year, $35M program on autonomous and connected vehicle technologies

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The new research effort, named CSRC Next, will focus on the challenges and opportunities of autonomous and connected vehicle technologies over the next decade. First announced in 2014, CSRC Next ( earlier post ) will direct $35 million through 2021 towards research designed to support a safe transition to the future of mobility.

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

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The OnStar Vehicle Insights Fleet Adapter, created by GM’s Global Innovation team, plugs into the OBD-II port of non-GM vehicles, as well as GM vehicles built without OnStar hardware and model year 2014 or older GM vehicles.

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Infiniti to introduce hybrid version of 2014 QX60 crossover; first application of new FF-Hybrid system

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liter supercharged engine and 15 kW electric motor connected to an advanced CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission). In his presentation at the SAE event, Thunes said that the new FF hybrid unit (CVT with Motor) can easily combine with variations of engines and various sizes of battery.

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