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DOT awards more than $45M to three Connected Vehicle Pilot sites for phase two

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The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarded three cooperative agreements collectively worth more than $45 million to initiate the design/build/test phase of the Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program. Selected in 2015, the Connected Vehicle Pilot sites include Wyoming, New York City, and Tampa.

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Cleveland City Planners Change Policies to Create 15-Minute City

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Cleveland, Ohio, has approved new zoning and transportation policies that are angling to transform it into the next “fifteen-minute city,” The City Planning Commission voted to move forward with changes to building codes in several pilot neighborhoods it wants to make more pedestrian friendly.

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MIT CSAIL, Cornell study finds rides-sharing theoretically could cut taxi traffic in NYC by 75%

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A new modeling study by a team from MIT CSAIL (Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory) and Cornell suggests that using ride-sharing from companies like Uber and Lyft theoretically could reduce the number of taxis on the road in New York City by 75% without significantly impacting travel time.

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GM planning to “own” the customer relationship beyond the vehicle; autonomous Volts, car sharing and fuel cells

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The convergence of rapidly improving technology and changing consumer preferences is creating an inflection point for the transportation industry not seen in decades. They also outlined alternative transportation initiatives GM is exploring. eBike Concept. Autonomous Vehicle Deployment. Car Sharing. Fuel Cell Propulsion.

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Virtual Reality Helps Students Improve Their Math Literacy

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One way teachers are trying to help students grasp difficult concepts is through virtual-reality technology. She also served in executive positions in Boston public schools , New York City public schools , and Success Academy charter schools, also in New York City.

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Former IEEE Chief Financial Officer Richard Schwartz Dies at 77

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Mancino Former manager of engineering reliability at RCA Life senior member, 93; died 24 September For most of his career, Mancino worked as an engineer at RCA , which was headquartered in New York City. While serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, he participated in an atomic bomb test in Nevada.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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One of the gurus of car sharing, Dr. Susan Shaheen of UC Berkeley, says we are in the age of shared mobility where new modes of alternative transportation services are making great changes. RelayRides changed its name to Turo in 2015 and has been described as an “Airbnb for real peoples’ cars.”

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