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U of Illinois study shows reduced speed limits save lives in busy cities with minimal impact on travel time

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A new study from University of Illinois shows that speed reductions in São Paulo, Brazil, significantly reduced fatal accidents and increased travel times only minimally. The city of São Paulo reduced speed limits on highways from 90 to 70 km/h in 2015. Traffic accidents are the leading cause of non-natural deaths worldwide.

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DOT awards U-M-led hub $15M for connected and automated transportation

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Headquartered in Ann Arbor, the center sits near the heart of the US auto industry and represents Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin, as well as Michigan. Original CCAT members include Purdue University, the University of Akron, the University of Illinois, Washtenaw Community College and Central State University in Ohio.

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BMW i Ventures invests in Natural Fiber Welding; plant-based leathers, yarns and foams

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NFW was founded in 2015 and is based in Peoria, Illinois. Using this fundraise, NFW will scale its production to full commercial capacity and capitalize on its existing momentum to bring its alternative material to the market.

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The Jeep Renegade Will Soon Leave the U.S. and Canada

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To be fair, the Renegade was launched in 2015, and sales peaked just a year later. The Jeep Cherokee departed earlier this year to make way for a new vehicle line at its Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois, which is expected to be a pickup truck. Jeep is killing the Renegade in the U.S.

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NSC: US motor vehicle fatalities up 9% in 1H 2016; trending toward deadliest driving year since 2007

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Preliminary estimates from the National Safety Council (NSC) indicate motor vehicle deaths were 9% higher through the first six months of 2016 than in 2015, and 18% higher than two years ago at the six month mark. Average gas prices for the first six months of this year were 16% lower than 2015 levels, helping to fuel a 3.3%

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REG expands logistics and storage at Danville biodiesel plant

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REG) announced that its Danville , Illinois operation now has more than 14 million gallons of tank capacity to store both biodiesel and feedstocks. Renewable Energy Group, Inc. REG Danville, LLC recently purchased the tank complex at the adjacent Bunge Milling, Inc. facility for approximately $1.5

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Remembering LED Pioneer Nick Holonyak

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Holonyak left GE in 1963 to become a professor of electrical and computer engineering and researcher at his alma mater, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Pioneering research at the University of Illinois. Holonyak left GE in 1963 and joined the University of Illinois as a professor of electrical and computer engineering.