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Blue Bird, Fulton Co. Schools join Audi, Applied Information on connected vehicle deployment to boost school bus and school zone safety

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The Fulton County School System, located in the Greater Atlanta Metropolitan Area, has also joined the deployment, lending its expertise in school transportation and infrastructure. Blue Bird Corp., to deploy cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology aimed at helping reduce vehicle hazards that school children face every year.

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Sprint using IBM MessageSight in connected vehicle platform

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Sprint is the first mobile carrier to use IBM MessageSight, a full-featured messaging appliance specifically designed for machine to machine (M2M) and mobile environments, to deliver a more personalized, responsive connected car experience. The connected car is part of the M2M space being targeted by mobile carriers such as Sprint.

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ABB brings TOSA e-bus and flash charging to Davos; first use in Alpine region

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For this year’s annual World Economic Forum (23-26 January 2018), the city of Davos and ABB have teamed up in a long-term partnership to provide e-infrastructure for public and private transportation. Davos residents and WEF guests can experience the pioneering TOSA bus ( earlier post ) for themselves. Bottom: Close-up.

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Bus stand to be leased for commercial ventures – ET Auto

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KSRTC looks to lease out the under performing Basaveshwara bus terminus in Peenya , presenting opportunities for private development and revenue generation amidst financial challenges The Basaveshwara bus terminus in Peenya has proven to be a financial burden for the cash-strapped Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC).

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Chinese EV company Xpeng Motors raises US$400M in Series C; Xiaomi strategic investor

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Xiaomi Corporation and Xpeng Motors have achieved significant progress through in-depth collaboration in developing technologies connecting smart phones and smart cars. Xiaomi’s experience and insight in consumer behavior, technology knowhow and market trends can add tremendous value to what Xpeng Motors is set to achieve.

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GSRTC puts to service 5 SWITCH EiV 22 double Decker buses in GIFT City – ET Auto

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As part of GSRTC’s commitment to enhancing public transportation in Gujarat, five Switch EiV 22 buses have been procured. These buses will become iconic attractions on the Gandhinagar-Ahmedabad route, connecting cities not only with efficiency but also with a panoramic, comfortable, and truly electrifying experience for passengers.

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New solid polymer electrolyte outperforms Nafion; novel polymer folding

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As reported in a paper in Nature Materials , the layered sulfonated polyethylene-based structure offers an innovative and versatile design paradigm for functional polymer membranes, opening doors to efficient and selective transport of other ions and small molecules on appropriate selection of functional groups. —Trigg et al.

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