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Ford Nabs NA Car and Truck of Year Awards for Fusion Hybrid and Transit Connect

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Ford swept the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards today at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), winning with the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid and the 2010 Ford Transit Connect, respectively. Tags: Brief. It is the third time in 17 years that one manufacturer has won both awards.

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BMW showcasing urban mobility connectivity applications at ITS World Congress

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BMW ConnectedDrive is the BMW Group’s definition of Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS); the BMW stand at the Congress presents App- and vehicle-based routing functions, safety systems and solutions for mobility on two wheels. This premium car sharing with BMW and MINI automobiles is independent of car-hire stations. Earlier post.)

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Navigating the Cost Gap on Tesla and Other EVs for Collision Repairs

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Electric Car High Repair Costs Surprise Some Owners It’s well known that today it costs more to repair an electric vehicle than a gas-powered car or truck. [Ed. New materials present challenges EVs are more technology-heavy than gas-powered cars. Note: Hertz’ experience reinforced what many individuals have found.]

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Ford Decides Against Dumping AM Radio

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On Wednesday, a bipartisan group of federal lawmakers introduced a bill that requested the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require AM in new vehicles. The company also took it out of the 2024 gasoline-powered Mustang, but will add it back in before any of the muscle cars are delivered, Hall said.

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Ko-Fas project finds cooperative transponders and cooperative perception technology could bring significant road safety benefits

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The results showed that use of cooperative transponder technologies in combination with cooperative perception technologies could bring important benefits for road safety. The aim of this project was to improve road safety significantly, with an attendant reduction in the number of road traffic accidents and fatalities.

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TU München team develops new technique for accurate distance measurement by advanced driver assistance systems using cooperative transponders

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As part of the “cooperative transponder” research project Ko-TAG ( earlier post ), researchers at the Technische Universität München (TUM) developed a new approach to distance measurement to enable advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) in cars to pinpoint the location of pedestrians and cyclists even in non-line-of-sight situations—i.e.,

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Autonomous vehicle tech company Nauto enters strategic relationships with 3 automakers, including BMW and Toyota, and Allianz

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The Nauto system—an in-vehicle camera and sensor hardware, a smart network and a continuous learning cloud—allows any vehicle, human-driven or autonomous, to be retrofit with innovative safety and networking technology. Nauto can detect potential driver distraction inside the car, as well as safety issues outside the vehicle.

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