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Battelle, COTA demonstrating connected vehicle applications on buses

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Engineers from Battelle Memorial Institute, working with the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) as part of the United States Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Connected Vehicle research program, have developed and are demonstrating a forward-collision-avoidance system for buses. The required on-board equipment includes 5.9

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DOE, GM, Mathworks launch EcoCAR Electric Vehicle Challenge; 15 universities selected

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GM will provide student teams across 15 academic institutions with a Cadillac LYRIQ, the brand’s first all-electric vehicle, to develop and to demonstrate technology that utilizes automation and vehicle-to-everything connectivity. Ohio State University (Columbus, OH) / Wilberforce University (Wilberforce, OH).

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ARPA-E awards $32M to 10 new projects to improve connected and automated vehicle efficiency

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The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced up to $32 million in funding for 10 innovative projects as part of the Next-Generation Energy Technologies for Connected and Autonomous On-Road Vehicles (NEXTCAR) program. Earlier post.) NEXTCAR Awards. Organization. Description. General Motors. 2,801,390.

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Ford reorganizing mobility solutions efforts; acquires Autonomic, TransLoc to boost mobility group

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Ford’s acquisition of Autonomic will accelerate the automaker’s mission to establish the Transportation Mobility Cloud platform and support its plans to scale up other key mobility initiatives, including the drive toward full connectivity, Chariot and non-emergency medical transportation. will hobble its performance again this year.

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7 finalists announced for USDOT Smart City Challenge; Amazon Web Services new partner

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The USDOT has pledged up to $40 million (funding subject to future appropriations) to one city to help it define what it means to be a “Smart City “and become the country’s first city to fully integrate innovative technologies—self-driving cars, connected vehicles, and smart sensors—into their transportation network.

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Honda establishing new R&D Innovation Lab Tokyo with focus on intelligent technologies

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In 2003, Honda R&D established Honda Research Institute (HRI) for the purpose of evolving its intelligent technology research which explores new fields beyond mechanical engineering, including the fields of brain research and visual/aural recognition.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Bristol, TN Columbus, GA. Electric Transportation Engineering Corp. Develop and deploy up to 100 electric vehicles, such as “Ampere” (Ford Transit Connect EV), “Faraday” (Ford F150 EV conversions), Step Vans, and “Newton” medium-duty trucks. Primary lithium chemistries include nickel-cobalt-metal and iron phosphate. Technology.