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Greenlots and Volvo Trucks partner on first installation of chargers for Volvo LIGHTS electrified trucking project

Green Car Congress

The open standards-based charging approach built into Greenlots' platform enables Volvo to future-proof its investments in the charging infrastructure. We’re excited to be part of the development of a battery-electric transport eco-system along with our Volvo LIGHTS project partners.

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5GAA hosts C-V2X connected vehicle demo in Berlin

Green Car Congress

The 5G Automotive Association ( 5GAA ) hosted an interoperability demo of cellular-data-enabled connected vehicle (C-V2X) applications in Berlin. 5GAA C-V2X use cases showcased at the Berlin event included: Traffic Management Solutions: Signal Phase and Timing (SPaT) and Red-Light Violation Warning (RLVW) to Vehicle.

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Why IoT Sensors Need Standards

Cars That Think

Sensors traditionally have been used for camera imaging, as well as communicating information about humidity, temperature, motion, speed, proximity, and other aspects of the environment. If the light detection and ranging remote-sensing system lidar fails in semiautonomous vehicles, they will be unable to function properly.

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DOT issues discussion document on principles for a connected vehicle environment; safety as top priority

Green Car Congress

Connected vehicles refer to the ability of vehicles of all types to communicate wirelessly with other vehicles (V2V) and roadway equipment (V2I), such as traffic signals, to support a range of safety, mobility and environmental applications. Vehicles include light, heavy and transit vehicles. Coverage/scale.

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Volkswagen and Siemens partnering on traffic light V2X tests using WLANp in Wolfsburg

Green Car Congress

In a joint project, the city of Wolfsburg, Volkswagen and Siemens are currently setting up a test section on a main road in Wolfsburg in which ten traffic signal systems will transmit the traffic light phases in the vicinity via the V2X technology WLANp (ITS-G5). Earlier post.). —Gunnar Koether.

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AVL, TÜV SÜD and NVIDIA working to standardize validation of autonomous vehicles using NVIDIA DRIVE Constellation simulation

Green Car Congress

AVL, TÜV SÜD and NVIDIA are working to develop a simulation test suite and standardized procedures for autonomous vehicle validation. They need to perform better than human drivers; they must gather robust experience in even the most infrequent adverse weather and light conditions, as well as countless traffic and road situations.

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Volkswagen Group brands to use WLANp for V2X communication as standard equipment on new models from 2019

Green Car Congress

From 2019 onwards, the Volkswagen Group brands will use the WLANp standard (IEEE 802.11p) for communications among vehicles and between vehicles and their environment (V2X). Networking among vehicles and between vehicles and their environment, irrespective of manufacturer, will be a key step in reducing road accidents.

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