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Commsignia connects bicycles to V2X ecosystem with Spoke

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Spoke is building on Commsignia’s more than a decade worth of experience in V2X to connect its users to the digital road safety ecosystem with proven technologies. With data from V2X, cities and fleet operators can gain valuable insights to improve road safety and traffic efficiency.

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Lightning eMotors launches of Lightning Insights real-time EV telematics and charger management software

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Lightning eMotors has launched Lightning Insights , a significant extension of its telematics system built for monitoring and managing Lightning fleet assets in real-time. Lightning Insights is available for both existing and new Lightning eMotors vehicles through a subscription-based model.

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Volvo Cars brings Hazard Light Alert and Slippery Road Alert to the US

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Volvo Cars is partnering with Waycare Technologies to enable data from Volvo’s Hazard Light Alert and Slippery Road Alert to be shared anonymously with transportation municipalities and the popular Waze navigation app. Connected safety data-sharing between Volvo cars is available throughout the US.

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Tokyo Tech team demonstrates visible-light photoelectrochemical water-splitting with cobalt-enhanced TiO2

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Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have demonstrated the first visible-light photoelectrochemical system for water splitting using TiO 2 enhanced with cobalt. This process is carried out in electrochemical cells that contain an anode and a cathode submerged in water, which are connected through an external circuit.

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Insight into benzene formation could help development of cleaner combustion engines

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That insight could also help the car industry make cleaner combustion engines. That swirling mass of matter would eventually give shape to the earliest forms of carbon—precursors to molecules some scientists say are connected to the synthesis of the earliest forms of life on Earth. Zhao et al. PAHs have a dark side, too.

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Volvo Cars’ connected safety technology can alert drivers of accidents ahead – ET Auto

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With our new Accident Ahead Alert, we introduce another pioneering connected safety feature in Volvo cars : for the first time, cars can alert drivers of accidents ahead directly using real-time data from a traffic management centre. As you calmly decelerate and come around the next curve, you see a crashed car in your lane.

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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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Additionally, stop-arm violations continue to be a danger to school children—when a driver speeds up or fails to stop when a school bus is flashing its red signal lights and extending its stop sign. This technology can help prevent accidents during student pickup and dropoff, which is when students are most at risk.

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