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U-M teams with Argonne, Idaho national labs to study potential energy savings of connected vehicles

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The University of Michigan is working with two US Department of Energy national laboratories to study whether connected and automated vehicles could help people drive more efficiently. He called it an “incubator award” to help DOE learn more about connected and automated vehicles, which are a growing focus for the agency.

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LCA study finds connected and automated vehicle subsystems could enable net reduction in vehicle energy use and GHGs by up to 9%

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Researchers at the University of Michigan and Ford Motor Company have found that using a Level 4 connected and automated vehicle (CAV) subsystem could increase vehicle primary energy use and GHG emissions by 3–20% due to increases in power consumption, weight, drag, and data transmission. Credit: ACS, Gawron et al. Click to enlarge.

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Does e-commerce affect the amount of travel in the United States?

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ATUS is an annual time-diary study by the U.S. Of interest in this study were the following three variables from ATUS related to “purchasing goods and services.”. Average time spent traveling per day for all persons in connection with purchasing goods and services. Bureau of Labor Statistics. purchasing gasoline).

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Toyota CSRC launches new research tracks on autonomous & connected vehicle technologies; 11 projects with 8 institutions

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Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center (CSRC) announced a sweeping set of new research programs studying the opportunities and addressing the challenges of emerging vehicle technologies. Autonomous and connected vehicle technologies are only just beginning to transform the transportation landscape.

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Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center launches 5-year, $35M program on autonomous and connected vehicle technologies

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The new research effort, named CSRC Next, will focus on the challenges and opportunities of autonomous and connected vehicle technologies over the next decade. CSRC is working with the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) and Toyota Connected (TC). One of the key beneficiaries of CSRC research has been emergency medicine.

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Study: strong interactions with voice-guided vehicles result in more crashes

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A recent study by researchers at Michigan State University, Eindhoven University of Technology, and Stanford University found that giving a car a more personal voice led to more car accidents. The findings showed that participants who felt a strong social connection with the virtual driving instructor (i.e.,

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How men and women differ in their travel patterns

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It is an annual time-diary study by the U.S. The analysis used the following two variables from ATUS: Average percentage of persons traveling (using any travel mode) per day by activity. Average hours spent traveling per day by activity for persons who traveled in connection with the activity. Personal care.

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