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Audi of America expands Traffic Light Information to include Green Light Optimized Speed Advisory (GLOSA)

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Audi of America announced an expansion of Traffic Light Information to include Green Light Optimized Speed Advisory (GLOSA), another industry first in vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) technologies from the brand. Enabled metro areas include: Dallas, Denver, Gainesville, Fla.; Phoenix, Portland, Ore.; San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Support mobility technologies such as connected and automated vehicles, as well as innovations in transit. Optimization and Evaluation of Energy Savings for Connected and Autonomous Off-Road Vehicles. Improving Freight Efficiency via a Learning-Based Optimal Freight Management System using Connectivity and Automation.

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Volvo teams with Starbucks to install EV charging network at U.S. locations

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The charging stations, powered by ChargePoint, will be installed at up to 15 stores along a 1,350-miles corridor from Seattle to Denver. Imagine a future where Starbucks helps our customers to connect—-more sustainably.”. Working with Starbucks we can do that by giving them enjoyable places to relax while their cars recharge.”.

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Commercial Space Stations Approach Launch Phase

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Add to that autonomy and redundancy that so many mission-critical functions will demand, as well as high bandwidth communications required to return data and allow streaming and connectivity for visitors. Such initiatives could face politically-constructed hurdles, however.

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Electrify America to install 2,800 charging stations at workplaces and multi-unit dwellings across US

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Joining Electrify America in this initiative are SemaConnect, EV Connect and Greenlots. Employees with chargers at their workplace are six times more likely to drive a plug-in electric vehicle than the average worker, and chargers located at the workplace can potentially double an electric vehicle owner’s daily driving range.

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GreenMan Subsidiary to test CNG/Diesel dual fuel upgrade on refuse transfer truck

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has signed an EPA Test Vehicle Agreement with Waste Connections of Colorado, Inc. The initial vehicle to be tested for Waste Connections of Colorado, Inc. will be a 2007 11.5L / 405 hp Mack refuse truck operating in the Denver metropolitan area. Waste Connections of Colorado, Inc. Waste Connections of Colorado, Inc.

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A Serial Entrepreneur Shares Lessons Learned on His Road to Success

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His most recent venture, Insent , was a business-to-business chat platform based in Denver; it was acquired last year by software and data company ZoomInfo of Vancouver, Wash. The company, based in Cochin, aimed to help businesses and other organizations connect with customers. “I I was 23 years old.

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