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

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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. Transportation Safety is the DOT’s top stated priority for the connected vehicle environment.

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Ford, UMTRI launch student contest for vehicle-to-vehicle communications innovation

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Ford and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) are partnering on a competition for undergraduate students to develop innovative applications that enhance vehicle safety and sustainability by using vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications. The competition is hosted by UMTRI.

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Ford OpenXC platform out of beta; open-source hardware and software platform

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Following on the launch of its first software developer program ( earlier post ), Ford is now turning its attention to the growing trend in hardware hacking by transforming vehicles into an experimental development environment. Connectivity is an increasingly important part of the total user experience while driving. User experience.

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Explore Pioneering Software at the Computer History Museum

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the museum chronicles the impact of computing and technological innovation through artifacts and through archived films, photographs, and documents. The programming language and environment was developed at Xerox Parc , in Palo Alto, Calif. Located in Mountain View, Calif., One is David C.

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Audi and MIT develop Road Frustration Index

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For Audi, the research helps validate how driver assistance and connectivity technologies can help ease the stress of daily driving. The same is happening inside our cars, which are increasingly filled with different kinds of connected sensors. —Filip Brabec, Director of Product Management, Audi of America.

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UC Riverside team developing nav system that uses signals of opportunity; support for autonomous vehicles

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A team of researchers at the University of California, Riverside has developed a highly reliable and accurate navigation system that exploits existing environmental signals such as cellular and Wi-Fi, rather than the Global Positioning System (GPS). —Zak Kassas.

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It Just Got Easier to Visit a Vanishing Glacier. Is That a Good Thing?

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For thousands of years, humans have raced to be the first to scale a peak, cross a frontier, or document a new species or landscape. Above all, we like it because it shows people the universe of the high mountains,” said Mr. Ravanello, who added that such an accessible glacial ski descent “is almost unique in the world.”