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BMW showcasing urban mobility connectivity applications at ITS World Congress

Green Car Congress

BMW ConnectedDrive is the BMW Group’s definition of Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS); the BMW stand at the Congress presents App- and vehicle-based routing functions, safety systems and solutions for mobility on two wheels. The objective is to ensure mobility over a range of different modes of transport. Mobility Assistant.

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GM publishes “Blue Paper” on sustainable urban mobility; integrating input from Sustainable Urban Mobility events in Shanghai

Green Car Congress

The Blue Paper—published in English and Chinese—addresses the growing challenges associated with rising urbanization and the greater demand for transportation with respect to energy, the environment, safety, traffic congestion and land use. With this vision, GM proposes specific objectives for future mobility.

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Autonomous vehicle tech company Nauto enters strategic relationships with 3 automakers, including BMW and Toyota, and Allianz

Green Car Congress

The Nauto system—an in-vehicle camera and sensor hardware, a smart network and a continuous learning cloud—allows any vehicle, human-driven or autonomous, to be retrofit with innovative safety and networking technology. Nauto can detect potential driver distraction inside the car, as well as safety issues outside the vehicle.

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Clemson Researchers to Study Increasing Efficiency of PHEVs Through Integration with IntelliDrive Technology

Green Car Congress

These electric vehicles would be integrated with a VII system that provides detailed traffic data as a person drives past points outfitted to collect data. IntelliDrive technologies and applications use wireless communications to provide connectivity: with and among vehicles; between vehicles and the roadway infrastructure; and.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

Responsible for designing the transportation system for the Citadel of Masdar. We are all stampeding towards an electric vehicle future. Dr. Heywood believes it will take a collection of actions: to get to a future state with 25% of today’s level would require six equal elements with a 20% improvement (0.8)

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GM Unveils EN-V Concepts for Future Urban Mobility

Green Car Congress

It is an evolution from the platform of the Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility (P.U.M.A.) The three EN-V models unveiled in Shanghai represent three different characteristics that emphasize the nature of future transportation: Jiao (Pride), Miao (Magic) and Xiao (Laugh). Earlier post.). The Xiao EN-V model.

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