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BMW showcasing urban mobility connectivity applications at ITS World Congress

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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 Mobility Assistant is an initial step towards the reality of actual intermodal traffic use. Earlier post.)

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

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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

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The system automatically uploads and tags road conditions and incidents that matter (drivers don’t need to manually input data) and alerts fleet managers to accidents, near-misses or major driving performance issues. Nauto in-vehicle system block diagram from 2015 Nauto presentation. —Gill Pratt, CEO Toyota Research Institute.

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

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Such VII systems can act as probes, providing detailed traffic data—such as speed profiles and travel time—of any VII-monitored highway, which can be utilized by infrastructure agents, in addition to receiving data from other sources, to provide real-time trip information to these vehicles. It will also minimize the total cost of a trip.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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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

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EN-V is a two-seat electric vehicle designed to alleviate concerns surrounding traffic congestion, parking availability, air quality and affordability for tomorrow’s cities. It is an evolution from the platform of the Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility (P.U.M.A.) Earlier post.). The Xiao EN-V model. The Xiao EN-V model.

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GM, Segway to Make Vehicle - WSJ.com

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