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Mercedes-Benz wins landmark road monitoring program in the Netherlands; connected vehicle data

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Mercedes-Benz will work in close partnership with the Dutch authorities to provide valuable and easy-to-use insights that will help make cities and communities more livable, with, safer, more efficient and more sustainable mobility. Data protection has the highest priority. The basis for this is near-accident data.

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Interactive map will show real-time carbon monoxide levels in London

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Internet of Things (IoT) platform company Drayson Technologies is partnering with Inmarsat and courier company Gophr to capture real-time data on carbon monoxide pollution levels in London. The tag connects to the smartphone via Bluetooth and sends carbon monoxide levels to the CleanSpace app. Click to enlarge.

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London to host £150 Catapult center for smarter cities; chaired by Sir David King

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London will host a Future Cities Catapult center intended to help make cities become smarter and more forward thinking. The London Future Cities Catapult will look at ways in which services across areas such as health, transport, energy and public safety can be integrated, helping to boost the economy and benefit citizens.

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Ford makes GoDrive car-sharing available to public in London

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Ford Motor Company will begin making its London-based GoDrive car-sharing service available to the public. billion) by 2020, Ford is introducing GoDrive to target on-demand use and gain insight on emerging mobility trends and customers’ car-sharing habits. Dynamic Shuttle, New York and London. Earlier post.)

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Ford Smart Mobility shifts from research to implementation; company announces new programs, next areas of focus

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Ford Smart Mobility is the company’s plan to deliver the next level in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, the customer experience and big data; the initial stage was the creation of 25 mobility experiments across the globe. The clock speed on this stuff is incredible. That’s where Ford Smart Mobility comes in. —Mark Fields.

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Jaguar Land Rover launches new mobility services technology business InMotion

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InMotion seeks to develop new solutions accessible via smartphones or other connected devices. The insights from this will lead to a set of closed real-world experiments, testing multiple approaches to find the most effective.

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Vedanta secures 11-year INR 3,900 cr loan from PFC – ET Auto

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In August 2022, the London-headquartered mining giant acquired Athena Chhattisgarh Power Ltd for INR 565 crore to meet its captive power requirements. Athena’s plant, built close to Mahanadi river, is about 80 km from BALCO and about 180 km from Jharsuguda, and is connected by national highways and railway stations.

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