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Volvo Car Corp. demonstrates autonomous driving in traffic jams; traffic jam assistance system ready for production in 2014

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The new system, whereby the car automatically follows the vehicle in front in slow-moving queues up to 50 km/h (31 mph), will be ready for production in 2014. But the legal situation for this technology still remains unclear. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). We already have several driving assistance systems in the pipeline.

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Six automated truck platoons to compete in European Truck Platooning Challenge

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seconds, which at a speed of 80 km/h (50 mph) approximates to a distance of 10 metres (10.9 One novel aspect of the EcoTwin combination is the advanced Wifi-P connection, developed by NXP and specially designed for automotive applications. Daimler is participating in the challenge with Mercedes-Benz Actros Highway Pilot Connect trucks.

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