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Gainesville and Connected Signals delivering real-time traffic signal data to reduce red-light crashes and improve fuel efficiency

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In April 2017, the City of Gainesville, Florida began work on a pilot project with Connected Signals , Inc., a provider of real-time, predictive traffic signal information, as part of the University of Florida Transportation Institute’s I-STREET testbed. This can be an issue when trying to determine which light a user is approaching.

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Volvo Cars providing 1,000 test vehicles for Scandinavian cloud-based project for sharing road surface information

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The Road Surface Information (RSI) system combines the latest generation of climate models, advanced analysis of vehicle data and a detailed statistical analysis of road sections. In light of that, we’ve developed a slippery-road alert, which notifies drivers about icy patches and contributes to making winter road maintenance more efficient.

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Geographers provide new insight into commuter megaregions of the US

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Geographers from Dartmouth College and the University of Sheffield have provided new insight into the economic geography of commuter megaregions in the US by using an empirical approach that combines visual interpretation with statistical analysis. A commuter flow-based regionalization of the United States. . …

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UC Riverside team characterizes impact on PM of fuels with varying aromatics and octane rating; benefit of increased ethanol fraction

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Researchers at the University of California-Riverside have characterized the effect of decreased aromatic content fuels combusted in advanced vehicle technologies on emissions of particulate matter (PM). Future studies are needed to elucidate the mechanism connecting vehicles speed/load and the amount of water-insoluble particle emissions.

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Quantum Randomness Now Boosts Everyday Security

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As a result, most encryption today relies on pseudo-random number generators, which use algorithms to produce numbers with statistical properties close to random. One of the most popular way of harnessing this quantum randomness is to fire light at a beam splitter. Quantum processes on the other hand are inherently probabilistic.

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euroFOT study demonstrates how driver assistance systems can increase safety and fuel efficiency

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If it then approaches too close to another vehicle, then the driver is alerted via sound and light signals. A warning light then indicates that another vehicle is in that position. In addition to warning signals and active interventions, CSW may also assist the user during night driving by means of adaptive front lighting (AFL).

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Professor Robert Cervero, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of California-Berkeley. Professor Sebastian Thrun, Stanford University. The upper level will be for pedestrians and light weight vehicles like bicycles, Segways and electric bicycles. Winner of the 2004 Dale Prize for Excellence in Urban Planning.

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