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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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As another step toward autonomous driving systems, Volvo Car Corporation is demonstrating a new traffic jam assistance system. —Peter Mertens, Senior Vice President Research and Development of Volvo Car Corporation. Autonomous driving has potential for improving road safety, traffic flow and fuel economy.

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CMU study finds that coal retirement is needed for EVs to reduce air pollution

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The study, which was funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Richard King Mellon Foundation, the Electric Power Research Institute, the Heinz Endowment, the National Science Foundation, and Toyota Motor Corporation, also examined a hypothetical case with increased wind power.

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