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DOT issues discussion document on principles for a connected vehicle environment; safety as top priority

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The environment will limit the collection and retention of personally identifiable information to the minimum necessary to support stakeholder and operational needs. However, this stated principle does not preclude mandatory universally applicable taxes or fees to finance the system, according to DOT. Technical Functionality.

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Great Britain and the United States show the same pattern of recent changes in vehicle distance traveled

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Vehicle distance traveled per person in Great Britain is currently about one-half of the distance in the United States. I documented recent changes in distance traveled per person for cars and light trucks in the United States in a study published last month.). by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research. Because British and U.S.

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Further reduction in licensing of young drivers during the pandemic

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In 2011 , Brandon Schoettle and I documented the fact that, during the 25-year period from 1983 to 2008, there was a large reduction in the proportion of young persons with a driver’s license, and an increase in the licensing of older persons. Licensing of older persons—those 60 and older—increased.

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Comparing pandemic-related reductions in driving and flying in January

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This brief post compares published data for late January 2021 on the relative amount of driving on interstate highways and the number of persons passing through the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints at airports as a proxy for the amount of flying. 3 of 2021), compared with the same week of 2019 (week no.

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Ford, UMTRI launch student contest for vehicle-to-vehicle communications innovation

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Ford and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) are partnering on a competition for undergraduate students to develop innovative applications that enhance vehicle safety and sustainability by using vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications. The teams are not limited to personal cars or trucks.

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Ford OpenXC platform out of beta; open-source hardware and software platform

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The OpenXC website also provides schematics, documentation and code for open-source hardware modules, including the wireless solar-powered heads-up display developed by OpenXC co-founder Bug Labs. The hardware module is connected to a smartphone or tablet on which apps can be written to consume and use these data. Open-source innovation.

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Flying first class on a single domestic round trip can contribute more greenhouse gas emissions than a year of driving

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A documentation for the myclimate calculator includes other aspects of the method used.). Michael Sivak is the managing director of Sivak Applied Research and the former director of Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan. by adding an amount that corresponds to the direct portion of emissions. (A

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