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Vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2X) communications technologies can aid advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) by helping “extend a vehicle’s field of vision,” according to Benjamin Oberkersch, PR officer for Daimler AG and simTD, the firm’s V2X field test project.
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[Update] — Keynote videos from the September 2011 LinuxCon Europe conference are now available for on-demand viewing. Keynote presenters and participants included such Linux luminaries as Linus Torvalds, Alan Cox, Thomas Gleixner, Dirk Hohndel, Nils Brauckman, Tim Burk, Jon Corbet, and more.
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U.K.-based Telematics Update is introducing a new conference devoted to transportation applications involving vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications.
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A quiet walk by the home of Steve and Laurene Powell Jobs this morning presented the opportunity to share in the outpouring of love, respect, and admiration for one of the greatest technology innovators of our time. Below are some photos that provide a sense of the ongoing spontaneous tribute to Steve from the Palo Alto community and beyond.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently held a free public meeting to review status and future plans associated with the agency’s IntelliDrive multimodal transportation research initiative. The event focused in particular on applications involving real-time data capture and management and dynamic mobility.
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Europe’s “biggest and most relevant event” targeting the automotive, mobile, and wireless telematics industry will be held in Munich this Fall. Telematics Munich 2010, to be held Nov. 3-4, is expected to draw more than 400 telematics “leaders and decision makers,” say event organizers.
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A regional conference for experts and stakeholders in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), traffic engineering and operations, and transportation planning will be held this December in Florida. “Transpo2010″ will feature technical presentations, discussion, training, tours of nearby ITS facilities, and a technology expo, among other ITS-oriented activities.
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Presentation videos from the annual Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Europe Forum, held June 15 in Brussels, are now available for public online access. This year’s event had the theme, “Bringing Intelligence into Mobility — Deployment Challenges.” and was sponsored by ERTICO – ITS Europe, a public/private ITS stakeholder partnership.
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An in-progress online survey by a researcher at the Technical University of Dresden is attempting to assess the potential of Optical Wireless Communications (OWC) technology in various markets, including vehicular applications. Interested participants are encouraged to vote, and in return will receive a copy of the survey’s results.
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The second annual IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference today launched its conference website and issued a call for papers. Scheduled for Dec. 13-15, 2010 in New Jersey, IEEE VNC 2010 will cover a wide range of networking topics, including V2V, V2I, and VANET communications, as well as the overall impact of connected vehicles on transportation efficiency and safety.
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