Market researcher Nielsen reports that Google’s Android OS grabbed a greater share of recent smartphone sales than Apple’s iPhone did. Additionally, smartphones have now achieved a 25 percent share of the U.S. mobile phone market and are expected to surpass featurephones by the end of next year.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) will host a one-day public meeting to provide a final report on the Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety System (IVBSS) program. The meeting, open to members of the vehicle safety research community and other interested parties, will take place October 20 in Michigan.
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In an effort to battle China’s growing traffic, air pollution, and energy consumption challenges, Chinese researchers are contemplating giant “straddling buses” capable of carrying up to 1200 passengers at a once along motorways, and without reducing the road space available to cars.
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The U.S. will spend a total of $1.4 billion on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) deployments during 2010, according to a new report from IMS Research. While California and Florida lead the states in ITS investments, 26 other states significantly expanded the scope of their ITS deployments this year.
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Startups and new ventures around emerging “connected car” technologies take note: the ASME’s AutoVenture Forum wants you. The September 22 event, to be held in Michigan, will attempt to match around 20 startups with prospective investors in the automotive and financial sectors.
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