Techs are the early adopters who want the latest and greatest in vehicle technology.
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And consumer interest in new and constantly improving in-vehicle technology, he points out, should also be a big assist.
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The new report estimates that increased spending on vehicle technology will create 350, 000-450, 000 net additional jobs if the 95g limit is imposed in Europe.
"We are introducing autonomous vehicle technology to improve people's lives by making driving safer, more enjoyable, and more efficient, " the company said.
Google also supports plug-in hybrid vehicle technology and is part of a consortium of tech companies that advocates energy-efficient computers and servers.
The report noted that, despite major advances in micro-air-vehicle technology, no-one had been able to match the aerodynamic performance and manoeuvring capability of insects.
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Vladimir Putin has personally helped market new Russian spiraling and maneuvering missile reentry vehicle technology as breakthroughs that will allow attackers to defeat American missile defenses.
That "greater good" is to give electric vehicle technology a chance to crack through its niche status, reducing the continued reliance on fossil fuels from unstable nations.
The markets were chosen for several reasons including current hybrid purchasing trends, the acceptance of electric vehicle technology by local governments and the potential to collaborate with utility companies.
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In August, the U.S. Department of Transportation launched the first real-world test of connected vehicle technology critical for self-driving cars to operate safely in and around Ann Arbor, Mich.
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The goal is to help the US catch up to foreign competition with regards to electric vehicle technology and to put a million "environmentally friendly" vehicles onto US roads by 2015.
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The combined effect of charging and improved vehicle technology, notably cleaner-burning diesel engines that are being used in more buses and taxis, has led to an overall reduction of 13% in nitrogen oxides and 12% in PM10 via vehicle tailpipe emissions in the charging zone.
Coupled with advances in vehicle sensor technology and driver assistance systems, such a system would enable safer roads.
Already ahead in ITS, Portland's 850 "smart buses" are equipped with Global Positioning System and Automated Vehicle Location technology.
Wireless electric-vehicle charging technology is to be tested in London.
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As my colleague Joann Muller wrote recently, Ford and other automakers are participating in a pilot program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation to test vehicle-to-vehicle communication technology.
"It's basically a dynamically balanced skateboard, " said Chris Borroni-Bird, GM's director of advanced technology vehicle concepts.
Last week I received a somewhat last-minute invitation by a company named Ener1 to attend a U.S.-China Advanced Technology Vehicle Summit in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The technology vehicle is slowed with the aid of AMG high-performance ceramic composite brakes, which boast extremely short stopping distances, a precise actuation point and outstanding fade resistance, even in extreme operating conditions.
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Microwave imaging is used plenty, however, and due to its flexibility and lack of moving parts, the sensor could be used to build better integrated, cheaper airport scanners and vehicle collision avoidance technology -- making you safer however you choose to travel.
This vehicle demonstrates what modern technology can do to provide a safer, more comfortable drive.
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And if human interaction is the vehicle for innovation, technology is the accelerator.
The development of maneuverability reentry vehicle (MaRVs) technology, capable of allowing ballistic missiles to destroy moving targets, will also contribute to expanding and overlapping the layers of the PLA anti-access strategy.
At the Hungarian Grand Prix in 2009, Lewis Hamilton achieved the first historic victory for a Formula 1 vehicle featuring KERS hybrid technology in the form of the Mercedes-Benz KER System.
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Insert, a subsidiary of Arrowhead Research, is developing the delivery vehicle to carry the RNAi technology of Calandro Pharmaceuticals, another Arrowhead company.
The innovative Sanya Skypump pairs UGE's cutting-edge vertical wind turbines with GE's electric vehicle (EV) charging technology to offer completely clean energy to power electric vehicles.
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Kempton, a wiry, 59-year-old renewable energy professor at the University of Delaware with round, wire-rimmed glasses, is the U.S.' foremost proponent of what's known as vehicle-to-grid technology.
Battery technology allows the vehicle to operate with zero emissions.
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Nowadays, behind Skunk Works' highly secure perimeter, engineers reportedly are working on the aviation wonders of tomorrow, including a lightweight cargo plane called the X-55A and a bizarre, blimp-like airship called the P-791 Hybrid Air Vehicle, which has special technology that allows it to take off and land just about anywhere.
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