Abstract Currently‚ all commercialized traffic information systems within the automotive telematics industry are centralized systems‚ either integrated within an In-Vehicle navigation system or as a stand alone system. With the proliferation of wireless communication technologies‚ Inter-vehicle communication could potentially be applied to solve ever-worsening transportation problems around the world. As a component of the Intelligent Transportation System and one of the concrete applications
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Alternatives to Gasoline in Vehicles One of the most pressing issues in today’s society both climatically and economically is the use of gasoline and fossil fuels in our vehicles. Ever since the creation of the automobile in the early 1900s gasoline has become a commodity that helps the global economy tremendously. However‚ after over one hundred years of the use the resource has come to be scarcer‚ and all of the greenhouse gases and pollution that were released have helped set in motion the
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Hybrid electric vehicles are one of the applications of hybrid technology in real modern life; in which it’s currently a high demand technology and is growing rapidly. Although hybrid vehicles weren’t the latest type of transportation technology to be discovered‚ since they appeared earlier than gasoline vehicles‚ because of the cost of research and technology they disappeared a prosperous century of gasoline vehicles began. Nowadays‚ when the world needs green transportation because of high fossil
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“Motor Vehicle Insurance” MOTOR VEHICLE (also known as auto insurance‚ GAP insurance‚ car insurance‚ or motor insurance) * is insurance purchased for cars‚ trucks‚ motorcycles‚ and other road vehicles. Its primary use is to provide financial protection against physical damage and/or bodily injury resulting from traffic collisions and against liability that could also arise therefrom. The specific terms of vehicle insurance vary with legal regulations in each region. To a lesser degree
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1 Special Issue on Unmanned Ground Vehicles FIGURES OMITTED Unmanned Systems Magazine Summer 1995‚ volume 13‚ number 3 UGV HISTORY 101: A Brief History of Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) Development Efforts Douglas W. Gage (gage@nosc.mil) "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" -- George Santayana INTRODUCTION The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief survey of a number of different threads of development that have brought the UGV field to its current state
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New Vehicle Technology challenges first responders N.V.T. seems to be the buzzword with extrication these days. Today’s vehicles are safer‚ smaller and more fuel-efficient. The recently imposed legislated improvements to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 214 and most recently 216‚ deal with side and roof strength and also the integrity of motor vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) is the governing body that imposes these standards backed by the American
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aspects of stolen property is vehicle theft. What sets this crime apart from other stolen property is what I call the “mobility doctrine”. Meaning‚ vehicles have the inherent ability to be easily relocated from one location to another (Karmen‚ 2015). This creates a special dynamic; because the location a vehicle is left in can have a significant impact on it susceptibility to being stolen (Karmen‚ 2015). Couple this dynamic and mobility doctrine with the fact that vehicles are not physically protected
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control motor vehicle safety. There are laws that are created at every level of government in the United States starting with the federal government all the way down to municipal or city regulations. A licensed driver must be aware of and abide by all of these different laws in order to ensure the safety of not just other drivers on the road but also bike riders and pedestrians that are walking along side of the roads. The federal government has enacted several motor vehicle laws and standards
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In any two vehicle collision‚ the smallest vehicle sustains the most damage. The occupants also have a higher injury and fatality risk. This means that the motorcyclist always loses in collisions with other types of vehicles. In addition‚ their two wheels make them less stable in poor road and weather conditions. Their lack of a protective cage‚ seat belts‚ and airbags mean that they rarely survive collisions unscathed. In short‚ it’s up to other vehicles on the road including commercial or owner
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Editor for The Sun newspaper‚ the unknown columnist‚ in his or her editorial‚ Yes Virginia‚ argues the importance and the reality of Santa Claus. The writers purpose is to prove to a eight year old girl that Santa Claus is real. The author adapts a jubilant and protective tone in order to argue to both children and adults that Santa is real. The first paragraph establishes the idea that Santa Claus is real though others may say that he isn’t. Their doubts are because their minds are too rigid
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