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NewsDecember 5, 2011

MIT Research Predicts Which Cars Likeliest to Run Red Lights

CAMBRIDGE, MA - In order to reduce the number of accidents at intersections, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have devised an algorithm that predicts when an oncoming car is likely to run a red light.

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NewsNovember 28, 2011

Hillsborough County Transit Agency to Add CNG Station

TAMPA, FL – The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) in Tampa, Fla., said it has won a $2.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to add a new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station at HART’s maintenance facility.

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NewsNovember 17, 2011

DOT & EPA Officially Release 2017 - 2025 Proposed Fuel Economy Standards

WASHINGTON - Public hearings on the new fuel-economy standards will take place in January in Detroit, in Philadelphia, and in San Francisco to allow further public input.

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NewsNovember 17, 2011

Obama Administration Publishes Proposed Fuel Economy Standards

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) on Nov. 16 formally unveiled their joint proposal to set stronger fuel economy and greenhouse gas pollution standards for model-year 2017-2025 passenger cars and light trucks.

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NewsOctober 26, 2011

DOT Hosts Research Clinic to Test ‘Connected Vehicle’ Technologies

ORLANDO -– U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Oct. 19 received a firsthand look at "connected vehicle" technologies that have the potential to help drivers avert crashes, as part of a research clinic hosted by the Department of Transportation at Walt Disney World Speedway.

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NewsOctober 26, 2011

DOT Report Recommends NHTSA Reform How It Identifies Defects

WASHINGTON – The Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General has released an audit report that concludes the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) needs to implement reforms to its process for identifying and addressing vehicle safety defects.

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NewsSeptember 27, 2011

Woman Convicted for Role in Fraudulent Commercial Driver’s Licenses Scheme

WASHINGTON – A Philadelphia woman was convicted Sept. 20 for her participation in a fraud scheme to provide out-of-state residents with Pennsylvania driver’s licenses and Pennsylvania commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs).

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NewsAugust 31, 2011

DOT Campaign Targets Late-Night/Early-Morning Drunk Driving

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on Aug. 29 marked its annual enforcement crackdown and the launch of a nationwide, multi-year advertising campaign aimed at getting drunk drivers off the road: "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over."

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NewsAugust 2, 2011

BMW to Study Landfill Gas-to-Hydrogen Conversion

SPARTANBURG, SC – BMW Manufacturing said it has launched the first phase of a program exploring the economic and technical feasibility of converting landfill gas into hydrogen.

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NewsJuly 15, 2011

DOT Pilot Programs Show Enforcement Reduces Distracted Driving

SYRACUSE, NY - The pilot programs studied four periods of increased law enforcement efforts during the past year.

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