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Vehicles connect at Michigan International Speedway

The Michigan Department of Transportation and Michigan International Speedway have joined forces to help in the development of a connected-vehicle system. In the future, it will help cars communicate with each other on the road to avoid crashes and increase safety. The speedway, located in Brooklyn, Mich., will allow organizations such as the Connected Vehicle Proving Center and the Center for Automotive Research to use the track as a test road for the new technology.

Webinars: Autodesk presents improvements for Alias 2012

New features and improvements in the latest Alias 2012 release are the subject of a complimentary webinar from Autodesk which took place on July 12, 2011. Presented by Paul Deyo, Senior Principal User Experience Designer at Autodesk, the webinar delved into the many improvements available on the new Alias software for 2012. It focused primarily on the enhanced efficiencies for combined workflows, curves manipulation across multiple surfaces and the multiple time saving features enabled by MS Draft, and the new Panel Gap tool.

Saab prices new 9-5 (2010) from £26.5k

By Tim Pollard Motor Industry 24 March 2010 07:00 Saab has set the pricing for its new 9-5, which goes on sale today. Although the order bank opens on 24 March, the first deliveries of the new 9-5 aren't due until 'summer 2010'. A new 9-5 estate, the SportWagon, has been confirmed for launch in 2011.