Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--Vehicle to Infrastructure (V2I) Consortium

Patricia A. Brink
Department of Justice
December 31, 2014

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 2014)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Vehicle to Infrastructure (V2I) Consortium

    Notice is hereby given that, on December 3, 2014, pursuant to 
section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Vehicle to Infrastructure 
(V2I) Consortium (``V2I Consortium'') has filed written notifications 
simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade 
Commission disclosing (1) the identities of the parties to the venture 
and (2) the nature and objectives of the venture. The notifications 
were filed for the purpose of invoking the Act's provisions limiting 
the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified 
circumstances.
    Pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act, the identities of the parties 
to the venture are: Chrysler Group LLC, Auburn Hills, MI; Ford Motor 
Company--Research and Innovation Center, Dearborn, MI; General Motors 
Company--Research and Development Center, Warren, MI; Honda R&D 
Americas, Inc., Southfield, MI; Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center, 
Inc., Superior Township, MI; Mazda Motor of America, Inc., Irvine, CA; 
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc., Sunnyvale, 
CA; Nissan Technical Center North America Inc., Farmington Hills, MI; 
Fuji Heavy Industries USA, Inc., Subaru, Cherry Hill, NJ; Volkswagen/
Audi of America, Auburn Hills, MI; and Volvo Group North America, Costa 
Mesa, CA.
    The general area of V2I Consortium's planned activity is to engage 
in a collaborative effort in order to gain further knowledge and 
understanding of connected vehicle interactions and/or applications for 
vehicles that are intended to transform surface transportation safety, 
mobility, and environmental performance through a connected vehicle 
environment.

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-30673 Filed 12-30-14; 8:45 am]
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