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Daimler’s moovel Group acquires Familonet GmbH, provider of location messenger app Familonet

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In Germany, the mobility app moovel—available to download free of charge from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store—combines local public transport, the carsharing provider car2go, mytaxi, rental bicycles and Deutsche Bahn. The Familonet app will still be offered in app stores worldwide.

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Google’s technology campaign for autonomous driving

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Search engine giant Google is looking for partners within in the auto industry to help launch one of the most significant applications of artificial technology over the next several years, the self-driving car. Google believes that a future state with having computers drive cars can “ remove a gigantic chunk ” of the US fatalities.

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Hyundai introducing augmented reality owner’s manual app

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The new app recognizes more than 45 major features of the Sonata and is available for free download on the Apple App store and Google Play. In 2014, the Hyundai Assurance Car Care mobile and in-vehicle app arrived as another convenient option for accessing car care services and vehicle information.

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SpaceX to replicate Starbase, build multiple Starship launch pads in Florida

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km) northwest of NASA’s LC-39B Space Launch System (SLS) pad and 3 miles (5 km) northwest of LC-39A, which SpaceX has leased since 2014 and launched out of since 2017. NASA + Google Maps). The plot of land NASA deemed LC-49 as recently as 2017 sits about 1 mile (1.6 LC-49’s potential location is highlighted here.

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Volkswagen outlines a range of near-term technologies for reducing fuel consumption and emissions; stop-start 2.0, 10-speed DSG

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Heinz Jakob-Neußer, Member of the Board of Management at Volkswagen responsible for the Development Division, referenced the 10-speed DSG at the Vienna Motor Symposium in May 2014. It is also easy to find addresses by Google search and integrate them into navigation. Earlier post.). Interactive systems.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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That device, now known by a variety of names—including memory stick, USB stick, flash drive, as well as thumb drive—changed the way computer files are stored and transferred. Good-bye, floppy disk Before the invention of the thumb drive, computer users stored and transported their files using floppy disks. It was called the ThumbDrive.

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Car News: 2024 Consumer Electronics Show

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The Digital Premium package through the BMW Operating System 9 will include access to its ConnectedDrive store with third-party apps. Polestar and Google All Polestar vehicles have Google Built-In , but now the technology will have enhanced features.

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