article thumbnail

Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

Clean Fleet Report

Advanced technology, prototype vehicles, and business plans are being developed by Google, car sharing services like Car2Go (Daimler), Uber, automakers, network providers, software and technology suppliers. million annually in 2016 to $36.6 You Can Buy Level 2 Today. Google has racked up a million autonomous vehicle miles.

Google 105
article thumbnail

Tony Fadell: The Nest Thermostat Disrupted My Life

Cars That Think

They were buying a $249 thermostat—they were expecting a different kind of experience. Nest Gets Googled. In 2014, Google bought Nest for $3.2 In 2016 Google decided to sell Nest, so I left the company. Months after I left, Google changed its mind. Problem solved. Their first experience of Nest.

Tahoe 98
article thumbnail

Volvo XC40 Recharge and Polestar 2: EV cousins offer different takes on “premium”

Charged EVs

Starting in 2016, the Swedish brand has included plug-in hybrid versions of pretty much every new vehicle it sells in the US. . Android running the dashboard means Google Assistant, Google Maps, Google Play Store, and more, are instantly available and work the way you already use them. High ambitions for low CO 2.

article thumbnail

How EV Charging Boosts Value at Commercial Real Estate

Blink Charging

In fact, online searches for sustainable goods increased globally by 71% from 2016 to 2021, according to one Economist/World Wide Fund for Nature report. Consumers want to buy from sustainable companies, and EV charging equipment is an obvious visual cue to potential customers that you are leading the way.

article thumbnail

3 Surprising Marketing Benefits of Electric Car Charging Stations

EV Connect

drivers would consider buying an electric vehicle in the future. You should also take advantage of your Google My Business account to advertise your charging stations and better target local searches. A 2020 survey by Consumer Reports showed that 71% of U.S. Share stories of workers who love the convenience of charging at the office.

article thumbnail

Biggest Tech Companies Now Building the Biggest Data Pipes

Cars That Think

As cloud computing and data centers spread around the world, Google, Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft start joining cable consortia, and in the past few years Google began building its own cables. Google has 23 giant data centers around the globe, each one constantly updated to mirror the Google cloud for users in their region.

Building 101
article thumbnail

Bezos Bucks? Get Ready for Corporate Digital Currency

Cars That Think

Buying and selling cryptocurrencies is a big business. The fraction that involved buying actual stuff (goods and services) is so small that it’s hard to measure. In de Bono’s vision, “large manufacturing corporations” should create their own currencies, which could be used to buy their products. Apple is another obvious example.