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Honda and Google to collaborate on in-vehicle connected services

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As a result of this collaboration, Honda began adopting Android Auto starting with the Accord in 2016. In-vehicle apps: With Google Play, users can easily enjoy and download their favorite apps. Honda and Google have been collaborating since 2015 with the broader automotive industry to introduce the Android platform to automobiles.

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Arity partners with Ford to enable more efficient usage-based insurance (UBI) offerings

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Usage-based insurance programs give drivers access to personalized driving data directly from the vehicle while allowing insurers to price more accurately in return for safer driving on the roads, all without having to download an additional app or plug in an OBD (onboard diagnostic) device.

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Maven deploying its first all-electric shared-use fleet in Austin; 20 Chevy Bolts

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Maven Gig first launched in November 2016 to provide vehicles for rideshare drivers in San Francisco and has since expanded the offering for package, grocery and food delivery drivers. Interested drivers can download the Maven app for Apple in the App Store and for Android in the Google Play Store.

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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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Will the Unreal Engine 5 Realize the Metaverse’s Potential?

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UE5 includes the demo’s city as a free sample any developer can download— which has already led to a viral hit inspired by Superman. Ramen VR Unity powered 2016’s AR hit Pokémon Go and Beat Saber , a 2018 VR game that’s still among the most popular for Oculus headsets. It's unlikely either engine will gain a permanent upper hand.

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LG Chem charges Li-ion trade secrets theft, files Federal suit against SK Innovation

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specially for SK Innovation and stored on LG Chem computers, suggested these. Some of these employees downloaded 400 to 1,900. From the end of 2016—when the move of these 77. An internal audit of company communications and other data revealed that. these employees openly conspired not only to steal LG Chem’s trade.

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“Better off sharing”: Opel launches CarUnity brand-agnostic carsharing concept

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The CarUnity app can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store and Google Play. From 2016, flinc will provide the technical platform so that ridesharing can also be offered via the car-sharing app. It does not matter if the car is an Opel or a different brand. We are taking a new approach with CarUnity. —Tina MĂĽller.

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