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Porsche expanding Charging Service in Europe; more than 49,000 charging points

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In addition, the user interface in the app and the navigation function have been improved: After selecting a charging point, it is now easier to switch to navigation via Google Maps, whether on a smartphone or via Apple CarPlay in the vehicle. Registration is possible via www.porsche.com/connect-store.

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moovel Group and SSB launching new mobility service in Stuttgart

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The service will then start with the SSB as operating company under the name “SSB Flex” in the first half of 2018. The “Flex Pilot” app locates the user and shows suitable shuttle connections to the desired destination. The “Flex Pilot” app can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store.

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How the Huawei Fight is Changing the Face of 5G

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5G devices, meanwhile, can connect directly to each other through radio networks forming an " edge cloud " of their own. That's a problem for all governments connected to the network. "If In 2018, a U.K. Data is going to travel along that edge at the speed of light," said a former US official involved with the issue. So the U.S.

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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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Volkswagen AG has set the goal of becoming the world’s most sustainable carmaker by the year 2018. VW’s “Strategy 2018”, earlier post.) It is also easy to find addresses by Google search and integrate them into navigation. These settings will be stored in user accounts for individual drivers. Media Control.

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In 1989, General Magic Saw the Future of Smartphones

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Skeuomorphic design began to wane in the mid-2000s, as Microsoft, Google, and Apple embraced flat design. Does anyone still use a Rolodex to store contact information or a floppy disc to save data? The keyboard button brought up an onscreen keyboard, an innovation widely copied by later PDAs and smartphones.

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Testimony: Why I like my electric vehicle

Electric Auto Association

Conventional gasoline vehicles only convert about 30% of the energy stored in gasoline to power at the wheels—the balance (~70%) literally goes up in smoke. Because our EVs Internet-connected computer systems know where all charging stations are located, finding one is easier than finding a gas station.

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SSB Flex mobility service launches in Stuttgart on 1 June

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Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB), the principal public transport operating company in Stuttgart, will launch the SSB Flex mobility service on 1 June 2018. Anyone can use SSB Flex: they simply need to download the SSB Flex app from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store onto their smartphone. Earlier post.)