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Kia Motors integrating Google Maps into 2nd-generation UVO eServices telematics system

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Kia Motors America (KMA) will work with Google to provide content and search-based solutions enabled by Application Program Interfaces (APIs) for the second-generation of the automaker’s UVO (“Your Voice”) eServices telematics system, introduced in November 2012 at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

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Hyundai Blue Link to support wearable devices such as Google Glass; 2015 Genesis to be the first

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Hyundai’s cloud-based Blue Link platform makes features like remote start and service information quickly accessible through new devices like Google Glass and others. —Barry Ratzlaff, executive director, Customer Connect and Service Business Development, Hyundai Motor America.

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Hyundai announces Evolve+ EV subscription program

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Hyundai Motor America, in partnership with Hyundai Capital America, announced its new Evolve+ electric vehicle subscription service at the 2023 Chicago Auto Show. Hyundai Motor America has built Evolve+ in partnership with its dealers. Then the customer can simply go to the dealership to pick the vehicle up.

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Pioneer of Google’s Data Centers Dies at 58

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Luiz André Barroso Data center pioneer Senior member, 59; died 16 September An engineer at Google for more than 20 years, Barroso is credited with designing the company’s warehouse-size data centers. He left Compaq in 2001 to join Google in Mountain View, Calif., as a software engineer.

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Wallbox introduces Quasar 2 next-generation bidirectional home charger at CES 2022

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—Douglas Alfaro, General Manager of Wallbox North America. Features include flexible amperage setting, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, charge scheduling, power sharing, the myWallbox app, and voice control via Amazon Alexa and Google Home. Hypernova - Wallbox ’s first ultra-fast charger.

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RelayRides launches US-wide peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace; car2go car-sharing expands to new cities

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RelayRides’ model is based on neighbors renting out their cars to fellow neighbors, instead of one that requires ownership and maintenance of a car fleet. RelayRides is backed by more than $13 million in venture capital funding from investors including Google Ventures and GM Ventures.

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Hyundai Blue Link to debut smartwatch app with voice recognition at 2015 CES

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Android Wear users can download the app from Google Play for free starting in the first quarter of 2015. The next-generation Blue Link system featuring a destination search powered by Google continues to add new capabilities and is being applied to additional Hyundai vehicles. Call Roadside. Call Blue Link. Earlier post.).

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