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Battery-swapping electric trucks, Stellantis simplified EV tech, Google Maps’ emissions gains: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Eco-routing has prevented a significant amount of carbon emissions, Google claims as it crunches the numbers. And is battery swapping tech ready for fleets of electric delivery trucks? The California battery-swapping firm. Stellantis sees a future without standalone inverters and onboard chargers in EVs.

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Tesla FSD beta team gains former Waymo research scientist

Teslarati

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta has gained its latest member, who joins the team after working at Waymo, the driverless ride-hailing system being developed by Google parent company Alphabet. Former Waymo Research Scientist and Manager Charles R.

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Motiv Power Systems to power 13 electric school buses in California pilot

Green Car Congress

MotivPower Systems, in partnership with Type-A school bus manufacturer Trans Tech, is bringing electric school buses to the Sacramento, California region. The new all-electric buses will be powered by Motiv’s all-electric powertrains, which are both designed and manufactured in California, supporting local manufacturing jobs.

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Qualcomm to supply chip to Renault for Megane E-Tech Electric

Electric Vehicles India

Qualcomm to supply chip to Renault for Megane E-Tech Electric. A California based Qualcomm Inc announced that it will supply a key computing chip for the digital dashboard in a new Renault SA electric vehicle. Mégane E-TECH Electric. The Renault Megane E-Tech Electric weighs 1,642 kgs and is 1.5 meters (59 inches) tall.

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Mercedes-Benz shares details of new OS, doubles down on Luminar’s lidar technology

Electrek

Mercedes-Benz announced multiple newsworthy innovations during its Operating System Strategy Update in Sunnyvale, California earlier today. which will offer features like navigation and maps from Google. The German automaker announced it is building its own proprietary operating system called MB.OS

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Apple ramps up its ‘secret’ self-driving car testing: Report – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Apple has a permit to test autonomous vehicle tech on California’s public roads only if the company has a safety driver behind the wheel. Data submitted by Apple with the California Department of Motor Vehicles ( DMV ) showed that Apple tested its autonomous car more than ever last year, reports Wired.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk to speak at Code Conference 2021

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The Code Conference is set for September 27th through the 29th, 2021, and will be held at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. Speakers will have the opportunity to sit down with host Kara Swisher, American Journalist who has been described by Newsweek as “Silicon Valley’s most powerful tech journalist.”

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