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NOVEMBER 5, 2018

As a result, public transportation organizations, taxi companies, and transport service providers will be able to deploy their fleets considerably more efficiently while minimizing waiting times for passengers. Public transport organizations and taxi companies in large cities are highly interested in managing their fleets efficiently.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Google is the current technology leader in this arena, according to a report from industry analysts IHS Automotive: “Google Self-Driving Car Strategy and Implications”. IHS estimates suggest Google has invested nearly $60 million so far in autonomous vehicle research and development, at a run rate of nearly $30 million per year.

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OCTOBER 18, 2011

Once a secret project, Google's autonomous vehicles are now out in the open, quite literally, with the company test-driving them on public roads and, on one occasion, even inviting people to ride inside one of the robot cars as it raced around a closed course.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 6, 2024

Locals near the town of Chesterfield, Missouri have reported fleets of new Tesla models appearing in the parking lot of a once-bustling shopping mall. Images: YouTube , Google] Become a& TTAC& insider. But, as usual, there’s more to the story than may be suggested in bombastic headlines. The nearby St.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Explaining the longstanding preference for software startups among VCs, Andreessen said, “There are so many more things that can go wrong in a hardware company. There are so many more ways a hardware company can blow up in a nonrecoverable way.” There is no company that does 100 percent in-house.” Aerospace is a team sport.

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JUNE 13, 2021

These maps need to efficiently scale across AV fleets, with fast processing and minimal data storage. DeepMap was founded five years ago by James Wu and Mark Wheeler, veterans of Google, Apple and Baidu, among other companies. These maps must also reflect current road conditions, such as a work zone or a lane closure.

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MAY 26, 2024

New Delhi: BluSmart , a leading born electric, full-stack, vertically integrated eMobility ride-hailing service and EV Charging Infrastructure network, has launched its ‘ BluSmart Charge ’ App on Google Play store and Apple App store. Unified App experience: One App for both fleet operators and individuals. million sq.

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DECEMBER 6, 2019

The algorithm calculated the fastest route for each individual bus in the fleet and optimized it in near-real time. Volkswagen’s system relies on the D-Wave quantum annealer, a different kind of machine than the universal quantum computers under development by other firms, including Google.

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OCTOBER 25, 2021

The company’s valuation makes it the sixth company to currently be worth $1 trillion or more. Hertz agreed to purchase 100,000 Tesla Model 3 electric sedans for its fleet of rental cars in a deal worth $4.3 Hertz will make Model 3 vehicles available to customers as soon as November, the company said.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2021

In collaboration with Nuro, a robotics company transforming local commerce with autonomous vehicles, 7-Eleven is launching the first autonomous commercial delivery in the state of California, enabling its customers in the Mountain View, California service area to order through the 7NOW delivery app to have their products delivered via bot.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 8, 2024

Waymo, the self-driving unit from Google parent company Alphabet, is set to expand its autonomous vehicle testing to include select freeways in Arizona. Waymo says that it also has years of testing experience with rider-only vehicle fleets, set to help inform its safety approach to the expansion.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

As more fleets of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles go electric, there’s a growing awareness that building the necessary charging infrastructure will be a complex proposition, requiring specialized expertise and considerable capital. All of that starts to become a new asset class, and TeraWatt was built to help companies make that transition.

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JANUARY 4, 2018

The Volkswagen Group and self-driving technology startup Aurora Innovation, founded by technology veterans from Google, Tesla and Uber, announced a strategic collaboration ahead of the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

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JULY 21, 2022

During his opening remarks at Tesla’s second-quarter 2022 earnings call, Elon Musk revealed that the company’s FSD Beta fleet has driven over 35 million miles. In comparison, Waymo, the self-driving company spun out of Google, noted back in 2021 that its fleet had traveled 20 million miles of real-world roads since 2009.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2018

Jaguar Land Rover and Waymo announced a long-term strategic partnership under which the two companies will develop premium self-driving electric vehicles for Waymo’s driverless transportation service. To date, Waymo is the only company with a fleet of fully self-driving cars—with no one in the front seat—on public roads.

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AUGUST 15, 2018

Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH (RBVC), the corporate venture capital company of the Bosch Group, has completed an investment in US-based startup DeepMap. DeepMap is a software company focused on solving the mapping and localization challenge for autonomous vehicles. Earlier post.). —RBVC Managing Director Dr. Ingo Ramesohl.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2017

The service will then start with the SSB as operating company under the name “SSB Flex” in the first half of 2018. Additionally, an algorithm calculates the expected demand in advance and thus enables accurate predictive fleet management. The service with the SSB as operating company will then be launched in the first half of 2018.

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JUNE 8, 2018

Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Google's parent company, Alphabet, put in an order for 62,000 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans last week to put into test fleets around the country. Riders will be able to summon the vans as taxis and be whisked to their destination complete with a "driver" who isn't actually driving.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Last week, Google or Alphabet or X or whatever you want to call it announced that its Everyday Robots team has grown enough and made enough progress that it's time for it to become its own thing, now called, you guessed it, "Everyday Robots." But this doesn't seem fair to me, especially for a company that Google used to own.

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APRIL 16, 2021

Urmson also was the head of Google’s self-driving project for almost eight years before leaving in 2016, but his work required him to build the code that powered Google’s autonomous software. I think we could see robotaxis in operation with network fleet next year. An autonomous Tesla Model 3 in action.

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APRIL 11, 2017

From 2012 to 2014 Plugless systems were rigorously testing in the field at more than a dozen “Apollo” trial partner sites – including installations at Google, Duke Energy, and Hertz. 1 st wireless EV charger installed on a production fleet of driverless shuttlebuses. 1 st production wireless charger available for purchase by EV owners.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 31, 2023

We’ve Entered the Age of Shared Mobility This article may contain affiliate links Car sharing has changed dramatically since C lean Fleet Report first reported on it almost two decades ago. Some auto companies have incorporated car sharing elements into their new business enterprises. New ideas like Tesloop keep popping up.

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MAY 25, 2012

Search engine giant Google is looking for partners within in the auto industry to help launch one of the most significant applications of artificial technology over the next several years, the self-driving car. Google believes that a future state with having computers drive cars can “ remove a gigantic chunk ” of the US fatalities.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2019

At Volkswagen, we want to further expand our expert knowledge in the field of quantum computing and to develop an in-depth understanding of the way this technology can be put to meaningful use within the company. This algorithm calculates the fastest route for each individual bus in the fleet and optimizes it almost on a real-time basis.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2012

The company is also developing a range of simple one-step catalytic conversion processes which mate with the fractionator’s output gas streams to produce useful products such as eBTX (high octane gasoline), synthetic jet fuel and maximized fuel production from ultra-high yield energy crops. earlier post ).

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MAY 14, 2016

In October 2015, Google Deutschland acquired a share in DFKI—making it the only research company in Europe to have Google's participation as an industry partner through a capital investment and a seat on the supervisory board. Google Germany GmbH. RICOH Company, Ltd. DFKI shareholders now include: Airbus Group.

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

The ride-hailing joint venture will begin operating in Hangzhou, a city of more than 10 million people that is home to leading Chinese companies including Geely Holding, and some of the country’s leading technology businesses. p>Customers can download the StarRides App in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

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AUGUST 4, 2022

Although the company’s approach has unparalleled scope and includes impressive technological innovations, it also faces particular challenges—not least of which is Musk’s decision to widely deploy the misleadingly named “Full Self-Driving” feature as a largely untested beta. But Tesla’s data effort goes far beyond navigation.

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MARCH 5, 2012

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. the owner handing the key over to the renter—a method the company calls a “frictionless” way to enable peer-to-peer sharing.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

But what should you look for when choosing the right charging equipment and EV charging company? Consider experience and reputation Perhaps the most important element of this process is picking an EV charging company that has a stellar reputation and experience.

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Plug In Partners

SEPTEMBER 14, 2006

Philanthropy Google’s Way: Not the Usual By KATIE HAFNER New York Times Published: September 14, 2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13 — The ambitious founders of Google , the popular search engine company, have set up a philanthropy, giving it seed money of about $1 billion and a mandate to tackle poverty, disease and global warming.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

After the accident, Waymo, in counter-Cruise fashion , reported that the company called the police to the scene and subsequently contacted “relevant” authorities about what happened, according to Reuters. After spotting the cyclist, the vehicle braked heavily, but it wasn’t enough to avoid hitting the cyclist, the company said.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2014

Ford Motor Company, in conjunction with GE, will supply electric vehicle charging stations at Ford facilities nationwide, beginning with facilities in and around its headquarters. GE was the first major company to add C-MAX Energi vehicles to its fleet. Click to enlarge. In 2009, there were 3,000 known public charge stations.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Ford is investing $1 billion over the next five years in Argo AI—an artificial intelligence software startup founded by former Google and Uber leaders—to to develop an SAE Level 4 virtual driver system for the automaker’s autonomous vehicle coming in 2021 ( earlier post ), and for potential license to other companies.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2017

The company is engaged in continuous development work to further expand the raw material base. Fleets that use Neste’s renewable diesel include, amongst others, San Diego, San Francisco, Oakland, Walnut Creek, Carlsbad and the County of Sacramento. Neste MY was also used for producing low-emission energy for Super Bowl 50 fan city.

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OCTOBER 30, 2015

Researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) have performed a preliminary analysis of the cumulative on-road safety record of self-driving vehicles for three of the ten companies that are currently approved for such vehicle testing in California (Google, Delphi, and Audi).

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AUGUST 10, 2017

New analysis commissioned by Ceres, a sustainability nonprofit organization working with investors and companies, suggests that national fuel economy and emissions standards can help increase the viability and international competitiveness of domestic automakers and suppliers. Even so, current auto sales and profits remain strong.

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