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

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Opel has launched CarUnity, its new carsharing concept. The CarUnity app can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store and Google Play. CarUnity users can, for example, offer their car only to their Facebook friends or to people in their personal CarUnity network. We are taking a new approach with CarUnity.

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Infiniti reimagines luxury SUVs with new three-row QX80 | Autocar Professional

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In the interior, the dashboard concept uses two 14.3-inch The latest Infiniti in Touch system comes with Google built in so that Google Maps, Google Play, and Google Assistant are the latest available. inch displays. The Klipsch premium audio system, another segment-first technology, are on the QX80.

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Volkswagen CES2017 show app previews emerging Volkswagen digital Ecosystem

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Volkswagen has developed a special app for CES 2017, available now at the App Store ( iOS ) and at Google Play ( Android ). This makes it easy to configure personal settings, integrate any services from third-party sources and port them wherever they wish. In the Connected Car, visitors can try out their personal digital world live.

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Honda unveils Fit EV concept and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle platform at Los Angeles Auto Show

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The Fit EV concept. President and CEO Takanobu Ito unveiled the Fit EV Concept electric vehicle and the platform for a mid-size plug-in hybrid electric vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show. and Google, Inc. Click to enlarge. Honda Motor Co. Partners in the program will include Stanford University, City of Torrance, Calif.

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Electrifying vision: Outer Ring Road in Delhi to get an electric-vehicle charger every 5km – ET Auto

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Even though Delhi has good EV penetration, charging stations are not as visible as petrol stations, forcing one to take the help of Google Maps. Of these 4,600, 425 charging pointswere installed by govt, 1,580 by private persons and2,684 charging points installed by other agencies andbusiness owners.

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Ford demonstrating cloud-based technology to optimize plug-in powertrain efficiency at ITS World Congress

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At the Google I/O conference in May, Ford introduced its research and innovation into using the cloud to predict driver behavior in order to optimize vehicle control systems and improve vehicle performance attributes such as fuel or hybrid-electric efficiency. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Mercedes-Benz launches new private car-sharing scheme: Croove

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Car-sharing will be a key element of the mobility concept in tomorrow’s cities. Not long after launch though, there will also be an Android version in the Google Play Store, along with a desktop website for booking a vehicle. On average, a car is parked up for 23 hours a day. Why not make it earn a little money during this time?

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