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Renault Group and Google partner on digital architecture for software-defined vehicles

Green Car Congress

Renault Group and Google announced an expanded partnership aimed at designing and delivering the digital architecture for the “Software Defined Vehicle” (SDV) and accelerating the group's digitalization.

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GM's Cruise Laying Off Hundreds to Slash Costs

The Truth About Cars

Cruise already fired its chief operating officer and eight other executives earlier this week and has talked for a while about reducing its operational costs, so the layoffs aren’t entirely unexpected. While the path forward for Cruise looks bumpy, its challenges may pump the brakes on the entire industry.

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Google and IEEE launch $1M challenge for downsized inverters

Green Car Congress

Google and the IEEE have launched the Littlebox Challenge—an open competition to design and build a small kW-scale inverter with the highest power density (of at least 50 W/in 3 , or 3.05 Google and IEEE are emphasizing size reduction in their challenge, without targeting a specific application area such as automotive.

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NASA to fly payload with SpinLaunch’s mass accelerator to test low-cost, high-cadence kinetic launch system

Green Car Congress

The velocity boost provided by the accelerator’s electric drive results in a 4x reduction in the fuel required to reach orbit, a 10x reduction in cost, and the ability to launch multiple times per day. Through this unique approach, SpinLaunch is providing a fundamentally new way to access space.

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Hey Google! Lets Reinvent Detroit Together Using Our Creative Greenius Before The Opportunivors Scavenge It

Creative Greenius

No this is a job for the company I’ve long been a stockholder of – Google. Because Google is smart enough to not only see the opportunity and have the wherewithal to seize it, they also know what to do with it. Google dudes, you have my gmail address. Communications. Climate change adaptation and Sustainability.

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IHS Automotive sees Google leading technology, testing, software development for autonomous driving

Green Car Congress

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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10 Google Searches In UK For Electric Vehicles — Some Are Surprising

CleanTechnica EVs

While many new electric car owners search for the usual matters — cost, range, charging specs, etc. — […]. Clearly, EVs are the next big thing in cars, and with that comes many questions from new potential EV owners.

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