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GM is ditching CarPlay in all future EVs and teaming up with Google instead

Electrek

General Motors is making the controversial decison to phase out its support for Appleā€™s CarPlay platform. Instead of supporting CarPlay, GM is teaming up with Google to design custom built-in infotainment systems for future electric cars.

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Google Gets Chevy Spark EV Electric Cars For Ride-Sharing Test

Green Car Reports

While Google''s self-driving car program continues to make headlines, it''s hardly the only automotive project the company is involved in. Among the items in General Motors'' recently-released sustainability report is a ride-sharing pilot program to be conducted in partnership with the tech giant.

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2014 BMW i3 REx MPG, New Orleans Electric-Car Charging, GM-Google Ride-Share: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: The 2014 BMW i3 REx extended-range electric car gets an EPA-rated 39 mpg on gasoline, Nissan unveils New Orleans'' first public electric-car charging station, and Google and General Motors collaborate on a ride-sharing test. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Chevy Bolt EV electric car to be GM-Lyft self-driving car testbed

Green Car Reports

It's the season of autonomous-car announcements, apparently. This week Google and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced that the Silicon Valley giant would use the Detroit automaker's 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans for its self-driving car research.

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Chevy Bolt EV electric car shows GM can do Silicon Valley, exec says

Green Car Reports

Over the last five years, much has been written about autonomous-car efforts from Apple and Google. Could these two massively successful Silicon Valley startups overturn the established order in the global auto industry? The answer remains to be seen, but this month brought news that both companies are restructuring their efforts.

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

Electric Vehicles India

The General Motors Co (MG) had also announced that it will use Qualcomm chips. Renault’s Megane E-Tech Electric will use Qualcomm chips to power the vehicle’s infotainment system using software from Alphabet Inc’s Google which is it’s one of the longtime p artners in the Android phone market.

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As 2011 Chevrolet Volt Nears Dealers, Ghostly EV1 Gets Enthusiasts Excited

All Cars Electric

Just as the excitement is growing over the first dealer deliveries of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt and 2011 Nissan Leaf, eagle-eyed EV enthusiasts have spotted General Motor’s previous electric car on Google’s Street View.

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