The Truth About Cars

MARCH 22, 2024

As regular readers know, the regulatory side of the automotive industry is hugely important. Not just to those employed in the industry (or in industry-adjacent jobs, like mine) but also to the car-buying public. You can find our podcasts at these links:& Spotify , Apple , Google , Amazon , and iHeart Radio.

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OCTOBER 12, 2010

Energy investor Good Energies, Google and Marubeni Corporation are investing in the Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC) backbone transmission project. Source: Google. Good Energies, an experienced investor in the development of renewable energy projects across North America, Europe and Asia, and Google are each investing 37.5%

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MAY 20, 2022

Co-ordinated through ABB EL Ventures, the investment forms part of ChargeLab’s $15-million Series A financing. The EV charging industry is working to improve reliability and convenience. This partnership is not about improving EV charging for a few EV drivers, it’s about leveling up this industry for millions.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 3, 2024

Every time you use your voice to generate a message on a Samsung Galaxy mobile phone or activate a Google Home device, you’re using tools Chanwoo Kim helped develop. The most rewarding part of my career is helping to develop technologies that my friends and family members use and enjoy,” Kim says.

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APRIL 1, 2021

As noted in a report from The Economic Times , TV Ramachandran, the industry body president, argued that SpaceX does not have the necessary license or authorizations from the government to offer its beta services in India. . The Broadband India Forum represents companies such as Amazon, Facebook, Google, Hughes, and Microsoft.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

—Phil Ansell, “Required Developments for Integration of Sustainable Hydrogen in Aviation” Ansell said although the aviation ecosystem would like to look at just the emissions that are directly introduced to the atmosphere by aircraft, such an approach misses the actual sustainability goals set by the industry.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The list includes notable leaders in artificial intelligence such as OpenAI’s Sam Altman and NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang, as well as Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis. When DeepMind was bought out by Google in 2014, Musk became concerned that the tech giant would not take AI safety seriously.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 4, 2023

The crux of the clash was whether Google’s AI solution to one of chip design’s thornier problems was really better than humans or state-of-the-art algorithms. It pitted established male EDA experts against two young female Google computer scientists, and the underlying argument had already led to the firing of one Google researcher.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 27, 2021

When Google Glass debuted almost a decade ago, augmented reality (AR) wearables seemed poised to take off. But Google withdrew its smart glasses from the market in early 2015. But Google withdrew its smart glasses from the market in early 2015. The projector consists of two key parts: an optical engine and an electronics module.

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JANUARY 24, 2023

TAE is addressing the manufacturing and supply challenges inherent in building any new technology ecosystem in part by commercializing spinoff technologies derived from the beams and power management components in the fusion device. billion.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The funding is part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) LENR Exploratory Topic, which aims to break the stalemate of research in this space. For energy applications, LENR could potentially contribute to decarbonizing sectors such as industrial heat and transportation (~50% of U.S.

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APRIL 7, 2022

The company leverages existing industrial hardware and commonly available materials to construct the innovative accelerator system, achieving hypersonic launch speeds without the need for any fundamental advancements in material science or usage of emerging technologies.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

As vehicle software has become increasingly important in the automotive industry, automakers have been forced to invest more in software development and upkeep. is a partnership with Google. Integrating products like Google Maps and other purpose-built features will hopefully make phone integration better than ever.

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AUGUST 15, 2018

The company’s approach to mapping, which leverages embedded software on the vehicle, is very compelling and relevant for highly automated as well as autonomous driving, within Bosch and the whole automotive industry. It’s an integral part of the car’s brain. —RBVC Managing Director Dr. Ingo Ramesohl.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Next, we will continue to strengthen technical cooperation with domestic industry chain partners, increase the localization rate of the supply chain, and at the same time promote the integration of Tesla and China’s local economy to achieve common development,” Tao noted (translated using Google Translate).

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

A life changing impact of connectivity will be the driverless car, and no one other than Google is leading it. Google has pushed the car industry to develop autonomous driving and at the heart of its business model of driverless cars, is that cars are not owned anymore but shared. —Sarwant Singh. Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 23, 2024

Companies like Salesforce have launched their own software sustainability initiatives , while the Green Software Foundation now comprises 64 member organizations, including tech giants Google , Intel , and Microsoft. We don’t understand huge parts of the ecosystem at the moment, and access to reliable data is tough,” Smith says.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2017

The investment comes as part of Desktop Metal’s $45-million C round of financing, led by GV (formerly Google Ventures), as well as BMW i Ventures and Lowe’s Ventures. Desktop Metal will use the funding to continue to develop its technology and scale production as the company prepares for its product launch later this year.

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AUGUST 31, 2022

But there’s enough industry interest in beginning the process toward building it—whatever it may ultimately be. The idea isn’t entirely novel, he adds: "Many of these thoughts and experiments already exist in some corner of an industry or another.” “I Because we need an analogy to the Web.”

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MAY 1, 2024

The second part of his vision – driverless cars – is still elusive. Baidu, China’s answer to Google, has also moved ahead on lane navigation using data from the world’s largest fleet of EVs equipped with sensory capabilities to avoid collision. Musk’s problem with this is, so have others.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 30, 2023

The networks couldn’t be changed and couldn’t know that they were part of the Internet, because they already existed,” Cerf recalls recently in an interview at his office at Google, in Reston, Va. There are few people in the industry who have the combination of technical understanding, integrity, openness to new ideas, and kindness.”

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 1, 2024

But it’s leveraging real-time data from government-operated traffic management centers via the automobile’s proprietary user interface, technically making the feature the first of its kind within the automotive industry. But the same can be said of something like Waze, Google or Apple Maps.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2013

The event, which was originally scheduled to take place on 6–7 March , will bring together experts and leaders from the automotive industry, standards developing organizations (SDOs), research and development institutes, the ICT community, and academia, as well as other stakeholders involved in the creation of the next generation of automobiles.

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OCTOBER 18, 2019

By offering industry-leading charging access we are dismantling those barriers, allowing more customers to confidently enjoy the benefits of owning an electric vehicle. This has been made possible through Greenlots-led EV driver roaming partnerships in the industry between major charging providers. Ford says it is investing $11.5

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EV Connect

MARCH 28, 2022

It will focus on explaining how the app works and go over its benefits, especially as they pertain to the benefit of using the app over something like Google Maps. The Wrong Tool for the Job: The Problem with Google Maps That difference is the best place to start. Part of this is because Google Maps, in a way, is trying to do too much.

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JULY 12, 2019

In 2017, Ford announced it would invest $1 billion over five years in Argo AI—an artificial intelligence software startup founded by former Google and Uber leaders—to develop an SAE Level 4 virtual driver system for the automaker’s autonomous vehicle coming in 2021, and for potential license to other companies. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The Carbon XPRIZE is a part of XPRIZE’s growing portfolio of Energy & Environment prizes and long-term vision for accelerating revolutionary energy technologies to help move the world towards a clean, abundant energy future. According to the International Energy Agency, 82% of the world’s energy supply is derived from fossil fuels.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Joby, one of the most advanced of the startups, provided a stark reminder of this fact when it was disclosed on 16 February that one of its unpiloted prototypes crashed during a test flight in a remote part of California. The aerospace industry is not used to producing in those kinds of numbers….The

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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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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Meng's arrest on fraud charges was widely seen as part of that campaign. By the mid-1990s, China was promoting it as a 'national champion' in the country's effort to build up industrial giants that could compete on the world stage. Part of the problem was a lack of alternatives. There would be no way to track it. So the U.S.

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DECEMBER 11, 2015

CarPlay and Android Auto are products of Apple and Google and their terms, data plan rates and privacy statements apply and require a compatible smartphone. from globally sourced parts. Other standard equipment on the Malibu Hybrid includes 10 airbags, cruise control and push-button start with passive entry.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Right after that passage, MT mentions that GM’s planned Ultifi infotainment will integrate apps like Google Maps and Spotify. Google Maps, Waze, Apple Maps – it’s nice to have the choice instead of using in-house navigation, which can vary greatly in quality from OEM to OEM. Obviously I am being sarcastic – it’s no mystery.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2011

Coulomb Technologies, ECOtality, General Motors and others have been moving forward to install the charging stations as part of the Administration’s investments in US electric vehicle manufacturing and alternative vehicle infrastructure. Additionally, DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is joining with Google Inc.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2013

That’s the goal of the Mobility Transformation Center, a cross-campus University of Michigan initiative that also involves government and industry representatives. Industry officials say the question is not “if,” but rather “when” these technologies become available to the general public. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Bees swarm.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

As part of the government-wide effort to assist the response and recovery efforts following Hurricane Sandy, the Energy Department has established a team to assist local authorities in their efforts to get help get gasoline stations back online.

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OCTOBER 3, 2011

NASA has awarded the largest prize in aviation history, created to inspire the development of more fuel-efficient aircraft and spark the start of a new electric airplane industry. Click to enlarge. Earlier post. ) The first place Green Flight Challenge prize of $1.35 The second place prize of $120,000 went to team eGenius, of Ramona, Calif.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 2, 2024

Check Price - RoadX Tires USA Check Price - RoadX Tires Canada Pros in the tire industry do say three-season tires tend to have a harder rubber compound than some other styles of tire. RoadX backs the RXMotion MX440 with a 60,000-mile/60-month tread life warranty (100,000km/60-month in Canada.

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