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Android Auto makes its debut with support from multiple automakers and tech companies

Green Car Congress

Android Auto made its debut at the 2014 Google I/O annual technology conference in San Francisco as the first innovation resulting from the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA)—a coalition of tech companies and auto industry leaders launched in January by Google, NVIDIA, Audi, GM, Honda and Hyundai committed to bringing the Android platform to cars.

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Tesla Model 3 Status, Audi Q6 Electric SUV, 2016 Mazda Miata Gas Mileage: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we check in on the Tesla Model 3 electric car and the Audi Q6 electric SUV "coupe," and report on the fuel-economy figures for the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata sports car. Check out Chevrolet Volt deals, Google's near-purchase of Tesla, and the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show in our Week in Reverse feature and.

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Univ of Utah studies find up to 27 seconds of mental distraction for drivers after using new hands-free technologies

Green Car Congress

One of the studies showed that it is highly distracting to use hands-free voice commands to dial phone numbers, call contacts, change music and send texts with Microsoft Cortana, Apple Siri and Google Now smartphone personal assistants, though Google Now was a bit less distracting than the others. 3.3), as did Apple Siri (3.4,

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TTAC's Best Cars of 2023

The Truth About Cars

It also has 40 miles of electric range and an updated Google-based infotainment system that is more responsive than before. Matt Posky Mazda3/CX-30: I was wrong to doubt Mazda going upmarket and vehicles like the Mazda3 and CX-30 are the proof. The Mazda CX-5 remains a great option and is roughly the same price.

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DC Fast Charging: Everything You Need to Know

Blink Charging

CCS is mainly used for several brands, including BMW, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, and Mazda electric vehicles. The leading app to find a charging station is, obviously, Google Maps, with new stations added daily. Tesla’s technology is widely available in the US, with 35,000+ Superchargers across the nation.

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Electric vehicle winners and losers: Volkswagen steps up as Toyota, Honda, Mazda and Nissan drop the ball – and Tesla and BYD run away with it | Opinion

EV Central

I wonder, then, how many car-company execs are throwing their spare Nokias at the product guys who told them EVs would never catch on, that Tesla was a flash in the pan, like Laser Disc players or Google Glass (again, there’s that feeling of Apples falling from the sky to beat your head in, hello Vision Pro), and would never catch on.

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The #1 working mum’s guide to buying the perfect electric car

My Energi

to Google Play Store to purchase a digital parrot. The last petrol car I owned was the Mazda 3. Before we know it, somehow we’ve found ourselves surrendered to a deal to hand over £3.99 Also, Tesla’s are packed full of awesome tech features that I am naturally attracted to, which most other cars just don’t have!

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