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Bird, Ford-owned Spin latest micromobility platforms to integrate with Google Maps

Green Car Congress

Micromobility services Bird and Ford-owned Spin are the latest to integrate with Google Maps for Mobile (GMM). People using Google Maps for efficient and reliable journey planning are now able to discover Spin e-scooters and e-bikes and Bird scooters when given route options for their journeys.

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Ford and Google enter 6-year strategic partnership

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Ford and Google announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the transformation of Ford’s customer experience. Ford also named Google Cloud its preferred cloud provider to leverage Google’s expertise in data, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML). These apps are optimized and integrated for in-vehicle use.

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These new EV charging features are coming to Google Maps

Baua Electric

Map: Google Google’s new Maps features help EV drivers find exact information about EV chargers’ locations, plan charging stops for road trips, and more. This update will roll out globally in “the coming months,” starting with EVs with Google built in, such as those built by Volvo, Polestar, and GMC. Get started here. –ad*

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Sibros and Google Cloud team up to deliver OTA updates, AI, and real-time data to a wide range of EVs

Electrek

This time it isn’t an automaker but Google Cloud. By adding Google’s advanced scalable data infrastructure, Sibros looks to bolster its connected vehicle management technology to support a number of data-driven functions to its EV customers, like fleet management and OTA updates.

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Mercedes-Benz integrates with Google Assistant

Green Car Congress

Mercedes-Benz announced its integration with the Google Assistant on Google Home. Google Home, a voice-activated speaker powered by the Google Assistant, makes it possible to interact with the Mercedes-Benz vehicle from home. The feature will be available to Mercedes-Benz customers in 2017.

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This small curbside EV charger can deliver 200 miles of range in 13 minutes

Electrek

Google-backed Gravity's new curbside DC fast charger is no bigger than a Level 2 charger, but it's 30 times faster.

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Google-backed EV charging startup Gravity opens fastest public chargers in the US

Electrek

With the ability to replenish up to 200 miles of range in a mere five minutes of charging, Gravity Inc.’s Gravity, a New York-based startup specializing in EV infrastructure, has opened a new public charging station, touted as the fastest in the US.

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