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Daimler’s moovel Group acquires Familonet GmbH, provider of location messenger app Familonet

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In Germany, the mobility app moovel—available to download free of charge from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store—combines local public transport, the carsharing provider car2go, mytaxi, rental bicycles and Deutsche Bahn. Familonet was founded in 2012 by Hauke Windmüller, Michael Asshauer and David Nellessen.

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Google’s technology campaign for autonomous driving

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Search engine giant Google is looking for partners within in the auto industry to help launch one of the most significant applications of artificial technology over the next several years, the self-driving car. Google believes that a future state with having computers drive cars can “ remove a gigantic chunk ” of the US fatalities.

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Volvo enhances mobile app to support V60 plug-in hybrid

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Volvo Car has enhanced its mobile app, Volvo On Call, with a new design, extra features and added vehicle connectivity. The app also enables users to connect with the plug-in diesel V60 Hybrid. Detailed data of each trip during the last 40 days can be downloaded and stored. New features include: Enhanced driving journal.

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New BMW 3 Series includes a new 4-cylinder TwinPower Turbo, 8-speed automatic and start-stop; ActiveHybrid 3 model in 2012

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BMW will add further engines to the line-up in 2012, when the BMW ActiveHybrid 3 (using a powertrain similar to that of the ActiveHybrid 5, earlier post ) will also make its premiere. In spring 2012, BMW will launch three further engines for the series. Autumn 2012, finally, will see the launch of the BMW ActiveHybrid 3.

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Harris Interactive survey for Johnson Controls identifies consumer preferences for connected vehicles

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According to a recent online survey conducted for Johnson Controls by Harris Interactive, US vehicle owners want to use their phones and existing apps to safely connect in their vehicles. Pandora, Google Maps). Consumers want this process to be simple to use and for it to be convenient to download apps from traditional channels.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

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You would tell it where you want to go—and since this is a trip, you make several times a year, you would have it as a stored destination—and you would tell the car, okay, give me a route and the car will route you via DC fast chargers. But your experience would likely be you would get in your electric car. Everybody is forecasting.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

You would tell it where you want to go—and since this is a trip, you make several times a year, you would have it as a stored destination—and you would tell the car, okay, give me a route and the car will route you via DC fast chargers. But your experience would likely be you would get in your electric car. Everybody is forecasting.