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Google, NVIDIA and automakers form open alliance to bring Android platform to cars

Green Car Congress

Audi, GM, Google, Honda, Hyundai and NVIDIA have formed the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA), a global alliance of technology and auto industry leaders committed to bringing the Android platform to cars starting in 2014. OAA members share a vision for the connected car.

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Google’s technology campaign for autonomous driving

Green Car Congress

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. —Allen Taub, former GM VP, Global R&D. million people/year are killed in auto accidents globally.

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The Future @ Smart Garage

Revenge of the Electric Car

The list of invitees was pretty impressive with representation from, “auto manufacturers like Nissan and GM, utilities such as PG&E and Duke Energy, IBM, P&G, Wal-Mart and Google, among many others&#. Amory Lovins. When Amory Lovins gets involved, things happen fast.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

I am definitely invested in EV adoption and can connect with engineers and media because of my background in EV ownership and my master’s in mechanical engineering. I have 35 years of experience as a Mechanical Electrical Plumbing Specialist in the construction industry.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

I am definitely invested in EV adoption and can connect with engineers and media because of my background in EV ownership and my master’s in mechanical engineering. I have 35 years of experience as a Mechanical Electrical Plumbing Specialist in the construction industry.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Individuals and businesses lose months and connect fees when they add solar and other forms of renewable energy to the grid. Installation will be made of thousands of in-home control devices and the necessary systems to fully automate home energy use. The current electrical grid is poorly designed for distributed generation of power.

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