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J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

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—Frank Hanley, senior director of auto benchmarking at J.D. PP100 gap exists between vehicles that have an Android Automotive OS without Google Automotive Services (51.1 This is only for the operating system for in-vehicle infotainment, not for the smartphone mirroring systems of Android Auto or Apple CarPlay.

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As Electric Car Makers Ante Up Billions, Software Is Ace in the Hole

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Welcome to the planet's grandest high-stakes poker game, one where the players at the table are auto manufacturers frantically raising the ante in their financial commitments, betting tens of billions and their very survival on their electric vehicle development decisions.

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Tesla And Other Tech Giants Scramble For Lithium As Prices Double

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Through its Alphabet holding company , Google is also getting into the game with plans for a self-driving car. Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting is stepping onto Tesla’s playing field with its own electric car start-up, Faraday Future , and Apple is planning one too, by 2019.

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