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Rising disposable income giving a thrust to connected cars in India – ET Auto

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Car variants that are connected feature-rich contribute as much as 45% of sales of a particular model, according to industry estimates. Connected cars are becoming the mainstream choice for many new car buyers in India fuelled by rising disposable incomes and an influx of new models. They are aware, tech-savvy and aspirational.

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Kia EV9 wins Women’s Worldwide Car of the Year 2024 title | Autocar Professional

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The all-electric Kia EV9 has been voted the World’s Best Car for 2024 by the panel of journalists judging the Women’s Worldwide Car of the Year (WWCOTY). Among the 63 contenders, the finest automobiles in each category emerged victorious in the initial voting round.

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North Carolina’s Leith staff recruits techs at Automobiles and Espresso match. It’s a luck.

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Leith employs about 1,900 family within the Raleigh-Durham department and sells about 37,000 automobiles a month, pristine and worn. The Raleigh-Durham department is rising, as is Leith, and the tight provide of pristine automobiles manner there’s a bundle of carrier paintings for automobiles already at the highway. .

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Kia introduces modular ‘Platform Beyond Vehicle’ strategy, teases several concept EVs at CES

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Kia is kicking off the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024 with some exciting news in a quest to go “beyond mobility.” This afternoon, Kia introduced its fully customizable Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) to provide businesses and individuals with modular, fit-for-purpose EVs.

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Hyundai Autron and Wind River to develop next-generation autonomous driving platform

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Hyundai Autron, a Hyundai Motor Group company, and Wind River signed a partnership to develop an autonomous driving and connectivity software platform to power next-generation automobiles. Hyundai Autron is a research and development company specializing in electronic control software and automotive semiconductors.

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Driving Dystopia: Automakers Are Selling Your Driving Data to Insurance Companies

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While this is something many drivers had already been made aware of since the implementation of connected vehicles, the outlet claims that the amount of data has ramped up to a staggering degree. That’s no longer necessary with connected vehicles. However, there used to be more barriers in place for insurance agencies to gain access.

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DiDi partners with SoftBank in Japan for platform services for taxi industry, launches open new energy car-sharing platform

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With 2 million taxi drivers connected to the app, DiDi is now the world’s leading online platform for taxi-hailing. From its founding as a taxi-hailing business, DiDi has been building up a world-leading one-stop transportation platform since 2012. In 2017, taxi drivers completed 1.1 billion rides on DiDi.

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