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BMW i Ventures invests in Kodiak Robotics; autonomous long-haul trucking technology

Green Car Congress

BMW i Ventures invested in Kodiak Robotics , Inc., The funds from the BMW i Ventures investment help Kodiak expand its team and fleet, as well as continue to develop its self-driving technology purpose-built for long-haul trucks. a developer of self-driving long-haul trucking technology.

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Used Car of the Day: 2008 BMW M5

The Truth About Cars

This Chicago-area 2008 BMW M5 with a manual (!) has belonged to the seller since 2016, when he or she brought it up from Dallas. Today's UCOTD comes from my backyard (well, sort of -- it's within the metro but a bit of a trek). In addition to a row-your-own gearbox, this M5 has just over 60K miles on the clock.

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BMW i Ventures makes strategic investment in electric bus company Proterra; part of $55M round

Green Car Congress

Generation Investment Management LLP, a long-term, sustainability focused investment firm led the round, which was joined by BMW i Ventures, the corporate venture capital team founded by BMW Group in 2011. —Zach Barasz, partner at BMW i Ventures.

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Shelby Mustang Mach-E, BMW M5 spy shots: Car News Headlines

Baua Electric

BMW was once again spotted testing a prototype for its redesigned M5, and this time the test vehicle sported the production-bound lights and wheels. Aurora Innovation plans to launch a commercial service next year with self-driving trucks transporting goods between Dallas and Houston.

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BMW i and EVgo expanding ChargeNow DC Fast program; 500 more fast chargers in US; no-cost DC and Level 2 for BMW i3 drivers

Green Car Congress

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, BMW of North America announced, in cooperation with NRG EVgo, the expansion of the ChargeNow DC Fast program. ChargeNow DC Fast also includes two years of no-cost charging for qualifying BMW i3 drivers in those areas. —Rob Healey, Head of EV Infrastructure for BMW of North America.

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Microsoft joins Baidu Apollo project to advance autonomous driving; global Azure cloud support

Green Car Congress

—,Kevin Dallas, corporate vice president, Microsoft. Companies such as BMW, Ford, Renault-Nissan, Toyota and Volvo are all using or have announced plans to adopt Microsoft’s intelligent cloud technology to help with services like driver assist, predictive maintenance and voice-controlled media.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

Zipcars can be found in Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, Providence, Sacramento, San Diego, Zipcar users have a card that unlocks their local cars San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. In the U.S.

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