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OnStar and Google demonstrate concept service for managing charging Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy

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Concept of the service and mobile app for renewable charging. OnStar and Google are working together to demonstrate a new OnStar service for managing the charging of Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy, using the 17 Chevrolet Volts in Google’s “Gfleet” based at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.

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Frost & Sullivan video report summarizes key factors for and direction of future mobility systems

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A life changing impact of connectivity will be the driverless car, and no one other than Google is leading it. Google has pushed the car industry to develop autonomous driving and at the heart of its business model of driverless cars, is that cars are not owned anymore but shared. —Sarwant Singh. Click to enlarge.

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In 1989, General Magic Saw the Future of Smartphones

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The rubber stamp offered decorative elements, including emoticons, which were then a new concept. Skeuomorphic design began to wane in the mid-2000s, as Microsoft, Google, and Apple embraced flat design. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum A control bar across the bottom of the screen aided in navigation.

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“Better off sharing”: Opel launches CarUnity brand-agnostic carsharing concept

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Opel has launched CarUnity, its new carsharing concept. The CarUnity app can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store and Google Play. Expanding the portfolio of mobility services is a key element of Opel’s plan for the future. It does not matter if the car is an Opel or a different brand.

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Help Build the Future of Assistive Technology

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That's the concept – in a simplified form, of course. To give you an idea, this year's attendees included Google, Microsoft, Hulu, Amazon, and the Central Intelligence Agency. The Future of Assistive Technology. So, what does the future have in store for AT? Help build the future of assistive technology!

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Audi Chairman says 5 key innovation areas will determine the future of mobility; e-tron master plan calls for 6-figure sales by 2020 with an e-tron in every segment

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to the Annual Press Conference 2012 in Ingolstadt, Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of Audi AG, said that the company believes that five key innovation areas will determine the shape of future mobility: design; lightweight construction; connected vehicles; mobility services; and electric mobility. In his speech.

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Volkswagen CES2017 show app previews emerging Volkswagen digital Ecosystem

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Volkswagen has developed a special app for CES 2017, available now at the App Store ( iOS ) and at Google Play ( Android ). Visitors to CES can use the show app at the Volkswagen booth to experience how human, car and environment will, in the future, be intelligently interconnected in the Volkswagen Ecosystem via the Volkswagen User-ID.

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