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Autonomy orders 23,000 EVs from 17 automakers; $1.2B order covers 45 EV models

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Autonomy’s order was placed with the fleet departments of the following automakers: BMW, Canoo, Fisker, Ford, General Motors, Hyundai, Kia, Lucid, Mercedes-Benz, Polestar, Rivian, Stellantis, Subaru, Tesla, Toyota, VinFast, Volvo and Volkswagen. Telematics: Fully connected. Battery Range: 250 miles minimum (with some exceptions).

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Mercedes-Benz launches new private car-sharing scheme: Croove

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A new car-sharing platform from Mercedes-Benz will go online at the start of December. The acronym CASE is the name given to the specific area of strategy at Mercedes‑Benz Cars that focuses on the future-oriented issues of “connectivity”, “ autonomous driving”, “sharing” and “electric drive systems”. Earlier post.).

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moovel Group and SSB launching new mobility service in Stuttgart

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The “Flex Pilot” app locates the user and shows suitable shuttle connections to the desired destination. The moovel Group “Flex Pilot” fleet will initially include ten Mercedes-Benz V-Class cars, which can be booked using an app. The “Flex Pilot” app can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store.

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Mercedes-Benz previews its in-house developed operating system MB.OS

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Mercedes-Benz outlined its plans as the architect of its own operating system MB.OS, which will be introduced mid-decade with the new MMA platform (Mercedes Modular Architecture). Place Details provided by Google will be available starting today in all vehicles with the latest generation of MBUX in applicable markets.

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Car News: 2024 Consumer Electronics Show

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The Digital Premium package through the BMW Operating System 9 will include access to its ConnectedDrive store with third-party apps. New BMW owners will be offered a growing list of music, gaming and news accessed through Bluetooth-enabled wireless gaming controllers that are connected to the infotainment system.

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SSB Flex mobility service launches in Stuttgart on 1 June

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SSB will be deploying a fleet of 10 vehicles: Mercedes-Benz V-Class sedans with five seats in the rear and 2 Mercedes-Benz B-Class vehicles with electric drive and three seats in the rear. Anyone can use SSB Flex: they simply need to download the SSB Flex app from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store onto their smartphone.

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

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Today's connected vehicles create up to 25 gigabytes of data per hour , a small portion of which is being shared outside the vehicle. The amount, type and usefulness of the data poses unique challenges for automakers in deciding which data to store, how to store it, and where to store it.