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Groupe Renault and Google Cloud partner to accelerate Industry 4.0

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Groupe Renault and Google Cloud announced a new industrial and technology partnership to accelerate the digitization of Groupe Renault’s industrial system and of Industry 4.0 Employee training is also an essential part of this new partnership. transformation. A recognized contributor to Industry 4.0,

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Ford and Google enter 6-year strategic partnership

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Ford and Google announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the transformation of Ford’s customer experience. Ford also named Google Cloud its preferred cloud provider to leverage Google’s expertise in data, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML). These apps are optimized and integrated for in-vehicle use.

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SwRI-led team achieves 20% improvement in vehicle fuel efficiency with connectivity, automation; ARPA-E NEXTCAR

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A team led by Southwest Research Institute has applied connectivity and automation to achieve a 20% improvement in efficiency on a 2017 Toyota Prius Prime. Vehicle connectivity and automation are already being used to effectively improve vehicle safety and driver convenience. Earlier post.).

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Mercedes-Benz integrates with Google Assistant

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Mercedes-Benz announced its integration with the Google Assistant on Google Home. Google Home, a voice-activated speaker powered by the Google Assistant, makes it possible to interact with the Mercedes-Benz vehicle from home. The feature will be available to Mercedes-Benz customers in 2017.

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Ford to offer SYNC 3 connectivity on entire US MY2017 lineup

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Ford is expanding its SYNC 3 connectivity platform—allowing compatibility of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto—throughout its entire 2017 US vehicle lineup of cars, SUVs, light trucks and electrified vehicles. Future, over-the-air updates via Wi-Fi will help ensure it keeps up with the latest technology.

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How To Find EV Charging Stations With the EV Connect Driver

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Given the prerequisite of technological literacy within the field, it seems like putting a device to do so in an EV charging app might help assuage the worries of EV drivers. And that’s exactly what EV Connect has done with its EV Connect Driver App. Part of this is because Google Maps, in a way, is trying to do too much.

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Second-generation Kia Niro debuts in hybrid, PHEV and EV variants

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Improved cooling, friction and combustion technologies ensure maximum fuel efficiency, and Niro HEV returns a targeted 53 mpg combined and an estimated driving range of 588 miles. When it is connected to a Level 2 charger, the Niro PHEV can refill its 11.1-kWh The Niro PHEV pairs the 1.6-liter

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