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Ford awards TomTom global traffic service deal for next-gen SYNC tech

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The advanced TomTom service can predict traffic jams before they happen with updates every 30 seconds based on more than 70 million driving hours every day from millions of connected devices. The new F-150 represents Ford’s next big step in bringing connected vehicles to customers.

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Ford and Automatic Labs working together to support connected-car solutions

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The Automatic app can display detailed info about a week, such as drive distance and destinations. Ford’s interface—coupled with Automatic’s connected services platform—enables us to bring customized one-touch applications to Ford drivers that go beyond the capabilities of either technology on its own. The Automatic device.

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Ford expands Smart Mobility projects with connected e-bike study

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Ford Motor Company is expanding its global Ford Smart Mobility plan ( earlier post ) with a new experiment to study how connected electric bicycles can work seamlessly with cars and public transport to deliver faster and easier daily commutes and help businesses operating in urban centers. Info Cycle experiment.

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Dude Leaks Dozens Of Details From Elon Musk’s All-Hands-On-Deck Tesla Conference Call

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Some of these people are highly engaged/active as well and have gotten connected with Tesla staff members who routinely leak them info from inside the company. There are many people who spend much of their days on Twitter looking around for new Tesla tidbits.

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The Updated Tesla Model 3 is Available in North America

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Many connected features require Tesla’s Premium Connectivity package, which brings live traffic info, satellite maps, streaming music and video, a karaoke feature, and internet browsing. The updated interior features a 15.4-inch Tesla quotes a delivery time in January or February, so there’s no extreme wait for a new Model 3.

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Researchers Find Super Simple Way to Hack Tesla Keys

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Once the user is connected and has entered their Tesla account information, their data is captured by the Flipper Zero. Some hackers have outlined having to access deeply protected vendor accounts and other complicated pathways to gain user info, while this one appears to be pretty straightforward by comparison.

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The Boring Company’s Prufrock 3 to launch at Giga Texas

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He recently spotted one of TBC’s Prufrock tunnel boring machines (TBMs) being assembled at Tesla’s Texas factory and dove in deeper to gather more info on the project. The tunnel will connect to Giga Texas’ new building extension. They calculate that Prufrock 3 will dig a tunnel about 300 meters (1,000 feet) long.

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