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Elon Musk’s xAI highlights societal impact with Nevada incorporation: report

Teslarati

Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, has been incorporated in Nevada as a benefit corporation. ” Unlike traditional corporations solely focused on shareholder value, xAI’s legal structure as a benefit corporation formalizes its commitment to positive societal and environmental outcomes.

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Opinion: GM Shouldn’t Kill Apple CarPlay, Android Auto

The Truth About Cars

Right after that passage, MT mentions that GM’s planned Ultifi infotainment will integrate apps like Google Maps and Spotify. I admit I generally like CarPlay – it’s easy to use and I love that it offers me three different map apps (even if two of those apps have the same corporate owner). The answer is money , not safety.

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BMW Group Launches car sharing service “ReachNow” in Seattle

Green Car Congress

After downloading and registering on the ReachNow app, available in the App Store and on Google Play, members can locate and book the closest available car in the ReachNow app or find a ReachNow car on the street. Car sharing for residential and corporate groups. The one-time lifetime registration fee is $39.

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Advocating electric in the heartland

Electric Auto Association

Kansas City EAA chapter members challenge government regulation as part of their efforts to support clean energy. With the support of the Sierra Club and other organizations, the ordinance was challenged legally and eventually landed in the Kansas Supreme Court where it was ruled illegal last April. “It

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Your Life As A Digital Ghost

Cars That Think

So someone else—I call them the data collectors in the book—typically they’re corporations, but data collectors have to decide what kinds of characteristics, what kinds of behaviors, what kinds of things they want to collect data on about what human beings are doing. But death is not really part of that framework. Are they people?

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A Small Startup Fights Rare Diseases With Big Data

Cars That Think

A Google search didn't yield an answer to that question. In fact, it's rare enough that Google didn't autocomplete the word even with 15 of its 19 letters typed in. That looks like an early attempt at finding dark data at this corporate level. I don't know. Paradoxically, big data has the potential to change that.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

As for warranties , there is legal precedent that original auto warranties cannot be voided completely by modifications — only the part(s) affected by retrofit will have their warranties affected. Typically, hybrid cars have four or five separate warranties. See also Hymotions comments on the subject.

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