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Google’s technology campaign for autonomous driving

Green Car Congress

—Allen Taub, former GM VP, Global R&D. It is interesting to note that in the interest of safety, and perhaps publicity, the pizza delivery vehicle was accompanied by an escort involving eight police cruisers and eight police motorcycles. “In —Anthony Levandowski. For some, driving is a distraction.”

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Credit: GM) General Motors and Segway plan to take a two-wheel concept vehicle for a spin around New York City on Tuesday. GM is touting other features as well. Photos: GM, Segway purr about PUMA Martin LaMonica is a senior writer for CNETs Green Tech blog. by JayWes April 8, 2009 6:32 PM PDT No But GM is. E-mail Martin.

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California environmental lawyer forecasts the future of state and federal emissions regulations

Charged EVs

And then, each carmaker has a different portfolio, so Ford, which still has tons of room on its EV tax credits, is in a different position than GM, which is why GM did not sign on to [the 2019 California deal] but then later did. That has been probably the biggest hurdle—not the biggest engineering hurdle, but the biggest legal hurdle.