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Lux Research: self-driving cars will lead to a $87B opportunity in 2030, but fall short of full Level 4 autonomy; software leads

Green Car Congress

Software will capture the largest segment of the autonomous car market opportunity, according to Lux. The Google car is an example of limited self-driving automation. This software market will be a differentiated and high-stakes field, ripe for new partnerships beyond the conventional automotive value chain. Click to enlarge.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

Yen Meng Jiin/Singapore Press/AP Tan, the third of six brothers, was born and raised in a kampung (village) in the neighborhood of Geylang, Singapore. Though this was before Appleā€™s 2001 iPod made these devices popular worldwide, a number of MP3 players of varied quality were already on the market in the late 1990s.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

.” Although the carshare service model has been well established over the past 15 years, there have been some significant innovations in the market recently. Automakers have entered this market with mixed results, building substantial membership levels in only a few years, but they are also challenged with the new MaaS business model.

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Car News: 2024 Consumer Electronics Show

Clean Fleet Report

Honda’s concepts are expected to reach production in a couple years Timing: A model based on the Saloon will be introduced to the North American market in 2026, with other O Series models to follow. Polestar and Google All Polestar vehicles have Google Built-In , but now the technology will have enhanced features.

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How Government Incentives Help Convenience Stores Install Electric Vehicle Chargers

Blink Charging

1 million publicly accessible Level 2 charging ports at locations that include high-density neighborhoods, office buildings, and retail outlets. Through the RFID reader, drivers can also pay via Apple Pay and Google Pay. Note that while kWh pricing is recommended for DC fast charging, it is not available in all markets.

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Tesla Gigafactory Texas catalyzes $500M, 2,500 home development project

Teslarati

Dustin Davidson, a managing director for Hines, said that the influx of employment opportunities, especially Tesla’s new factory, have surged the market for Austin’s residential real estate. Google is investing $50 million in Texas this year to develop office space. Amazon is building a new 3.8 ” Smith said.

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Coming Soon ā€“ The Electric City

Revenge of the Electric Car

And at the headquarters of Pacific Gas and Electric, utility executives are preparing ā€œheat mapsā€ of neighborhoods that they fear may overload the power grid in their exuberance for electric cars.&#. If you just allow willy-nilly random charging, are we going to have neighborhood blackouts?ā€ asked Mr. Tang, the utility executive.