California’s Electric Companies Submit Plans for More EV Charging Stations
California’s leading electricity providers recently released plans to install more than 10,000 EV charging stations across the state. Outlines for these new plug-in points nudge forward efforts to mainstream electric vehicles by growing California’s fledgling network of charging resources. Last week, the Pacific Gas ...
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Amazon Patent Hints at Self-Driving Car Plans
Amazon is continuing research into self-driving cars, according to a patent filed in November 2015 and newly approved last Tuesday. The patent proposes a fix for issues involving reversible lanes, or lanes that shift direction according to patterns in traffic movement. Amazon’s patent notes that information on traffic ...
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Smartphones Replacing Infotainment Systems In Cars
If you’ve purchased a new car recently, you’ve likely considered the value of in-vehicle infotainment. Designed to streamline onboard media access, these multimedia systems display app-based information on a central screen in your car. Car manufacturers claim infotainment services simplify in-car navigation, music ...
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Google’s Alphabet Inc. Company and Their Self-driving Service
In 2009, Google's parent company, Alphabet, Inc, began the daunting task of researching and developing autonomous, or self-driving vehicles. This endeavor was aptly titled the “self-driving car project.” By 2012, their autonomous technology had clocked in more than 300,000 miles of driving time on freeways and highways. ...
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Uber and Self-Driving Cars
In 2015, ride-share company Uber partnered with Carnegie Mellon University to create the Advanced Technology Center. The goal was to make self-driving cars a consumer reality. The National Robotics Engineering Center was also involved with the project, and took on the task of researching vehicle safety. In August, cars took ...
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What We Know About The Chevy Bolt
The Chevrolet Bolt EV is due to be released later this year, and is expected to compete closely with the Tesla Model 3. Right now, it looks like Chevy will be beating Tesla to market. According to USA Today, The Model 3 is planned to be widely released in mid- or late-2017, with new orders not set for delivery until 2018. ...
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EV Charging Solutions
Electric vehicle sales are climbing. But some consumers are hesitant to make the switch because of concerns that EVs can’t carry them long distances. And as long as charging infrastructure remains sparse, this is a valid concern. But the problem of too few charging stations may have found a (temporary) solution in the ...
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