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Canoo Aims To Reinvent Electric Vehicles And Subscriptions

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That’s giving extra momentum to the car-leasing trend that’s been displacing ownership for years. Many people think 2020 is the wrong time to buy a car anyway. The company is capitalizing on COVID-era societal shifts as it designs this new generation of sustainable cars. “We It isn't quite Cars-as-a-Service.

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The Robots Are Coming – And Some Are Already Here

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“The Jetsons,” after all, promised us a bright future of flying cars and Rosey the Robot to make our meals, clean our messes, do our laundry and offer up snappy comebacks throughout the whole experience. Cars are getting technologically impressive, but they don’t fly as of yet. The Robotic Dog That Helps Build Cars.

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SiriusXM Makes $100M Bet On Connected Cars

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Satellite radio broadcasting company SiriusXM just recently announced the acquisition of consumer and enterprise connected vehicle services company Automatic, which makes connected-car OBD-II ports, adapters and related apps for iOS and Android. trillion in additional revenue potential in the automotive industry by 2030.

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Samsung Snags Auto Parts Supplier Harman For $8B

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auto parts supplier Harman International Industries Inc. It also redraws the global automotive supply chain some and signals that the race is on to control the car. Beyond the parts, Harman has also moved into software development and components for connected cars. for $8 billion in cash. s air-bag recalls.

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Uber To Bring Self-Driving Fleet To Pittsburgh, Buys Otto

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Putting traditional car manufacturers eyeing the ride-hailing space on notice, Uber has reached an agreement with Volvo , enabling customers in downtown Pittsburgh to order up a self-driving car from their mobile app starting later in August. Earlier this week, Ford said it is gearing up to launch a self-driving car in five years.

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NEW REPORT: California Takes An Unattended Twist on Vehicle Registration

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The next stop on the road to technological evolution in the transportation industry may just be unattended. Across the industry, from carmakers and road regulators to bike share programs, companies are looking to unattended retail tech to improve efficiency and unlock new revenue opportunities.

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Can TAGWALK Redefine Fashion Search?

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For a multibillion-dollar industry that is all about being on the cutting edge, the whole system was totally hopeless,” Van Houtte told PYMNTS. They said it was too niche, that it only catered to bloggers and assistants and lower rungs of the fashion industry, that it couldn’t scale. The problem?