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An "app store" for your car?
Every new car is basically a computer. So where are all the cool apps? In my rusted jalopy, a 1991 Volvo 240 sedan, I have installed the future. A car that stalls at every stop sign now has...
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Data driven: How technology is reviving GM, Ford and Chrysler
In the age of global enterprise software, US carmakers are re-learning the secrets of efficiency By Fred Thomas, Industry Director, Apriso After the government provided a $17.4 billion lifeline to two...
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Will Google power the Chevy Volt?
The Google vs. Microsoft war might heat up with GM's discussions to develop in-car telematics with Google. A recent CNNMoney article revealed that GM was working with a mysterious partner on its OnStar...
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Bill Ford: Venture capitalist
The Ford chairman has a surprising side project: funding ideas that could ease car congestion. A few years ago the CEO of Ford Motor, Bill Ford, began pushing the company to be more sensitive to the...
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Today in Tech
Every day, the Fortune staff spends hours poring over tech stories, posts, and reviews from all over the Web to keep tabs on the companies that matter. We've assembled the day's most newsworthy bits...
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Tech early adoption: fun in the living room, but safe in the car?
The new MyFord touch system's best function may be as a warning to other car manufacturers of how not to go about innovating when it comes to high-tech dashboards. Earlier this week, Consumer Reports...
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Apple has its eyes on automakers
A new generation of consumers cares much more about megabytes of storage and clock speeds than horsepower or torque. By Doron Levin FORTUNE -- Can the iPhone help automakers sell cars? Or will cars...
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Wall Street Values Tesla Motors at $620,000 per Car
Company founder and CEO Elon Musk may not mention Tesla Motors’s stock price when his electric car company gives its latest financial update on Wednesday, but it will be front and center for investors...
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Automakers and Transit Agencies Urge White House to Reject Plan for Open...
More than 50 automakers, state transportation agencies, and other groups urged the White House and other federal policymakers on Thursday not to open a portion of the wireless spectrum reserved for...
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GM and Lyft Will Test Self-Driving Taxis Within the Next Year
General Motors and Lyft’s self-driving taxis will begin testing in the not-too-distant future. On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal published some details shared by Lyft director of product Taggart...
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Wanted: Manufacturing Whizzes To Work On Tesla’s Model 3
(Reuters) – Technology entrepreneur Elon Musk gave a public shout-out to the sharpest minds in manufacturing this week, calling on them to come help Tesla build a million all-electric cars a year by...
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LA Auto Show Reinvents Itself as the Next CES—for Car-Tech
From automakers' burgeoning Silicon Valley tech centers to their increasing presence at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas each January, the confluence of automotive and tech is here to...
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Ford is Using Factory Emissions to Make Car Parts
Carbon emissions spewed from factories could help Ford build its next generation of cars and trucks. The automaker is creating and testing new foam and plastic components using carbon dioxide captured...
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Bill Ford: Here’s Where Ford Motor Co. Will Be in 5 Years
It’s a question any Ford Motor Co. shareholder might want to know: where will the automaker be by 2021? “It’s really hard to put a timeframe on anything because we’re always wrong, particularly with...
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Uber Rolls Out First Self-Driving Cars in Pittsburgh
Uber has started testing self-driving cars in Pittsburgh as the ride-hailing company pursues a future where drivers will no longer be needed. The ride-hailing company is using a hybrid Ford Fusion to...
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Ford’s Plug-In Hybrid Hits a New Record
The 2017 Fusion Energi, Ford Motor’s plug-in hybrid, can travel 610 miles on a full tank of gas and battery charge, according to U.S EPA estimates, a 60-mile increase from the previous year’s model....
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Some New Cars Still Include Defective Takata Airbags
(Reuters) – Toyota, Fiat Chrysler, Volkswagen and Mitsubishi are still selling new vehicles with defective air bags that will eventually need to be recalled, according to a report by a U.S. lawmaker...
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Faraday Future Eyes Michigan for Self-Driving Car Tests
Faraday Future, the electric vehicle startup that wants to take on Tesla, reportedly plans to test autonomous vehicle technology on public roads in Michigan. The company has applied for three...
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Autonomous Car Sales Will Hit 21 Million by 2035, IHS Says
United States will be an early leader in deploying autonomous vehicle technology, an effort that will eventually help put nearly 21 million self-driving cars on the world’s roads by 2035, IHS...
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Ford and Fiat Chrysler Are Going to Make More SUVs
Ford Motor f and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles fcau are cutting production of smaller cars and idling workers at some North American factories, while boosting output of sport utility vehicles in reaction...
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