Tag: tech
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Volvo’s Polestar 2 with Android Automotive is how all car software should be designed
The native Android Auto saga has a long and winding road, but we’re approaching the finish line. Google’s custom-built applications for automobiles, now called Android Automotive OS and not to be confused with standard Android Auto mirrored from your smartphonewas first declared a couple of years back as a kind of compromise with an auto…
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Data Sheet—Zuckerberg Needs a Slap, Google I/O vs. Microsoft Build, Bird Rides the Strugglebus
To Begin you week, three Items I’ve consumed Lately: * Bloomberg BusinessWeek’s cover story on Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is a snappily written and illuminating take on the man who has presided over his company’s reinvention. This story has been told over and over. And still, the yarn about why and how Nadella focused on…
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Data Sheet—The Tech Industry’s Greatest Coach
This is the web version of Data Sheet, Fortune’s daily newsletter on the top tech news. To get it delivered daily to your in-box, sign up here. It has been three years since Silicon Valley lost one of its greats, Bill Campbell, the former Intuit CEO, Apple board member, executive coach to the great and…
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Tesla Slamming Into Concrete Median Is Part Autopilot, Part Driver’s Fault
Tesla’s Autopilot system is always being enhanced but it’s far from perfect, as the video below shows. And the same, to some extent, may be said about its driver. In recent months, we’ve seen quite a few potential accidents being averted from the auto manufacturer’s innovative driving aid, but an unexpected shift in the road…
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Smile Tesla Thieves, You’re On Camera: Model S And Model X Get Model 3’s ‘Sentry Mode’
Tesla has begun to introduce Sentry Model into the Model S and Model X shortly after the security feature was made available on the entry-level Model 3. The electrical automaker designed Sentry Mode in an effort to dissuade people from breaking into Tesla vehicles. A pair of recent movies have surfaced online revealing Sentry Mode…
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Electric Taxis In Norway To Use Wireless Car Charging Stations
The Norwegian capital of Oslo will shortly become the first city in the world to implement a series of wireless charging systems for electric taxis. Reuters reports that the job will see charging plates with induction technologies installed in the road at different taxi ranks across town. Finnish utility company Fortum has been tasked with…
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Tesla Launches Dog Mode To Protect Your Pooch
Following an announcement last week, Tesla has released its new dog mode. Made to keep pets safe and comfy while their owners conduct a quick errand, dog mode keeps the climate management system. The system will show a message when triggered. Since you can see from the movie, the infotainment program says “My owner will…
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Tesla Is Now Adding A ‘Dog Mode’ Function To Help Owners And Dogs Alike
Tesla is defined to roll out at least two brand new Enhanced Autopilot attributes this week, one of which has been aptly named ‘Dog Mode’. Considering Twitter, Tesla chief executive Elon Musk stated that a ‘Sentry Mode’ will also be introduced. Both of these were pitched to Musk over social networking. Beginning with ‘Dog Mode’,…
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New Polestar 2 Four-Door Coupe Teaser Is The Most Revealing Yet
Polestar is almost ready to uncover their next item, the ‘rsquo & 2;, however not until teasing it a bit more. The above image was discovered in a formal mobile app that allows users to explore some characteristics of this Android-based HMI infotainment system that will equip the car. It reveals a few creases on…
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Apple Cuts 200 Employees From Project Titan Autonomous Car Division
Apple has ignored over 200 workers involved in its autonomous car collection, dubbed Project Titan. The tech giant has acknowledged the job cuts but indicates they do not suggest a move from the progression of autonomous that was industry-leading technologies. “We have an incredibly talented team focusing on autonomous platforms and technologies at Apple. As…