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Volkswagen Group, Google partnering on quantum computing; traffic optimization, batteries, AI

Green Car Congress

The Volkswagen Group and Google will partner on research in the field of quantum computing. As part of this collaboration, a team of specialists from Volkswagen and Google will work together using a Google quantum computer. Volkswagen Group IT wants to make progress in three development areas on the Google quantum computer.

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Firefly & Hyundai Motor America create pilot program to offer rideshare fleets & drivers new vehicles with bonus income up to $3,600/year

Green Car Congress

Firefly, a fast-growing in-car and car-top mobility media company and a Google Ventures-backed startup, will collaborate with Hyundai in promoting its vehicles—including EVs—to rideshare fleets and drivers across key US cities.

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“Insanely frightening and incredibly cool”: What it is really like to catch a self-driving robo-taxi

EV Central

I have an almost disturbing and possibly dangerous love of speed – skiing, driving, roller coasters; the faster it is the more alive I feel – so it came as a slightly embarrassing surprise to find myself properly, squealingly scared at the sedate pace of 30km/h in my self-driving robo-taxi. Because America.

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Waymo driverless rides to reach seven new Bay Area cities

Teslarati

Waymo, the driverless ride-hailing company owned by Google parent company Alphabet, is now looking to begin testing in a number of new cities in the San Francisco Bay Area, following the company’s approval to expand gained earlier this year.

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Volkswagen demonstrates first successful real-world use of quantum computing to help optimize traffic routing

Green Car Congress

—Abdallah Shanti, Global CIO Volkswagen Brand and CIO Region Americas. —Thomas Bartol, senior vice president of Information Technology and Services for Volkswagen Group of America. People who drive from the fair back to their hotels or into the city and use our Quantum shuttles, reach their destination faster.

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24.4 million customers use Daimler’s mobility services

Green Car Congress

With car2go, moovel, mytaxi/Intelligent Apps (mytaxi, beat, Clever Taxi and Chauffeur Privé), the mobility portfolio in the segment of Daimler Financial Services counted 24.4 moovel group payment and digital wallet options with Google Pay. The Hop Fastpass app for virtual cards is available for download through the Google Play store.

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Car News: 2024 Consumer Electronics Show

Clean Fleet Report

The platforms can be mounted with a pickup or van body, and even a passenger design for a taxi. Timing: PVB production is in South Korea with the North America on-sale date to be announced. Polestar and Google All Polestar vehicles have Google Built-In , but now the technology will have enhanced features.

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