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Driving Dystopia: BMW Sneaks Subscription Services Back Into Vehicles

The Truth About Cars

To be clear, BMW (like a lot of automakers) will already allow customers to purchase upgrades to the vehicle using its connectivity features. BMW has decided that it’s more cost effective to build cars with more features installed and then try to bill customers that want to unlock them. That said, we shouldn’t fixate singularly on BMW.

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Ford launches Tesla-like insurance program with State Farm

Teslarati

Ford and State Farm launched a Tesla-like insurance program called Drive Safe & Save Connected Car. The insurance program is available for customers with certain connected Ford or Lincoln vehicles. Ford announced that State Farm will roll out the Drive Safe & Save insurance program in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon.

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Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

Green Car Congress

There is an extensive body of work on connected vehicle research, and some background is required before coming back to Ford. US DOT Connected Vehicles Research. Connected vehicle mobility applications provide a connected, data-rich travel environment. Background. This information can be used to improve system operation.

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Tips for Optimizing an EV Road Trip

Clean Fleet Report

This means that, unless you’re planning a road trip across rural Montana, you should always be able to find a charging station before you run low on power. Polestar 2 : Polestar is owned by Volvo, which prides itself on building safe vehicles. Recharge stations are becoming more common, too.

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