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How AI powers your car’s future

sudshr47 April 9, 2018

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Smartphones, smart houses, smartwatches: our lives are driven by technology more than ever, but there’s still one area that could use a major update.

Driving.

Stepping into your car shouldn’t be like stepping into the past. Fortunately, we have good news: with Nissan’s 2018 lineup, the future of driving can be in your garage today. Powered by the most innovative available Nissan Intelligent Mobility technologies, this generation of smart cars offers a game-changing experience behind the wheel, seamlessly integrating available cutting-edge tech into the reliability and performance that drivers expect from Nissan. Read more…

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New cars from Fiat Chrysler and VW will come with up to 6 months of free Apple Music

sudshr47 March 6, 2018

Two major car manufacturers, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Volkswagen, announced today they will begin to offer free Apple Music subscriptions of up to six months to customers purchasing new vehicles with CarPlay starting on May 1, 2018. The offers are meant to help boost Apple Music subscribers, and arrive shortly after rival Spotify filed to go public.
In the U.S., FCA will offer… Read More

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Nissan and DeNA will begin testing a self-driving taxi service in Japan next month

sudshr47 February 23, 2018

Nissan Motor and DeNA announced today that field tests of Easy Ride, the self-driving taxi service they developed together, will begin next month in Japan. This means that Nissan and DeNA now rank among Uber, Lyft, GM, Didi Chuxing and other comp…

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Prodigy raises $5.4M to unify the in-store and online car-buying experience

sudshr47 February 1, 2018 Startups

If you’ve ever tried to buy a car, there’s a good chance that a lot of your research has shifted online as it’s become easier and easier to figure out exactly the kind of car you want — and less of it is about going to a dealership. At least, that’s what Michia Rohrssen is baking on. He and his co-founders started Prodigy, a company based on extending that same… Read More

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Uber is selling off its auto-leasing business

sudshr47 December 27, 2017

After confirming the closure of its auto-leasing business, Xchange Leasing, Uber is now reportedly selling it, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The buyer? Car ownership startup Fair.com.

Uber announced in September that it would be shutting down Xchange Leasing, its Delaware-based subsidiary which partners with auto dealerships to offer vehicle leases to U.S. Uber drivers.

The leasing business currently sports a net book value of $400 million made up of over 30,000 vehicles, according to WSJ, but has suffered heavy losses — Uber was reportedly losing $9,000 per car in August. Many of these cars owned by Xchange Leasing have been auctioned off over the last few months. Read more…

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Tampa offers first demo of its connected vehicle technology project, launching with 1,600 cars in 2018

sudshr47 November 13, 2017

Tampa’s goal to become a smart city was on display on Monday, as the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority hosted the first public demonstration of a connected vehicle technology research project that will launch into pilot testing in 2018. The project involves outfitting a fleet of 1,600 privately owned vehicles. Read More