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Toyota claims to have tamed lithium-ion batteries
Safer and less likely to explode
Engineers at Toyota Motor claim they have tamed the volatile lithium-ion battery and can now enter the all-electric car market.
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Apple confirms it has axed self-driving car project
Fantasy Titan hits iceburg of reality but its heart goes ooooon
The fruity tax-dodging cargo-cult has finally admitted that it has pulled the plug on its self-driving car project.
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In-Car navigation is pants
Better to use your phone
While many cars are now shipping with in-car navigation, the systems are so rubbish that users are relying on their phones instead.
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Nvidia releases DRIVE PX 2
Power to drive and map
Nvidia has released its new DRIVE PX 2 for cars which it claims can make your jalopy a lot more intelligent.
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Nissan wants to sell its battery stake
She's electric
Nissan Motors is in talks with Panasonic and others over its controlling stake in a car battery manufacturing venture, sources said.
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LG scores Toyota deal
Good news away from the smartphone bear pit
LG has signed a deal with Toyota to supply telematics components for Toyota's upcoming connected vehicles. The deal is good news for LG which needs to step back a bit from smartphones.
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Qualcomm releases new Connected Car Platform
Ready for proto-typing
Qualcomm has released its Connected Car Reference Platform so that the car industry to build prototypes for the next-generation connected car.
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Uber wants self-driving cars
Does not have to pay the drivers
Controversial taxi outfit Uber is working on self-driving vehicle technologies for more than a year and it's finally shown off an autonomous car.
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Apple invokes the ancient gods for car business
Might have chosen the wrong ones
Apple has been trying to draft ancient gods into its cult to develop its self-driving car. Like the car it might backfire badly.
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AMD’s Zen man switches to Tesla
Jim Keller finds a new role
The bloke who helped create the chip which will either finish AMD or give it a renaissance has a new role working for Tesla. Ironically it really will involve him working on Nvidia gear.