Sentences with phrase «in cars in general»

And, including EVs, that applies to plug - in cars in general.
Including EVs, that applies to plug - in cars in general.
There are a number of reasons for this, but part is that I'm not very interested in cars in general, and I'm even less interested in playing a game that makes me repeat sections over and over and over in an effort to get my performance exactly right.

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«The banks in general don't seem to like giving financing to independent car dealers.
When you hear [Toronto general manager of transportation services] Steve Buckley set out his vision of where we're going to be in 10 years, he says there's going to be a series of robo - cabs sharing the roads possibly with some driverless cars and transit vehicles.
Volvo and General Motors both make cars in China and export them to the U.S. Ford plans to assemble some Focus sedans there, as well, Bloomberg reports.
Instead of yelling at the guy who cut you off or getting stuck in a blocked - in parking spot, General Motors China says it has a solution: It's called DiDi Plate, and it lets Android users text any car owner by scanning their license plate with their phone's camera and sending it to a cloud ID service.
I am an office manager for a watch repair and retail shop and I had a customer bring in a pile of garbage from her car, including: a pencil, multiple Kleenexes, a McDonald's toy, scraps of paper, gum wrappers, and general dirt, and drop it on my desk.
It's already happening in some high - end cars, but what's more surprising is that there's a general feeling among involved parties that the majority of vehicles will have built - in modems by 2017, he said.
General Motors says it expects to make $ 350 million (U.S.) in improved profits over the next three years thanks to connected cars, marking the first time an auto maker has made such projections public.
Apple's technology, called CarPlay, will turn a car's systems into an extension of your iPhone as long as it's plugged in, while Google, working with an alliance of carmakers that includes Honda, Audi and General Motors, is developing a model that could see the car's own systems running on Android.
General Motors (gm), which pioneered the connected car with its OnStar concierge service, sent a software update to million of vehicles in December, introducing an e-commerce system that lets drivers order coffee or make restaurant reservations while driving — to the chagrin of some safety advocates.
Baidu — alongside other companies like Google (googl) and General Motors (gm)-- is also actively encouraging a push for better coordination between autonomous vehicle manufacturers and the U.S. government, saying that it's necessary to make small changes to existing infrastructure and ease regulatory obstacles in order to get self - driving cars on the road.
One such worker is Sonny Nguyen, of San Francisco, who works as the general manager of a car dealership during the weekday, but supplements his income with freelance work from TaskRabbit in the hours before and after his full - time job, and on weekends.
This is not easy to grasp, but the gist is that Griffith and Bachrach haven't yet made T2, but in the early stages of fumbling in that general direction, they have made some cool 3 - D gorillas that can easily be manufactured in pieces, and given a few more months, they might also change the way cars are assembled.
Pietro Frigerio, the dealer principal and general manager at Lamborghini Newport Beach in Costa Mesa, California, saw sales of the car spike as the price of bitcoin skyrocketed.
Mobileye N.V., whose collision - avoidance technology has been adopted in cars made by the likes of BMW AG and General Motors Co., said on Sunday it had raised money from five investors that valued its equity at $ 1.5 billion, highlighting the market potential for driver - assistance systems.
For city dwellers in general, the Post writes, owning a car is a hassle, especially when it comes to parking and traffic.
Not to mention that according to Time, Lyft and General Motors are looking to offer driverless car services in approximately one year — though the recent fatality in a driverless car made by Tesla Motors probably leaves that one up in the air.
DETROIT — General Motors» agreement to pay a $ 35 million federal fine for concealing defects in small - car ignition switches and to give the government greater oversight of its safety procedures closes one chapter of the automaker's recall saga.
General Motors (gm) invested $ 500 million in Lyft in January and laid out plans to develop an on - demand network of self - driving cars with the ride service.
A number of car companies — including General Motors, Volvo, Volkswagen, and Daimler — have all stepped up and announced big plans to ramp up their investments in electric cars.
General Motors CEO Mary Barra has said the company's small - car production will remain in Mexico, but it could only be a matter of time before she's forced to change course.
In January, Lyft announced a partnership with General Motors to work together on developing self - driving cars.
In the early days, Lunny would sit down each week with the general manager at a local car dealership to explain the value his agency was adding.
Companies like General Motors and Toyota were also investing in electric vehicle technology, but Tesla was the first to show that a battery - powered car could be sexy.
The only outstanding Jews in that field are the Blocks and Max Epstein of Chicago, the Blocks being largely interested in Inland Steel (see FORTUNE, December, 1935, «Republic Steel»), the No. 7 producer, and Mr. Epstein being Chairman of the Board of General American Transportation Corp., which manufactures tank cars.
In general, the companies given permits have already publicly revealed their plans to develop self - driving car technology.
In keeping with the idea that every company is a tech company, we'll have plenty of speakers representing other industries, including General Motors President Dan Ammann, who is trying to keep his company relevant in an era of ride sharing and self - driving cars; Charles Koch, CEO of Koch Industries, which owns oil pipelines, a lumber business, and a fertilizer producer; and Toys R Us CEO Dave Brandon, who must grapple with the shift by customers to buy onlinIn keeping with the idea that every company is a tech company, we'll have plenty of speakers representing other industries, including General Motors President Dan Ammann, who is trying to keep his company relevant in an era of ride sharing and self - driving cars; Charles Koch, CEO of Koch Industries, which owns oil pipelines, a lumber business, and a fertilizer producer; and Toys R Us CEO Dave Brandon, who must grapple with the shift by customers to buy onlinin an era of ride sharing and self - driving cars; Charles Koch, CEO of Koch Industries, which owns oil pipelines, a lumber business, and a fertilizer producer; and Toys R Us CEO Dave Brandon, who must grapple with the shift by customers to buy online.
FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, file photo, General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra speaks about the autonomous Chevrolet Bolt electric car, in DetroiIn this Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, file photo, General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra speaks about the autonomous Chevrolet Bolt electric car, in Detroiin Detroit.
I think it's the same thing with self - driving cars and Uber in general or ridesharing.
Durant was a great promoter and visionary, and by 1909 he had turned Buick into the best - selling car in the U.S. Searching for a business model in a new industry, and with the prescient vision that a car company should offer multiple brands, that year he bought three other small car companies — Cadillac, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac — and merged them with Buick, renaming the combined company General Motors.
General Motors may have taken a significant step forward with its Super Cruise system, available in the 2018 Cadillac CT6 sedan, which can pilot a car on divided, limited - access highways.
Last year, before his inauguration, Trump tweeted that General Motors would «pay big border tax» if it started manufacturing cars in Mexico.
So far, General Motors leads all other car manufacturers in investing in ridesharing, putting in $ 500 million of its money in Lyft back in January.
The Japanese automaker has been less vocal about its plans for self - driving cars than larger rivals like Toyota and General Motors, which in recent months have shown off major research and development projects and big - ticket acquisitions.
General Motors in January bought autonomous vehicle technology start - up Cruise Automation for a reported $ 1 billion, while Toyota has committed to spending $ 1 billion over five years to develop technologies behind the self - driving car.
An aerial view of new General Motors cars covered with snow in Shenyang city, in northeast China's Liaoning province, earlier this month.
Despite the fact that General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) will be the first to put out an electric car in the $ 30,000 price range and the Model 3 could easily end up rolling out at a later date and at a more expensive price than current estimates, Stratechery's Ben Thompson believes the...
For the general public, preparations include participating in drills like the Great California Shakeout, held annually since 2008, and preparing for earthquakes and other natural hazards with home and car disaster kits and a family disaster plan.
Tech companies like Uber, Waymo and Lyft, as well as automakers like General Motors and Toyota, have spent billions developing self - driving cars in the belief that the market for them could one day be worth trillions of dollars.
In general, money expert Clark Howard recommends that you buy a car that's two or three years old because brand new cars begin to lose value the second they're driven off the dealer's lot.
DETROIT (AP)-- General Motors» second - quarter profit more than doubled to a post-bankruptcy record $ 2.87 billion on a strong performance in the U.S., where the company saw sales fall after it cut low - profit sales to rental car companies.
Reuters reported in February that General Motors Co's plans to deploy thousands of self - driving electric cars in test fleets in partnership with Lyft, beginning in 2018, citing two sources familiar with the automaker's plans.
In general, it's a loan you take out to cover personal expenses, such as medical bills or a car repair.
Rare - earth prices are set to extend their decline from records this year as buyers including Toyota and General Electric scale back using the materials in their cars and windmills.
Its just to keep the public from having to absorb the costs for those without insurance or those who want to drive their cars or go through life in general without any provision to pay for the healthcare resources they my require at any time.
But reduction of GNP would be even more drastic if we built cities in such a way that private cars and motor transportation in general were not needed.
Anyway Korea in general has bad vibes for me as some of my relatives were involved in the police action back in the day and of course the crappy cars they first started to make.
Of course with friends say on car journeys to the local ski resort or general chat in a local cafe.
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