Carmaker Volvo has announced its plan to transition to only selling electric cars by 2030, removing any internal combustion engines from its lineup. Electric cars will only be available online.
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Volvo has announced that it will abandon traditional combustion engine vehicles by 2019, offering only hybrid or electric models in its lineup. The automaker is hoping to sell a million by 2025.
Moving beyond the Auto functionality found in some late model vehicles, Audi and Volvo will integrate the full Android OS into future cars, to power touchscreens, dashboards, and basic controls.
In partnership with Microsoft, Volvo will incorporate Skype for Business functionality into its 90 Series cars while examining opportunities to provide voice recognition capabilities using Cortana.
Volvo decided that it will keep its autonomous vehicles unmarked in a test that will take place in London. The decision was made because it's thought that drivers may try to overtake the cars.
A number of high-profile companies, including Google, Ford and Uber have come together to form a lobbying and advocacy group, in an effort to speed up regulation and adoption of self-driving cars.
The new partnership - to explore how HoloLens could improve the process of buying a car - is the latest example of Microsoft's efforts to consider how its headset could transform familiar experiences.
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Apple has confirmed rumors it is launching CarPlay, a new in-car interface for iPhone owners that will allow for both touchscreen and Siri-based voice control support.
Volvo has completed phase one trials for the European Commission's Safe Road Trains for the Environment (SARTRE) project. Hands free driving is an old idea but tech firms, such as Idiada of Spain, are hoping...
Microsoft Corp. has signed deals with Volvo Car Corp. and whisky maker Chivas Brothers Ltd. to support two new Web-only video series from Reveille, the production company behind TV shows "The Office" and "Ugly Betty."...
The Swedish car manufacturer has clamped down after workers sent each other inappropriate jokes and pictures of George W. Bush and Osama bin Laden. Fears of bad-taste humour following September's US terrorist...
