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In the 1950’s, Trump’s $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Would Work – But Not Now
Trump's infrastructure plan fails to acknowledge tomorrow’s realities: transportation as we know it is about to undergo a revolution every bit as transformative as the smartphone and the personal computer.
This revolution in future mobility is just beginning, and while the end game is still unclear, the trends driving it are very obvious to anyone who studies transportation: automated driving technology, vehicle electrification, cloud connectivity and shared mobility services.
Rebuilding America’s infrastructure is more than just propping up bridges for another 25 years or slathering roads with a fresh layer of asphalt. A transportation revolution is on our doorstep, and governments need to be ready by putting the right ecosystems in place now.
Read the article at Forbes.
Honda Leads in U.S. News 2018 Best Cars for the Money
U.S. News & World Report today announced the 2018 Best Cars for the Money. Covering 14 automotive categories, the awards highlight vehicles that provide consumers with the best combination of quality and value. Honda earned four of the awards this year, the most of any automaker.
Toyota and its luxury brand, Lexus, each won two awards, as did Honda's luxury brand, Acura, and Korean automaker Kia. This is the second consecutive win for both of Kia's models, the Soul and the Sorento. The Audi A3 is the sole winner from a European brand, and the lone award winner from domestic automakers is the Ford Edge. The Lexus RX 350 is winning a Best Car for the Money award for the ninth time.
Is Your Phone Smarter Than Your Car’s In-Dash Navigation System?
Most in-dash navigation systems lack traffic data or point-of-interest information, and have clunky update procedures.
Many carmakers bundle their navigation systems with other features, forcing buyers to take one in order to get something else they actually want. Next-generation navigation systems are a crucial step in the development of autonomous vehicles.
In a recent test of a 2015 model-year car, the built-in navigation system had no listing for a winery that has been in business for 15 years - both Apple Maps and Google Maps found it in a split second because smartphone navigation apps are cloud based, continually updated with new information.
Read the article at The New York Times.
Uber and Waymo Head to Court
Waymo is suing Uber for allegedly stealing trade secrets and self-driving car technology when Waymo's former engineer, Anthony Levandowski left the company, supposedly stealing thousands of confidential documents containing trade secrets.
Waymo believes Uber executives, including then-CEO Travis Kalanick, knew about the stolen data. It claims the company used Waymo's laser and radar technology called LiDAR to further its own self-driving efforts.
"We have accumulated significant and compelling evidence of Uber's theft and use of Waymo's trade secrets, and we look forward to finally presenting our case to the public," a spokeswoman for Waymo told CNNTech.
Read the article at CNN Tech.
