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0Video: Isuzu Trail View is Google Street View for off road [w/video] 1368622800
Isuzu has taken to advertising its new KB pickup truck with a unique initiative. The company wanted to apply the Google Street View philosophy to some of South Africa's more remote off-road trails, and the result is Suzuki Trail View. Using multiple action cameras situated in a 3D-printed ...
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Video: Engadget tries Google Glass with motorcycle helmet, results are mixed [w/video] 1367614800
Our friends at sister site Engadget recently got a chance to give an early version of Google Glass a try. Tim Stevens went so far as to hop on the back of a Ducati 848 Streetfighter with Glass tucked under his helmet in an attempt to host a Google+ hangout while on a ride. Unfortunately, the ...
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Video: Google Street View Hyperlapse makes virtual travel magical 1365624000
We love Google Street View, both for its use as a real tool when mapping directions and for its amazing ability to function as an internet time waster. Turns out, though, that there is yet another awesome use for Google Street View that we had never considered ourselves. Toronto-based design ...
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Video: Country band shoots guerrilla music video via Google Street View 1364860800
Or at least that's the claim. Grunnar and The Grizzly Boys have released a new video for their song Could Be Me, and the clip claims to have been made possible with the help of a Google Street View car. Instead of using seamlessly edited video, the band opted for what looks to be a rolling ...
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Report: Google sees self-driving cars in 3-5 years; Insurers not so sure 1360333740
In just a handful of years, autonomous car technology has taken amazing strides forward. In particular, the highly visible Google self-driving car effort has garnered loads of media attention for its impressive and fast-evolving technology. In fact, Google is reasonably confident that its ...
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Report: Why Google's autonomous car tech could be worth more than its web business 1359644460
According to Forbes, Google may be into driverless cars for more than the party tricks. As part of a three-part series on the tech giant's foray into the automotive sphere, writer Chunka Miu says Google's efforts could have a widespread impact on the nature of transportation worldwide. The ...
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Official: Hyundai and Kia adding Google Maps API to nav systems 1358031720
Hyundai's Blue Link and Kia's UVO infotainment systems will be adding three Google features: Send2Car, Point of Interest Search and Local Search by Voice. Send2Car lets travelers send destinations to their vehicle's navigation system from a computer or via a mobile phone app, and the POI and ...
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Report: Why upset car dealers are trying to find a way around Google 1357169220
Google is always trying new things, and everyone knows that new things don't always work out. But the search engine company's location on the Internet roadmap is a natural lure to its hundreds of millions visitors, so even when not-so-popular Google projects don't work out – like Wave and ...
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Report: NHTSA's No. 2 exec joins Google as director of safety for self-driving cars 1353331620
Ron Medford, the former deputy director of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, has left the federal government to join Google. Medford will take on a new role as the tech giant's director of safety for self-driving cars. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood praised Medford's work ...
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Report: US Feds ironing out rules for autonomous cars 1351204200
With the increasing development of autonomous vehicles, and even some states issuing licenses for self-driving cars, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (our Transport Canada) decided it was high time to lay out a set of rules for these advanced vehicles. According to a Detroit ...
