Google’s Project Fi is teaming up with U.K. cell carrier Three to bolster international data speeds for travelers. Google’s partnership with Three will give all Project Fi subscribers access to high speed data in more than 135 destinations as well as speeds that are 10 to 20 times faster than before. And that comes with no extra fees for using data internationally. The cost remains …
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Google has plans to fashion a version of its Android operating system for vehicles, according to a report from Reuters. Sources told the news agency the technology titan’s plan is to have a version of Android — dubbed Android Auto — that would be built directly into vehicles enabling drivers to use the Internet without having to plug in their Smartphones. Google will offer up …
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The California Department of Motor Vehicles has made it mandatory for drivers to gain “immediate physical control” of a vehicle, necessitating the addition of a steering wheel and gas and brake pedals to its fleet of self-driving cars. The technology firm has said it will obey the new regulation set to go into effect in mid-September. “During our testing we are equipping the vehicles with …
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