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Self-Driving Car Disengagement Reports Show Technology is Not Road Ready

Posted on February 2, 2017 by J Sammy 2 comments

California Department of Motor Vehicles today released Disengagement Reports from Companies testing self driving cars on California’s public roads. These Reports indicate the self-driving technology is not ready to be deployed without human drivers behind a steering wheel who can take control when the self-driving technology fails, Consumer Watchdog said. “Despite the self-serving hype of the manufacturers, robot technology simply isn’t

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California Won’t Back Down on Climate Change

Posted on November 16, 2016 by J Sammy Leave a comment

Gov. Jerry Brown said Californians should do their part in helping unify the country after the surprise election of President-elect Donald Trump, but also insists the state will “stay true” to its principles. “With the deep divisions in our country, it is incumbent on all of us — especially the new leadership in Washington — to take steps that heal those divisions,

State Awards Green Commuter $250,000 State Tax Credit to Expand Electric Car Sharing, Vanpooling Service

Posted on October 28, 2016 by J Sammy One comment

SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The California Competes Tax Credit Committee has approved a $250,000 state tax credit to Green Commuter to assist the Los Angeles-based company with continued expansion of its innovative electric vehicle car sharing, vanpool and fleet replacement service. Green Commuter is the innovative clean energy company launching and managing a fleet of Tesla Model X electric vehicles in the

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Valeo & Wheego gets Self-Driving Vehicle Testing Permits

Posted on October 11, 2016 by J Sammy Leave a comment

California State Department of Motor Vehicles said last week that both companies received approval for programs to test self-driving vehicles on public roads in California. Valeo is a unit of French auto supplier Valeo SA, which joins several other parts makers trying to develop technology that auto makers may need to put self-driving cars on the road. Wheego, a privately held

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Hail, Yes ! See Jane Go on Ride-Sharing for Women Only

Posted on September 16, 2016 by J Sammy One comment

A ride-sharing service app called See Jane Go for women drivers and passengers launched recently in southern California. See Jane Go has started operating in Orange County, California but plans aggressive nationwide expansion, according to Tech Crunch. See Jane Go meets the demand for women-only ride-sharing which was highlighted in informal surveys. As Tech Crunch noted, “…I found that women are uncomfortable as

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California Targets 1.5 Million Electric Vehicles in 10 Years

Posted on August 16, 2016 by J Sammy Leave a comment

Environmental groups like Natural Resources Defense Council and electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors told CARB that auto companies may be able to reach the state’s target by simply submitting credits, and changes to the program’s credit system are required. A California lawmaker next week will introduce a bill requiring 15% of all vehicles sold in the state to be emissions-free by

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CALIFORNIA May Cap ZEV-Credit Sales

Posted on July 13, 2016 by J Sammy Leave a comment

California emission rules require high-volume automakers to sell either battery-electric or hydrogen fuel-cell cars in proportion to their overall sales. Some manufacturers build “compliance cars” purely to satisfy this mandate, while others buy credits from automakers that sell more zero-emission vehicles than required by the rules. Since Tesla builds only electric cars, it has a large surplus of credits to

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