GM – s fresh SDK for in-car infotainment apps offers access to almost four hundred data points, TechCrunch

GM’s fresh SDK for in-car infotainment apps offers access to almost four hundred data points

GM is opening up to app makers in a way that’s unique among carmakers; it created a software development kit for those looking to build apps for its in-car infotainment system that exposes four hundred data points from the car itself for developer use. Contine reading

GM – s Cruise Launches Self-Driving Car Service for Employees, WIRED

GM’s Robocar Service Drives Employees Around SF for Free

GM’s Robocar Service Drives Employees Around SF for Free

If there’s anything to be said for working at a Silicon Valley tech company, it’s the perks. Walls of snacks. Nap pods. Fridges plunged with Crimson Bull. And for select employees at Cruise, General Motors’ autonomous driving clothing in San Francisco, rails anywhere in the city, for free, in a self-driving car. Contine reading

Getting Around in Greece, Frommer – s

Getting Around

Compared to the cheaper fare classes on ships and ferries, air travel within Greece can be expensive, but we recommend it for those pressed for time and/or heading for more distant destinations (even if the planes don’t always hold rigorously to their schedules). Until the late 1990s, Olympic Air maintained a monopoly on domestic air travel and had little incentive to improve service. Contine reading

Funny Car

Funny Car

Funny Car is a type of haul racing vehicle and a specific racing class in organized haul racing. In the United States, the other professional haul racing classes are Top Fuel, Pro Modified, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Bike. Funny cars are characterized by having tilt-up fiberglass or carbon fiber automotive bods over a custom-made fabricated chassis, providing them an appearance vaguely approximating manufacturers’ showroom models. Contine reading