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GM’s new software platform will enable over-the-air updates, in-car subscriptions, and maybe facial recognition

The Verge

General Motors announced a new “end-to-end” software platform for its cars called “Ultifi” — a play on the name Ultium , which is the automaker’s new electric vehicle battery architecture. GM says the new software will enable over-the-air (OTA) updates , in-car subscription services, and “new opportunities to increase customer loyalty.”.

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Ford says ‘millions’ of its vehicles will run on Google’s Android starting in 2023

The Verge

Ford is the latest automaker to turn its vehicle operating systems over to Google. The Dearborn, Michigan-based company said it will use Google’s Android to power the infotainment systems in “millions” of its cars starting in 2023. It’s unclear where this leaves Ford’s Sync infotainment system.

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Amazon makes a deal with Stellantis to buy electric Dodge ProMaster delivery vans in 2023

The Verge

In addition to the deal for the Dodge EVs, Amazon and Stellantis also announced that they would be working together to develop in-car software for Stellantis’ lineup of cars, trucks, and vans. The deal will allow Amazon to integrate its software into “millions” of vehicles, the companies said.

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BlackBerry Discloses Vulnerability After Months of Hiding

SecureWorld News

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a security advisory addressing a vulnerability discovered in BlackBerry's QNX operating system known as BadAlloc. BlackBerry QNX is an "all-purpose technology built for the world's most critical embedded systems."

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Lincoln vehicles getting hands-free driving feature and native Android

The Verge

In addition, Lincoln vehicles are gaining a hands-free advanced driver assistance feature based on Ford’s BlueCruise system, though the luxury marque will call its version “ActiveGlide.” Lincoln was previously working on co-developing its first all-electric vehicle with EV startup Rivian , of which Ford owns at least a 10 percent stake.

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Driving the Polestar 2, the first electric car with a brain by Google

The Verge

This native Android Automotive operating system controls everything from the radio to heating and air conditioning to navigation. It turned out the car didn’t have the latest connectivity software, which the company thought it had pushed through an over-the-air update that morning. But the Polestar 2 is not just any EV.

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Blue Origin and Aerojet get in on NASA partnerships for new space technologies

GeekWire

Aerojet’s Redmond facility will be involved in a follow-up project to develop a new kind of hybrid “green” propellant. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture and Aerojet Rocketdyne’s operation in Redmond, Wash., Aerojet Rocketdyne Photo). Kent, Wash.-based AI SpaceFactory of Secaucus, N.J.,

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