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Activists sue San Francisco over controversial tech bus program

Demonstrators block the path of a Google commuter bus to Mountain View, in San Francisco

Activists have sued the city and county of San Francisco over a pilot program giving shuttles run by Google and other private companies access to municipal bus stops, claiming it favors higher-paid technology workers over low-income residents.

Google helps locate where you parked your car

Google helps locate where you parked your car

Google is making it a bit easier to get back to your car when you’ve parked in an unfamiliar city, at the mall, a concert, or any other spot that poses a challenge for those with a poor sense of direction.

Driverless cars are mastering city streets

Driverless cars are mastering city streets - google

Google says that cars it has programmed to drive themselves have started to master the navigation of city streets and the challenges they bring, from jaywalkers to weaving bicyclists — a critical milestone for any commercially available self-driving car technology.

Google to have strong presence in the connected car

There will be more Google in your next car. That was the clear message automakers gave at the recent International CES, the world’s largest consumer electronic fair. Google Maps with street view function make in-car navigation systems a lot more precise and easy to use, Google Glass could help to increase safety while driving and smartwatches using Google’s Android operating system might come first from an automaker rather than a computer maker.That could be just the beginning because one of the top stories from last month’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas was the announcement of the Open Automotive Alliance, whose members include automotive and technology companies that want to expand the use of Google’s Android-based systems in vehicles.

Google and Automakers join to bring Android to cars

Audi, GM, Google, Honda, Hyundai and NVIDIA have joined together to form the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA), a global alliance of technology and auto industry leaders committed to bringing the Android platform to cars starting in 2014.

The OAA is dedicated to a common platform that will drive innovation, and make technology in the car safer and more intuitive for everyone.