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Ford Motor (NYSE: F) said today that it is launching the Zoom app Meet on the Move. It is built and customized specifically for vehicles in the U.S. equipped with the all-new Ford and Lincoln Digital Experience.* With the new digital cabin, customers can bring along things they use in their so-called digital life, including their favorite apps to be entertained or to stay productive on the go – all without a smartphone – Ford said in a release. This is unique because it offers an immersive experience built directly into the vehicle, which is different from using smartphone projection. Whether this is a distinction without a real difference remains to be seen.
“The Zoom Meeting experience customers know and love is now optimized for equipped Ford and Lincoln vehicles through an embedded app, creating the ultimate mobile productivity space. It is ideal for catching up with friends and family, jumping into a work meeting while waiting for the kids to finish practice, or collaborating with a school group. Continue reading
Fuel Prices Dropping as Summer Travel Begins?
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With the summer driving season proceeding there are counter historical-trend results in fuel prices. Gasoline prices normally peak this time of the year, however drivers are getting a break, or is that brake? Moreover, does the ongoing global economic chaos caused by the Trump Administration tariff decrees signal something much darker – recessions and perhaps impending global depressions?*
“The national average for a gallon of regular is $3.14, down two cents from last week,” the National office of AAA said today. “Pump prices are 36 cents cheaper than last June, thanks to this year’s consistently low crude oil prices. Currently, oil supply in the market is outweighing demand. June gas prices haven’t been this low since 2021. The national average per kilowatt hour of electricity at a public EV charging station stayed the same this past week at 36 cents.** Continue reading →