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Re:Waymo partners with Toyota to bring autonomous driving to... by lmz on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @08:42PM (#43839876)
I thought those were programmed to run the engine once in a while regardless of necessity - to prevent the gas from going bad?
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Re:Waymo partners with Toyota to bring autonomous driving to... by saalweachter on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @09:13AM (#43844776)
Yes -- it's happened once or twice with my Chevy Volt. Full charge, and it pops up a dialogue and runs the engine for a mile.
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