You can also click a spot in a map of the robot's location, and it will drive to the place you indicate.

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With an iPhone or Android app, you call up the Uber map, spot an available town car or taxi, and summon it with a click.

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The Columbus, Ohio, company, which owns 23 U.S. malls, said it envisions a free app that includes a parking-spot tracker, a map for navigating its properties and notices of promotions from participating stores.

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If you spot a Welsh MP poring over a large map today, do not be alarmed.

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About the only remaining appeal of airline travel is getting to a wonderful spot that is just a dot on the map.

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However, understanding the complete gene map of cancer will allow doctors to spot early those who are likely to develop the condition.

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The Hollywood hype helped put 23-year-old Bebe, once just another obscure retailer, on the national map--and land the number two spot on the FORBES list of 200 Best Small Companies in America this year.

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He'd feel a "spot" and then walk around its borders, so he could put it on his map accurately.

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One hot spot for deal seekers is Mexico, which is struggling to reclaim its place on the tourism map.

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Anyone with something to add can enter a street address and leave a marker on the map at that location, providing a few lines of text about conditions at that spot.

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