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Coltura: Supreme Court precedent means states can require all new vehicles sold be electric

Green Car Congress

Metz and Janelle London finds that state vehicle electrification mandates can withstand legal challenges based on federal preemption if they are based solely on reasons for transitioning to electric vehicles that are within the state's authority. The article points to the 2019 Supreme Court case of Virginia Uranium v.

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Tesla refutes LA Times’ claims regarding Elon Musk lawsuit

Teslarati

However, following the conclusion of this lawsuit, the LA Times published an article claiming Musk “elected to settle,” which has resulted in Tesla issuing an official statement on the matter. The LA Times article titled “Musk said he’d never settle an unjust legal case against him.

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Twitter’s filing citing federal investigation on Elon Musk seems to be old news

Teslarati

Recently, news emerged that Twitter’s legal team had written in a court filing that Elon Musk is being investigated by federal authorities in relation to his attempted acquisition of the social media company. Twitter’s legal team also asked the court for access to documents that Musk had given to authorities.

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Tesla faces class action privacy lawsuit, following startling revelations

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In a startling report earlier this week, Reuters released information given to it by a previous Tesla employee, alleging that a group of workers at the automaker were privately sharing pictures and videos captured by customer vehicles between 2019 and 2022. ” The Tesla legal team has yet to respond to the allegations.

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Tesla sets up new-energy firm in Shanghai with registered capital of $2 million

CN EV Post

The company's registered address is at Lingang area in Shanghai's Pudong New Area, and its legal representative is Wang Hao, with Tom Zhu, who was named senior vice president of Tesla's automotive business earlier this month, as chairman. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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How Can We Talk About Autonomous Weapons?

Cars That Think

This article is part of our Autonomous Weapons Challenges series. In order to address the legal and ethical issues that an autonomous weapons system (AWS) can raise, it’s important to look at the many technical challenges that arise along the full spectrum of autonomy. Determining legal obligations. Ensuring robustness.

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Chips to Compute With Encrypted Data Are Coming

Cars That Think

This article is part of our special report Top Tech 2024. Fully homomorphic encryption is an automated solution to get around legal and regulatory issues while still protecting privacy,” says Kurt Rohloff , CEO of Duality Technologies , in Hoboken, N.J., This article appears in the January 2024 print issue.

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