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Continental calls for market-based adaptation of the legal framework to support autonomous driving

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International automotive supplier Continental is calling for a market-based adaptation of the legal framework for automated driving. Initial success in this regard was seen with the recent modification of the Vienna Convention, which established the legal foundations for partially automated driving. —Christian Senger.

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Baidu, Tesla said to have agreed on mapping deal for FSD in China – ET Auto

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With the mapping service license, Tesla will be permitted to legally operate its FSD software on Chinese roads and its fleets can gather data about the vehicle’s surroundings, such as road layouts, traffic signs, and nearby buildings. Foreign firms need to partner with domestic companies that have obtained the license.

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Tesla direct sales under threat from dealer-backed bills in Florida

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According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Florida Statute 320.645, “manufacturers may engage in direct-sales of motor vehicles provided there are no franchised dealerships selling such vehicles within the state.” What do you think of the article? ” However, this could change.

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Top Programming Languages Methodology

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IEEE Xplore Digital Library IEEE maintains a digital library with millions of conference and journal articles covering a wide array of scientific and engineering disciplines. Trinity College Dublin Library The library of Trinity College Dublin is one of six legal deposit libraries in Ireland and the United Kingdom.

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Canada files to define outer limits of expanded Atlantic continental shelf; preliminary filing on Arctic, targeting North Pole

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In a news conference on the submission, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said that Canada will indeed try to extend its territorial claims to the North Pole. Legal context. Legal certainty and international recognition is vital to developing our potentially immense resources. —Minister Baird. Click to enlarge.

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Big Data Could Accelerate Drug Approvals

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The group, which goes by the moniker IMPALA, conducted several use-case studies and published its findings in a 2021 journal article that Ménard coauthored. But, D’Souza says, IMPALA couldn’t hope to change the current QA processes on its own. The consortium is planning to hold a workshop this year to educate others about its efforts.

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

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He took one of the C cells and rolled it across the conference room table to his hosts. The Atomic Energy Research Establishment paid only legal fees for what turned out to be a valuable patent and later had to be reminded that it even owned the patent. Sony gets pulled into the game Kuribayashi wasn’t ready to give up.