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California Grants Cruise and Waymo Expansion Approval

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.& While public complaints seemed to be endangering the companies’ ability to expand operations, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted 3-to-1 on Thursday to do just that. This has also been the position of automotive and tech companies hoping to promote self-driving vehicles.

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VinFast Still Kicking and Planning to Show Vehicles at CES

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From VinFast: The first group of VinFast dealers consist of Leith VinFast (Raleigh, North Carolina), Smith Haven VinFast (St. VinFast's local branch presently operates out of California with just over a dozen dealerships and service centers on hand. But it’s plotting to expand its U.S.

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Is the Apple Car Still Coming?

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There were also rumors that the brand was in talks with Toyota and Hyundai Motor Group to help it commence production on an automobile sometime in 2024. However, the last we heard about the project was when an industry source told The Korea Times that Apple was working to build up its Korean supply chain in 202 1.

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Driving Dystopia: Automakers Are Selling Your Driving Data to Insurance Companies

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Insurance groups formerly had to engage with customers to install tracking devices that would monitor “safe driving” under the guise of offering discounts. But most automakers, like tech companies, tend to hide those permissions in expansive terms and conditions agreements nobody bothers to read.

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Learn How the President-Elect Candidates Plan to Improve IEEE

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Coughlin is a regular contributor on digital storage for the Forbes blog and other news outlets. Should I become a Board member and president, I would focus on increasing support for local Organizational Units (OUs)—sections, chapters, affinity groups, and student branches—and on increasing industry engagement. Virginia Tech.

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Clean Tech - GigaOM - Salon.com

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Renault-Nissan has started working with governments and utilities in California and Oregon to gear up for regional electric vehicle rollouts next year. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark of Salon Media Group Inc. Some of these companies are also working on electric models for the U.S. Alex Koppelman Joan Walsh Me vs. G.

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The DFEH’s case against Tesla has been filed, and its allegations are very, very serious

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Just a few days ago, Tesla noted in a blog post that the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) is intending to file a lawsuit against the company over alleged systemic racial discrimination and harassment in the its CA facilities. They are not Tesla material.”

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