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BMW Group Launches car sharing service “ReachNow” in Seattle

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The service will expand to include Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in the next quarter. After downloading and registering on the ReachNow app, available in the App Store and on Google Play, members can locate and book the closest available car in the ReachNow app or find a ReachNow car on the street.

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Daimler Extending car2go Car-Sharing Program to Austin, Texas; Ramping Up in Germany

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The US introduction coincides with the expansion of the pilot in Ulm, Germany, where the company opens the service to the public on 26 March after the internal test which started last October. Whenever a car is needed, it can be rented spontaneously in passing out on the street, or it can be pre-booked via mobile phone or internet.

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Volkswagen AG provides details on investigations into NOx cheating; origin and fixes; new strategic direction

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Approximately 450 internal and external experts are involved in the investigations, which are being conducted in two phases. Initially, it proved impossible to have the EA 189 engine meet by legal means the stricter nitrogen oxide requirements in the United States within the required timeframe and budget. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Volkswagen AG timeline on diesel emissions scandal

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To resolve this conflicting objective satisfactorily within the timeframe and budget of the EA189 project, according to the current state of knowledge, a group of persons—whose identity is still being determined—at levels below the Group’s Management Board in the powertrain development division, decided to modify the engine management software.

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Why Rip Off Creatives, If Generative AI Can Play Fair?

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Spectrum : I recently read Joy Buolamwini’ s book Unmasking AI , in which she documents her painstaking process to put together a dataset that felt ethical. Are you working with internal teams who have been using these kinds of datasets? It was really impressive. Did you try to build a dataset that felt ethical in all the dimensions?

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A Critical Look at AI-Generated Software

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Indeed, modern society runs on code: Whether you buy something online or in a store, check out a book at the library, fill a prescription, file your taxes, or drive your car, you are most probably interacting with a system that is powered by software. Then, given a prompt from a person, they use a probabilistic approach to generate new text.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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When the car is filled at the pump, an internal system analyses the mix of the two fuel types and adjusts accordingly. Current Legal Requirement for Use of Anhydrous Ethanol in the United States. Current Legal Requirement for Use of Anhydrous Ethanol in the United States. 40 CFR § 80.27 40 CFR § 80.27 Pursuant to 40 CFR § 80.27(a)(2):