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The Legal Issues to Consider When Adopting AI

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Before rushing to adopt AI, consider the potential risks including legal issues around data protection, intellectual property, and liability. A timely legal review that determines whether collected data may be used lawfully for machine-learning purposes can prevent regulatory and legal headaches later.

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Foremost Group CEO’s blood alcohol content nearly 3x the legal limit during fatal Tesla accident: report

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legal limit to drive in public roads in Texas. Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace Randy Brodbeck requested a toxicology report, but he did not ask for an autopsy, as noted in a USA Today report. The report revealed that Chao had a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.233, almost three times the 0.08

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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. However, the necessary adjustments to the traffic regulatory framework must not fail to take into account the connection with these market dynamics.

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Autonomous driving tech faces geopolitical ‘winter’ on road to mainstream – ET Auto

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A few days ago, South Korea has reportedly raised its automotive industry’s concerns with USA over the latter’s inquiry and envisioned rules for addressing potential security risks from connected vehicles with technology from China and ‘other countries of concern’ “China is not accessible to you (without passing an audit by local authorities).

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US charges Audi manager with conspiracy to cheat US emissions tests; sacrificing NOx control for a sound system

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The initial SCR design required a certain amount of AdBlue be stored onboard the vehicle to reduce NO x emissions to legal limits and reach a 10,000 mile service interval for refilling. —Criminal Complaint, USA v. These functions constituted defeat devices. Zaccheo Giovanni Pamio. The company was ordered to pay a $2.8-billion

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Toyota to pay $180M penalty for Clean Air Act reporting violations

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Toyota Motor Sales USA and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America for systematic, longstanding violations of Clean Air Act emission-related defect reporting requirements, which require manufacturers to report potential defects and recalls affecting vehicle components designed to control emissions.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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If it were legal to deliver rescued migrants to Libya, it would be as cheap as sending rescue boats a few extra kilometers south instead of east. Meanwhile, legal scholars and civil-society groups are asking whether a hands-off border can really keep Europe’s hands clean. Sipa USA via AP. The main reason is because the E.U.

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