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NTSB recommends nationwide ban on personal electronic devices while driving; also calls for modifications to the equipment and the completion of a NHTSA rulemaking on collision warning systems

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Following a Board meeting on a 2010 multi-vehicle highway accident in Gray Summit, Missouri, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) called for the first-ever nationwide ban on driver use of personal electronic devices (PEDs) while operating a motor vehicle. —NTSB synopsis. Globally, there are 5.3

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Google and IEEE launch $1M challenge for downsized inverters

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In the event of a tie on volume, efficiency will be used to determine the grand prize winner. They are required to bring their inverters in person to a testing facility in United States by 21 October 2015. The grand prize winner will be announced sometime in January, 2016.

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Should Right-to-Repair Laws Extend to Bionic Body Parts?

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He also thinks that clinicians should have forthright conversations with their patients about bionic body parts. The response also noted that the FDA monitors post-market safety and effectiveness of devices with a mandatory reporting system for device malfunctions and adverse events.

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GM, Segway to Make Vehicle - WSJ.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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