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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. The accident resulted in 11 fatalities.

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Success!!! The Ban on EV Conversions in Ontario, Canada is Over!!!

DIY Electric Car

The Ban on EV Conversions is Over!!! Yesterday (June 7, 2010), Electric Mobility Canada sent out an e-mail advising its Ontario members that MTO has lifted the ban, and has implemented an interim solution for the licensing of electric vehicle conversions. "EV conversions are: ? Ontario's Ban on Electric Cars.

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Google and IEEE launch $1M challenge for downsized inverters

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They are required to bring their inverters in person to a testing facility in United States by 21 October 2015. General guidelines include: Power density achieved: the volume of the rectangular enclosure used and thus the resulting power density achieved at a load of 2 kVA should be specified.

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Worldwide Campaign for Neurorights Notches Its First Win

Cars That Think

Indeed, 2022 may be the year that neurorights becomes a hot topic, bringing the young neurotech industry and the human rights community into uncomfortable conversations. The right to personal identity. Spain’s new. The 5 Neurorights. The right to mental privacy. The right to free will. The right to equal access to mental augmentation.

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

Cars That Think

He also thinks that clinicians should have forthright conversations with their patients about bionic body parts. Rao also notes that ethical guidelines for neurotech are being developed by the IEEE Brain group, although that effort is at a very early stage. One of the issues is that the technology keeps changing,” he says.

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How To Convince Your Employer to Setup an EV Charging Station at Work?

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Make Your Case Wisely The company may not be interested in your convenience if there is only one person requiring a charging station. Reaching Green Building Guidelines. Decide The Proper Channel Of Approach Talking to those who are unable to make a choice is not worth the time it takes to have this conversation.

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A Conversation

Revenge of the Electric Car

One of my producers, Jessie Deeter, directs for the PBS show Frontline , and we used her guidelines about keeping our integrity about junkets and careful dealings with our subjects and the film was entirely independently financed. ROB: What are your personal feelings on the outcome of the film? Many said no. A few eventually said yes.