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Gordon Murray T.27 EV overall winner of 2nd annual Brighton to London RAC Future Car Challenge

Green Car Congress

The event, which was inaugurated last year, challenges entrants to use the least amount of energy driving the 60-mile route. This is the only event in the world that demonstrates real cars, in real conditions, that is measured independently and in the public eye. emission fueled by any legal means. 27 on the UK roads.

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ITM Power HFuel achieves UK road-use compliance

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This has generated a suite of documentation to evidence the legal transportation of HFuel on UK public roads with a full inventory of hydrogen and to satisfy local fire and Health & Safety authorities. The HOST launch event on 8 March will include both HFuel and two HICE Transit vans.

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Toyota agrees to fund a settlement valued up to $1.4 billion for unintended acceleration cases

Green Car Congress

Neither the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), nor the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was able to find any defects in Toyota’s source code that could cause these events. More information on the details will be available if the court gives preliminary approval to the settlement.

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National Academies’ Gulf Research Program awards $10.8M to address systemic risk in offshore oil and gas operations

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The greatest risk in offshore oil and gas operations is the uncontrolled release of hydrocarbons and the threats such events pose to human health and safety, the environment, and infrastructure—as evidenced by the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

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Opinion: GM Shouldn’t Kill Apple CarPlay, Android Auto

The Truth About Cars

Hmm so why would GM drop CarPlay and Android Auto – features that are either currently standard on base models or available as standard on volume trim levels on many of the company’s vehicles – when it could now offer some of the apps that make CarPlay and Auto appealing to drivers as part of its own infotainment systems?

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7 Revealing Ways AIs Fail

Cars That Think

There are lots of possible reasons why organizations are reluctant to get into the nitty-gritty of what exactly happened in an AI incident or controversy, not the least being potential legal exposure, but if looked at through the lens of trustworthiness, it's in their best interest to do so.". 2) Embedded Bias. 4) Explainability.

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When New York City Was a Wiretapper’s Dream

Cars That Think

Squibb, were at the time locked in a nasty legal battle over the commercial rights to the antibiotic tetracycline. In the course of the ensuing criminal trial, Shannon, Asmann, and Ruh were all granted immunity in exchange for testifying against Broady, who emerged as the brains behind the operation. The two firms, Bristol-Myers and.