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Mercedes-Benz receives world’s first internationally valid system approval for Level 3 conditionally automated driving

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Mercedes-Benz is the first automotive company to meet the demanding legal requirements of UN-R157 for a Level 3 system for conditionally automated driving. The German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has granted system approval for this on the basis of the technical approval regulation UN-R157 (UN Regulation No.

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Elon Musk tells Twitter to turn over names of workers calculating bot users

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s legal team has alleged that Twitter is hiding the names of workers calculating bot users. Musk’s legal team has submitted a letter to Delaware Chancery Court Judge Kathaleen St. This number, Musk alleged, is key information that determines Twitter’s monetization. . per share. .

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Tesla’s Elon Musk not required to testify in fatal Autopilot crash case

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At a hearing on Thursday, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Evette Pennypacker granted Tesla’s request to shield Musk from being questioned. As per Judge Pennypacker, the family of the ill-fated Model X driver should adopt “less intrusive” ways to acquire the information it needs to build its case.

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Mercedes-Benz first automotive company to certify SAE Level 3 automated driving system for US market; Nevada first state

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In addition to the anonymized data collected by LiDAR, camera, radar and ultrasound sensors, a digital HD map provides a three-dimensional image of the road and the surroundings with information on road geometry, route characteristics, traffic signs and special traffic events (e.g. accidents or road works).

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Tesla Lithium supplier remains on track for first export by the end of 2022

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“The Finniss Project is progressing well and remains on track to ship first spodumene concentrate by the end of CY 2022, subject to the successful ramp-up of the Grants open pit, DMS plant and crusher and no further COVID-19 or weather-related delays,” stated Core Lithium in its development update. The Lithium business is for you.”.

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New study confirms extensive gas leaks in the North Sea; recommends stricter guidelines for handling of abandoned wells

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This area contains 1,792 wells of which we have information. The authors of the study encourage the industry to publish their data and recommend more independent emission measurements from abandoned wells in order to develop stricter guidelines and legally binding regulations for abandonment procedures. Böttner, C., Haeckel, M.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk plans to countersue Twitter to force deal termination: NY Post

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A new report from the New York Post , which lists “a source close to the case,” says the purpose of the Musk countersuit is to push a Delaware Court of Chancery judge to grant lawyers for the Tesla CEO to gather information about Twitter’s bot population, which is the main reason Musk would like to pull out of the suit.