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Nikola executes reverse merger with VectoIQ; now to be listed on NASDAQ; BEV and FCEV trucks

Green Car Congress

The transaction proceeds will accelerate production, allow Nikola to break ground on its manufacturing facility in Coolidge, Arizona, and begin its hydrogen station infrastructure roll out. In our two-year quest to find a partner that was a proven technology leader and focused on making a global difference, Nikola was the clear winner.

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Judge rules against Tesla insurance over ‘inflated’ premiums

Teslarati

Stephens originally filed the lawsuit on behalf of Tesla drivers with the company’s insurance in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Virginia. Stephens said the false warnings were due to “Tesla vehicles’ still-in-development sensor technology.”

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Pedestrian Trapped Under Cruise Vehicle in San Francisco

The Truth About Cars

While there have been loads of unsavory encounters between humans and autonomous test vehicles, we haven’t seen any pedestrians seriously injured since the fatal incident from March of 2018 where a Volvo-badged test mule owned by Uber Technologies struck a woman pushing her bicycle across the road.

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What Does “Human Control” Over Autonomous Systems Mean?

Cars That Think

Two Boeing 737 Max planes crashed in 2018 and 2019 due to sensor failures that led to autopilot malfunctions that two human pilots were unable to overcome. Also in 2018, an Uber autonomous vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian in Arizona, even though a person in the car was supposed to be overseeing the system. Human-Machine Teams.

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