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Tesla driver charged with vehicular manslaughter, NHTSA to release findings regarding Autopilot use

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On December 29, 2019, a Tesla Model S left a freeway and ran a red light in a Los Angeles suburb, striking a Honda Civic and killing two people. The case is somewhat groundbreaking as it appears Riad will be the first person to be charged with a felony count in the U.S. while utilizing semi-autonomous driving technologies.

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John Bardeen’s Terrific Transistorized Music Box

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Bardeen was the first person to win two Nobels in the same field and remains the only double laureate in physics. In 2019, University of Illinois professor John Dallesasse carefully restored Bardeen’s music box. From a preservation perspective, one of the most important things Dallesasse did was to document the restoration process.

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This Nigerian Startup’s Minigrid Began as a School Project

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His team entered its “Project Spread the Light: Provide Electricity in a Small Settlement” in the 2009 IEEE Presidents’ Change the World Project Competition, which was for students who had developed solutions to real-world problems. The London Stock Exchange identified GVE as one of the fastest-growing private companies in Africa in 2019.

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Mazda Says Turbocharged Miata Best Left for Tuners

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The value that we get out of [the Miata] being so incredibly light is something that you [would] lose." The company allegedly just wanted a more free-revving engine to satisfy the person behind the wheel.& That's how we managed to make a car that's modern and safe and can be sold in 2024 to be as light as a 1993 Miata.

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Big Data Could Accelerate Drug Approvals

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The technology could have been used during COVID-19 shutdowns, when auditors were unable to make in-person visits to clinical-trial locations, Ménard says. COVID really shone a light on what we had recognized many years ago: that something needs to change,” says Roshan D’Souza , a head of Roche’s data analytics and operations.

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Road Test: 2024 Nissan Leaf SV Plus EV

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On the Road Light in its feel, nimble and responsive, the Leaf is certainly not a sporty car, but one that easily handles all but the most challenging road conditions. Many CCS chargers have CHAdeMO plugs available and there are adapters as well, but finding public fast-charging will be more of a challenge than with competitive vehicles.

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OLA Electric Scooter Ownership Blog - Dark Knight

Plug In India

2w are the key for Ev shift in India for personal commute, let’s say for daily commute with rising fuel prices it makes economical sense to own a eScooter, of course Solar-Ev combo, makes it the best solution with regards to environment as well. Other settings are minimal, Display Change (Light/Dark),Passcode Change, Software version.

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