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Regulatory & Legal Alerts – Dec. 2017

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Peopletrail actively tracks the regulatory and legal environment that surrounds employment and criminal background screening. The Arizona Governor signed an executive order instructing all state agencies to adopt new hiring practices that don’t discriminate against people who have been arrested or been in prison. California.

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ElectraMeccanica and Tevva to merge; targeting electric commercial trucks in UK, Europe and US

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Tevva’s existing 110,000-square-foot EV manufacturing facility in Tilbury, United Kingdom, would be complemented by ElectraMeccanica’s recently-commissioned 235,000-square-foot facility in Mesa, Arizona, which is expected to enable the combined company to scale its production to serve the UK, European and US markets. Canada Ltd.

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Uber and Waymo partner up for autonomous vehicle push in Phoenix

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Uber and Waymo have partnered up in a new push to expand autonomous ride-sharing and deliveries in Phoenix, Arizona, later this year. The two companies were formerly fierce rivals and were subject of a huge legal battle that lasted several years. For Uber, it already operates a massive number of vehicles in its fleet, and roughly 3.9

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Following Milton indictment, Nikola reports earnings beat with production updates

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Trevor Milton’s legal team releases statement after Nikola founder indicted for fraud. Nikola stated it has already completed the production of nine Nikola Tre BEVs, which were a part of the second batch of production units. The remaining six are undergoing commissioning at the Coolidge, Arizona facility.

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Pedestrian Trapped Under Cruise Vehicle in San Francisco

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Police have said that they’re working with the company to get to the bottom of what happened and Cruise has said it’s sharing video footage with the SFPD as part of the investigation. But the courts decided it couldn’t be held liable after Arizona prosecutors decided not to go after the company in 2019.

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Heat Pumps—The Well-Tempered Future of A/Cs

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During heat waves in Phoenix, Arizona, while some people fry eggs on sidewalks , Matt Heath, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) service manager at AC by J , is on the front line, helping maintain air conditioners in people’s homes. Up north there is a tipping point that they’re trying to get to,” Conlan says.

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Rivian IPO: What you need to know

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Rivian currently employs over 8,000 people across multiple facilities in Arizona, California, Michigan, Illinois, Vancouver, Canada, and the UK. Legal Challenges to Date. Similar to other automakers, Rivian is also involved in some legal challenges. million units, and it will be a crowded space,” Ferragu wrote. .