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Europe Mandates Automatic Emergency Braking

Cars That Think

That last one works by holding the car within the local speed limit not by braking but by limiting the power the engine sends to the wheels. The rules require that the driver retain the power to override the systems, which makes for less intrusive nannying. Some people, however, kind of like being nannied.

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EEA says industrial air pollution cost Europe up to €169 billion in 2009; some 37% attributed to CO2

Green Car Congress

The report does not assess whether the emissions from industrial facilities are consistent with the legal permitting conditions for the operation of these plants. Emissions from power plants contributed the largest share of the damage costs, estimated at €66–112 billion (US$87–148 billion).

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