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This Chinese electric bus is adorably shaped like a koala bear

Baua Electric

Granted, the interior doesn’t look quite as magical as the exterior, but sometimes that’s just life. Ignoring the whole host of issues such as street legality and safety, don’t forget that you’d have a super desirable vehicle on your hands and no locking doors. In this case, what it is is a 14-seater electric bus, including the driver.

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Baidu, Tesla said to have agreed on mapping deal for FSD in China – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Baidu , China’s major internet search company, reached an agreement with Tesla to grant the car company access to its mapping license for data collection on China’s public roads, two people familiar with the matter said. Foreign firms need to partner with domestic companies that have obtained the license.

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Mercedes will take on Tesla’s FSD in China

Teslarati

The Mercedes CTO did not specify when the premium German brand would be making its way to the Chinese market, but considering Mercedes has only recently cracked into the U.S., California is expected to grant Mercedes the ability to operate level 3 autonomous vehicles in the coming months, with more states in the process.

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Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. and China Oilfield Services Ltd. intend to cooperate on oilsands technology; possible testing of new thermal recovery technique

Green Car Congress

COSL is a majority owned subsidiary of Chinese state-owned company CNOOC Group. The MOU is not legally binding except for those provisions in respect of exclusivity, confidentiality and dispute resolution. The MOU is in effect for one year and can be automatically extended for another year unless terminated. Sunshine Oilsands Ltd.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

This was granted to Amir Ban, Dov Moran, and Oron Ogdan in November 2000. In addition to claims by M-Systems and IBM, perhaps the most complicated rivalry came from the Chinese company Netac Technology. Despite this collaboration, Netac subsequently sought and was granted a patent on the thumb drive within China.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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Climate change projections authored by Chinese scientists indicate that China’s annual mean air temperature is likely to rise by 1.3 The Indian government has consistently asserted that it will not agree to legally binding emissions reductions under any circumstances. “ Internationally, we reject legally binding emissions.

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Finding The Wisest Ways To Global AI Regulation

Cars That Think

And do you also worry about algorithmic bias and automated decision-making systems that may be used in judicial systems, or legal systems, or medical contexts, things like that? At the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI, we are a grant-making organization internally for our faculty. Wald: Absolutely. Wald: Yeah. Absolutely.

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