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Tesla VP Public Policy Rohan Patel departs company after 8-year stint

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Tesla Vice President for Public Policy and Business Development Rohan Patel has announced that he is leaving the electric vehicle maker. Patel’s post included words of appreciation for both the Tesla team and the company’s customers. Much appreciated,” Musk wrote.

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Rivian VP of Public Policy & Chief Regulatory Counsel leaves company

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Rivian VP of Public Policy Jim Chen is departing the company. Prior to his employment at Rivian in 2018, he worked for American electric car maker Tesla, where he led the company’s efforts to secure direct-to-consumer sales in various states. He is expected to leave the electric truck maker at the end of February.

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T&E: two-thirds of European battery production at risk as companies weigh investing in US instead

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Tesla in Berlin, Northvolt in northern Germany and Italvolt near Turin are among the projects that stand to lose the greatest volumes of their slated capacity as the companies weigh up investing in the US instead. Battery investment in the US and China continued to grow, and European companies have already signalled expansion in America.

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Pony.ai receives approval for paid autonomous robotaxi services in Beijing

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has received approval to run paid autonomous Robotaxi services in the Beijing Intelligent Networked Vehicle Policy Pilot Zone in southeastern Beijing. will be permitted to charge fees for Robotaxi services provided to the public. With the commencement of this new policy, we will be able to validate Pony.ai’s commercialization model.

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European Commission approves up to €5.4B of public support for IPCEI Hy2Tech; 41 hydrogen projects

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billion in public funding, which is expected to unlock additional €8.8 As part of this IPCEI, 35 companies with activities in one or more Member States, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups, will participate in 41 projects. —Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy.

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Elon Musk explains Tesla strategy behind layoffs as executives depart

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company has to “reorganize and streamline the company for the next phase of growth” every five years after at least 10 percent of its global workforce was trimmed, and two key executives left the automaker on Monday. However, the trimming of employees went further than lower level associates.

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What U.S. Members Think About Regulating AI

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With the rapid proliferation of AI systems, public policymakers and industry leaders are calling for clearer guidance on governing the technology. They also say that prioritizing AI governance should be a matter of public policy, equal to issues such as health care, education, immigration, and the environment.

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