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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. million for failing to conduct “timely or adequate background checks” on approximately 8,600, or 95%, of its non-registered associated persons. The post Regulatory & Legal Alerts – Dec. California.

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SpaceX’s NASA Starship contract safe for now as Blue Origin looks to Congress

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Fresh off of a major contract loss during a competition to build NASA’s next crewed Moon lander, Blue Origin has begun aggressively lobbying Congress for the contract NASA didn’t give it. In memos to Congress, SpaceX says a proposed amendment on the HLS contract would award “Jeff Bezos with a $10 billion sole-source hand-out.”

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Ford unveils all-electric F-100 Eluminator concept with new EV crate motor customers can now buy

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Ford owners have personalized, customized and enhanced their vehicles since the beginning—from changing looks to bringing the power. —,Eric Cin, global director, Vehicle Personalization, Accessories and Licensing. Earlier post.).

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OPEI files legal challenge to EPA E15 misfueling rule

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The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), along with automakers and marine manufacturers, filed a legal challenge to the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Regulation to Mitigate Misfueling” rule which was meant to address concerns about 15% ethanol blends in non-road products and older model-year vehicles. Earlier post.).

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ABI Research: by 2028, automakers will save $1.5B using over-the-air updates to fix recalled cars

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According to global technology intelligence firm ABI Research, performing these legally required software updates in-person costs OEMs half a billion dollars annually. By 2028, automakers in the United States will use Over-the-Air (OTA) update capabilities to save US$1.5 billion by remotely implementing fixes to product recalls.

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Porsche presents 3D-printing technology for bucket seats

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That’s why personalized seat shells customised for the driver have been standard in race cars for a long time now. As a next step, street-legal “3D-printed bodyform full-bucket seats” in three different firmness levels and colors will be available ex-works from the Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur from mid-2021. Source: Porsche.

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Next generation electric Volvo flagship SUV to come standard with Luminar LiDAR and NVIDIA DRIVE Orin

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An autonomous driving feature for use on motorways, the optional Highway Pilot will be activated for customers when verified safe and legally allowed for individual geographic locations and conditions. Earlier this year, Volvo Cars announced it will use NVIDIA technology to centralize computing.

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