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CARB settles with American Honda Motor for $6.9M for violations of air quality regulations on small off-road engines

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) reached a settlement agreement with American Honda Motor Corporation, Inc. In 2019, CARB testing revealed several small off-road engine (SORE) products did not meet CARB evaporative emission standards. Small off-road engines are a major source of pollution in California.

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Energy Conversion Devices files Chapter 11, seeks sale of businesses; Ovonic Battery Company sold to BASF Corporation

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OBC), to BASF Corporation for the gross purchase price of $58 million in cash before transaction fees, minority participations, and working capital and other adjustments. Ovonyx is a joint venture with its co-founder Tyler Lowrey and its shareholders include Intel Corporation. Earlier post.) Chapter 7 for SIT. (SIT),

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Volvo Car Corp. demonstrates autonomous driving in traffic jams; traffic jam assistance system ready for production in 2014

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As another step toward autonomous driving systems, Volvo Car Corporation is demonstrating a new traffic jam assistance system. When active, the engine, brakes and steering respond automatically. —Peter Mertens, Senior Vice President Research and Development of Volvo Car Corporation. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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History of the GEM Car and a Look at Its Future

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The batteries mean they have zero emissions and are better for the environment than gas-powered cars or golf carts. GEM started in 1992 when a group of engineers left General Motors (GM) to form a company. In 1998, GEM’s machine rolled off its North Dakota production line as the first street-legal low-speed vehicle (LSV) in the U.S.

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US charges former CEO of Volkswagen AG Winterkorn with conspiracy and wire fraud in diesel emissions scandal

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The indictment unsealed today alleges that Volkswagen’s scheme to cheat its legal requirements went all the way to the top of the company. I want to thank the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, the Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division and the U.S. —US Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

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Open-Source AI Is Good for Us

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In this environment, open models play a vital role. If a model’s weights are released, researchers, developers, and authorities can “look under the hood” of these AI engines to understand their suitability, and to mitigate their vulnerabilities before deploying them in real-world tools. However, the E.U.

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Toyota to pay $180M penalty for Clean Air Act reporting violations

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The United States has filed and simultaneously settled a civil lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor North America Inc.,

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