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Tesla didn’t cure Autopilot next deadly accident, engineers say

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Mavens The trial prepared for October, the primary for the corporate over a demise blamed on Autopilot, will pit Musk’s repeated statement that Teslas are the most secure automobiles ever made in opposition to generation mavens anticipated to testify that the corporate’s advertising and marketing has lulled drivers right into a fake sense of safety.

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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. —Peter Mertens, Senior Vice President Research and Development of Volvo Car Corporation. But the legal situation for this technology still remains unclear. Earlier post.).

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Hidden Cameras: What Travelers Need to Know

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Reasonable expectation of privacy’ Though regulations vary by state, more legal protections cover nonconsensual videotaping in private areas such as bedrooms and bathrooms. Legal and security experts believe such invasions are the exceptions, considering the millions of people who travel daily, but that they warrant vigilance.

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BP to Acquire Vereniums Cellulosic Biofuels Business for $98.3M; Verenium retaining Enzyme Business

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BP and Verenium Corporation announced an agreement for BP Biofuels North America to acquire Verenium’s cellulosic biofuels business, including the facilities in Jennings, LA and San Diego, CA, for $98.3 DLA Piper LLP (US) served as legal advisor to BP. Cooley LLP served as legal advisor to Verenium. Earlier post.)

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National Academies’ Gulf Research Program awards $10.8M to address systemic risk in offshore oil and gas operations

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Florida Maxima Corporation. The National Academies' Gulf Research Program is an independent, science-based program founded in 2013 as part of legal settlements with the companies involved in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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The product also had to attract corporate customers, although it was unclear how many of those there would be. For some corporate customers, the fact that IBM now had a personal computing product meant that these little machines were not some crazy geek-hippie fad but in fact a new class of serious computing. Department of Justice.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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While in the corporate bond world, the credit ratings agencies rated the bonds of thousands of companies and were not dependent on any one company for fees, subprime mortgage-backed credit derivatives were being produced by a small number of banks. On-site blending pumps, in lieu of splash blending, are used for this test.

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