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Texas Governor Greg Abbott welcomes Tesla after reincorporation vote passes “Guaranteed Win” mark

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott expressed his support to Elon Musk and Tesla after the CEO noted on X that TSLA investors are on track to ratify his 2018 CEO Performance Award and approve the electric vehicle maker’s proposed redomestication from Delaware to Texas. Abbott shared his thoughts in a post on his personal X account.

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Mercedes-Benz addresses Stage 3 legalities; attorneys say suspicion lingers

Baua Electric

If a automobile with Pressure Pilot in demand moves and kills a pedestrian, the human motorist the usage of the device as directed, “would not have the legal culpability to be charged with a crime,” Smith mentioned. “At the same time, it is not clear Mercedes would be charged with manslaughter either.”

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SEC charges Volkswagen AG, former CEO Winterkorn with defrauding bond investors during emissions fraud

Green Car Congress

The US Securities and Exchange Commission charged Volkswagen AG, two of its subsidiaries, and its former CEO, Martin Winterkorn, for defrauding US investors, raising billions of dollars through the corporate bond and fixed income markets while making a series of deceptive claims about the environmental impact of the company’s “clean diesel” fleet.

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In Tesla Autopilot probe, US prosecutors focus on securities, wire fraud – ET Auto

Baua Electric

prosecutors are examining whether Tesla committed securities or wire fraud by misleading investors and consumers about its electric vehicles’ self-driving capabilities , three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Tesla’s claims about Autopilot and FSD have also drawn scrutiny in regulatory investigations and lawsuits.

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Bridgestone to acquire TomTom’s telematics business for $1B in cash

Green Car Congress

Bridgestone Corporation announced that its subsidiary Bridgestone Europe NV/SA, has entered into an agreement with TomTom to acquire TomTom Telematics, its digital fleet solutions business, for a cash consideration of €910 million (US$1.034 billion). —Harold Goddijn, CEO, TomTom.

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Honda begins joint research with Boston University in information security for AI; secure MPC

Green Car Congress

In order to enable AI to cooperate with people, personal information about the users must be collected and analyzed. Currently, personalized services have become common in our daily lives. These systems typically share personal data of users, often without their knowledge and control. This information must be protected.

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Driving Dystopia: Eight Automakers Accused of Lying About Customer Data Protections

The Truth About Cars

While there are actually very few data protections on the federal level as they pertain to corporations, misrepresenting your business is something the FTC would be very interested in. It’s being accused of sharing connected-vehicle data, without direct consent from its customers, with a data broker called LexisNexis Risk Solutions.

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