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FCA US reaches settlements on diesel emissions at estimated cost of $800M

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The estimated total cost of settlements is $0.8 Department of Justice (DOJ), the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the State of California, 49 other States and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for environmental claims. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S.

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Daimler reaches agreements in principle to settle regulatory ($1.5B) and civil ($700M) proceedings in the US regarding diesel emissions

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The involved US authorities are the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ), the California Attorney General’s Office, and the US Customs and Border Protection. The company has cooperated fully with the U.S.

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Open-Source AI Is Good for Us

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Open source software and open data can be an extraordinary resource for furthering science,” wrote two U.S. For the first time, these instruments establish a legal threshold beyond which models will be deemed “dual use” or “systemic risk” technologies. However, the E.U. Yet the AI ecosystem is more than a handful of corporate labs.

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New York to invest $127.7 million Volkswagen settlement in clean vehicles

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million as part of this legal settlement. The state plans to use more than 60% of the funding to accelerate the adoption of electrified transportation by reducing the cost of electric buses and trucks, particularly transit buses, and providing funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

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Toyota agrees to fund a settlement valued up to $1.4 billion for unintended acceleration cases

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and Chief Legal Officer, Toyota Motor North America, said: This agreement marks a significant step forward for our company, one that will enable us to put more of our energy, time and resources into Toyota’s central focus: making the best vehicles we can for our customers and doing everything we can to meet their needs.

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Volkswagen establishes VWAT subsidiary to bring autonomous driving to market; light commercial vehicles first target

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We will continue to use synergies across all Group brands to reduce the cost of self-driving vehicles, high-performance computers, and sensors. By the end of the year resources from Volkswagen Group research allocated to autonomous driving will be transferred to VWAT GmbH. —Alexander Hitzinger.

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Pacific states and BC agree to align GHG and clean energy policies; targeting 10% new vehicle ZEV purchases by 2016

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The agreement has no legal effect and imposes no legally binding obligation. The pact seeks to enhance cooperation through a range of activities, including: Accounting for the costs of greenhouse gas emissions in each jurisdiction. Oregon will build on existing programs to set a price on carbon emissions. Earlier post.)

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