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Tesla’s strategy with Cybertruck design reveals more with every appearance

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A few months ago, Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen said Tesla does not have a “pencils down” approach with the Cybertruck design. Initial sightings in Palo Alto revealed a beat-up Cybertruck vehicle , which was likely a guinea pig in a variety of off-road and odd terrain situations to assess performance.

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Tsuneishi Shipbuilding receives AiP for its Kamsarmax LNG dual-fuel vessel

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with an Approval in Principle (AiP) for its Kamsarmax GF Bulk Carrier, which has been designed for dual-fuel operation, using both Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Fuel Oil. Tsuneishi Shipbuilding first designed/developed and named the ship category ‘Kamsarmax’ in 2005. LR has awarded Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co.,

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ExxonMobil adds 2.7B barrels oil equivalent to reserves; replaces 183% of 2017 production

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Consistent with SEC requirements, ExxonMobil reports reserves based on the average of the applicable market price prevailing on the first day of each calendar month during the year.

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Consumer Reports calls on Tesla to disable and update auto steering function, remove “Autopilot” name

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Tesla is now under scrutiny for how it deployed and marketed the Autopilot system after a series of crashes. By marketing their feature as ‘Autopilot,’ Tesla gives consumers a false sense of security. Consumers should never be guinea pigs for vehicle safety ‘beta’ programs. Earlier post.).

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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In early 2017, in the forest highlands of eastern Guinea, a man I’ll call Jacob began a journey that would take him across five Saharan countries and multiple failed sea crossings. Jacob says he spent somewhere between three and four years trying to migrate from Guinea to Spain. One migrant with no money. What the tech is up against.

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