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Automotive industry develops new guidance for measuring recycled content of automotive products

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The Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) and the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) have published a new guidance document, “ Measuring Recycled Content of Automotive Products.”. R3: Recycled portion of purchased raw material, including materials recovered or generated by other industries. Simplified process flow.

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The Creepy New Digital Afterlife Industry

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What is the digital afterlife industry? T oday, a “digital afterlife industry” is already making it possible to create reconstructions of dead people based on the data they’ve left behind. Microsoft reportedly decided against turning this idea into a product, but the company didn’t stop because of legal or rights-based reasons.

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SpaceX appeals FCC decision to reverse $885.5M Starlink subsidies

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According to the document, “It fails legally because it contradicts the record—including SpaceX’s and Starlink’s proven capabilities—it contradicts the Commission’s stated rules for the program, and it rests on unsupported conjecture and outside-the-record information apparently cherry-picked from somewhere on the Internet.”

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Big Data Could Accelerate Drug Approvals

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It’s the application of some of those advanced analytic techniques that we have seen used in other industries, such as finance, that we are looking to bring to the quality-assurance space,” Ménard says. A reliable, standardized QA tool could augment or even replace traditional audits, he suggests.

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Honda Patents Seats With Shock Absorption

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We can blame manufacturers for cutting costs while seeking to standardize snazzier equipment elsewhere. & The industry knows this and the phenomenon may even help explain the popularity of crossover vehicles, which often have softer suspensions than their sedan counterparts. But Honda’s unit would function differently.&

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Mercedes-Benz to begin equipping top models with CO2 air conditioning systems starting in 2017; adapting other models for R1234yf

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These completely newly developed systems are based on the DIN specifications defined by the automotive standards committee of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA). The publicly accessible DIN specification documents also offer other companies an opportunity to quickly launch development activities of their own.

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European Transport Ministers sign Amsterdam Declaration on steps for development and harmonization of connected, autonomous driving in Europe

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However, both industry and users demand that new services and systems should be interoperable and compatible when crossing borders. Ongoing cooperation between governments and industry is key. The document also sets out actions by members states, the European Commission, and industry. Amsterdam Declaration.

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