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FCA US LLC to pay ~$300M in criminal penalties over diesel emissions test cheating

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According to the company’s admissions and court documents, beginning at least as early as 2010, FCA US developed a new 3.0-liter FCA US received credit for cooperation with the department’s investigation and has enhanced, and committed to further enhance, its compliance program and internal controls.

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IPCC chapter co-ordinating lead author expresses frustration with government approval process for scientific report

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International Cooperation. More broadly, the problems I identify in this letter are not a consequence of personal failings of any of the individuals involved. The problems I seek to identify are structural, not personal. … on international cooperation. It is to that section of the SPM that I now turn. …

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Flying first class on a single domestic round trip can contribute more greenhouse gas emissions than a year of driving

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A documentation for the myclimate calculator includes other aspects of the method used.). Furthermore, myclimate accounts for other warming effects of aircraft emissions (through changes in the ozone layer, initiation of contrails, formation of cirrus clouds, etc.) by adding an amount that corresponds to the direct portion of emissions. (A

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Producing the Mercedes-Benz GLC F-CELL fuel-cell SUV

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Daimler is currently systematically preparing for series production of the Mercedes-Benz GLC F-CELL; the company had shown preproduction models of the hydrogen fuel cell SUV at the IAA International Motor Show in Frankfurt last September ( Earlier post.). At the same time the assembly stage is documented and archived.

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Ford, UMTRI launch student contest for vehicle-to-vehicle communications innovation

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The teams are not limited to personal cars or trucks. Two two-way DSRC devices, including antennas and cabling, will be supplied to each team, as will protocol and installation documentation for the devices. —Paul Mascarenas, Ford chief technology officer and vice president of research and innovation.

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Ford OpenXC platform out of beta; open-source hardware and software platform

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The OpenXC kit includes a vehicle interface module based on the popular Arduino platform developers can use to read data from the vehicle’s internal communications network. Ford is increasingly a data-driven company fusing both internal and external sources to guide product and marketing offerings and support strategic decision making.

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Can Autonomous Weapons Be Compatible With International Humanitarian Law?

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International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is the body of laws that govern international military conflicts, and they provide rules about how weapons should be used. All countries involved in the autonomous weapons systems (AWS) debate at the United Nations have stated that AWS must follow international law. Non-Military Use of AWS.