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Tesla’s camera-based driver monitoring system triggers legal complaint in Illinois

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Following is a relevant section from the document. . Using its proprietary facial recognition technology, Defendant collected, stored, and analyzed Plaintiff’s facial geometry in order to be able to track his head and eye movements and make sure that he was attentive. Tesla Cabin Camera Lawsuit by Simon Alvarez on Scribd.

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Eos Energy launches $500M Project AMAZE with $398.6M conditional loan guarantee from DOE; long-term zinc-based storage

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Eos Z3 battery module Z3 battery modules store electrical energy through zinc deposition. The issuance of conditional commitment by the DOE was preceded by legal, technical and commercial due diligence by the LPO to evaluate the loan and the project’s potential to meet market demand and commercial and environmental benchmarks.

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Mercedes-Benz first automotive company to certify SAE Level 3 automated driving system for US market; Nevada first state

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Mercedes-Benz has the ambition to continue to expand to California later this year with the certification documents already filed with state authorities. The map data is stored in backend data centers and updated constantly.

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Tesla gets closer to opening first dealership in Vermont

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Tesla plans to refurbish a former Hannaford grocery store in South Burlington into its first dealership in Vermont. Currently, the building is a Halloween store. A South Burlington document obtained by Teslarati discusses Tesla’s request and the Planning Commission’s amendments.

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

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Prosecutors are far from deciding how to proceed, one of the sources said, in part because they are sifting through voluminous documents Tesla provided in response to subpoenas. Tesla videos demonstrating the technology that remain archived on its website say: “The person in the driver’s seat is only there for legal reasons.

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US charges Audi manager with conspiracy to cheat US emissions tests; sacrificing NOx control for a sound system

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The complaint cited a cooperating witness (CW1)—an Audi employee who works in Audi’s Diesel Engine Development Department—as well as contemporaneous documentation in the Statement of Probable Cause. According to CW1, and as corroborated by contemporaneous documentation, the proposed Audi 3.0

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5 Electric Car Checks for a Hassle-Free Holiday

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Make Sure You Have Your Travel Documents. You’ll need even more documentation to legally cross if you plan to travel over international borders, like into Canada or Mexico. To be safe, you’ll want to charge your car any time it gets down to 25 percent; this leaves you enough juice to find a charging station.