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Mercedes-Benz begins sales of DRIVE PILOT Level 3 conditionally automated driving in Germany

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The route profile, events occurring on the route and traffic signs are all analysed and taken into consideration. Responsible handling of future technologies such as conditional automated driving is the key to acceptance among customers and in society. The map data is stored in backend data centers and updated constantly.

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Industry study finds lead-acid to remain most wide-spread automotive energy storage for foreseeable future; new chemistries continue to grow

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The study, which provides a joint industry analysis of how different types of batteries are used in different automotive applications, concludes that lead-based batteries will by necessity remain the most wide-spread energy storage system in automotive applications for the foreseeable future. Lead-based batteries.

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IHS Markit: US oil producers to halt 1.75 MMb/d per day of production; Canada to cut 0.5 MMb/d

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Negative oil prices and the collapse of WTI futures contracts were a potent signal that stronger measures, namely shut-ins, were needed to curb oversupply. Private ownership involves a complex web of legal implications for hundreds of thousands of individual lease contracts and millions of stakeholders.

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BMW shows future drive technoliges; 2 Series PHEV prototype, direct water injection in 3-cyl. engine, and fuel cell eDrive

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During a driving event at the Miramas proving grounds in southern France, BMW presented future drive technologies, including the prototype of a BMW 2 Series Active Tourer with plug-in hybrid drive. prototype at last year’s Innovation Days event. Earlier post.) The BMW 3 Series plug-in hybrid was presented as a. Earlier post.)

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A First: An AI System Has Been Named An Inventor

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He spoke about the decision by South Africa during the Artificial Intelligence and the Law virtual event held in September by the IEEE student branch at the University of South Florida , in Tampa. He and a group of patent lawyers decided to seek out a test case to help establish a legal precedent. There was no law on it anywhere.

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The Creepy New Digital Afterlife Industry

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It’s sometime in the near future. Microsoft reportedly decided against turning this idea into a product, but the company didn’t stop because of legal or rights-based reasons. Should revenue-generating assets like online stores be shut down, or continue to operate under someone else’s guidance?

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Your Life As A Digital Ghost

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Eliza Strickland: Hi, I’m Eliza Strickland for IEEE Spectrum ‘s Fixing the Future podcast. Wendy, thanks so much for joining me on Fixing the Future. Do they need a different classification for legal, political, and social purposes? Just go to spectrum.ieee.org/newsletters to subscribe. Wong: Thanks for having me.