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Waymo could face new legal barriers in its expansion to Los Angeles

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Waymo announced its plan to expand driverless testing to Los Angeles just a few weeks ago, beyond the company’s current operations in San Francisco and Phoenix, Arizona. The post Waymo could face new legal barriers in its expansion to Los Angeles appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Another fatal Tesla crash on Autopilot goes to trial, but with new evidence this time

Baua Electric

The trial is now set to start next week in a San Jose court and more pieces of evidences are coming out as the court determines what they will be able to show to the jury. Now, on a legal basis, I don’t know how valuable this argument is, but it sounds like some experts think there’s a case.

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Tesla widens its legal action against Rivian over alleged theft of battery secrets

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is widening its legal action against fellow electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive Inc., Battery tech is among Tesla’s most closely-held innovations, which makes the company’s new legal action quite understandable. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

Clean Fleet Report

Although Google’s ultimate vision is autonomous vehicles that do not need a steering wheel or brakes, for legal compliance, these 25-mph prototypes will have both should a driver need to take over. Self-driving is legal in California, but automakers must have at least $5 million in insurance or post a bond. Talk amongst yourselves.

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Plug In 2008

Plug In Partners

T he Plug in 2008 National PHEV Conference in San Jose by most accounts was a big success. The announcement, which follows Google's request for proposals from companies with electric car technologies, came Tuesday during the Plug-In 2008 conference in San Jose, Calif. Aptera, of Carlsbad, Calif.,

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Perspective: Europeans in the lead with range extenders for hybrid vehicles; 2nd vs. 3rd generation

Green Car Congress

By contrast, half the electric vehicle market value lies in larger road vehicles, notably cars, and here the legal restrictions are weaker or non-existent and range anxiety compels most people to buy hybrids if they go electric at all. The company is also producing a US variant of the conference in San Jose, California in November.

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One Way to Stop the Social Spread of Disinformation

Cars That Think

The tokens, along with using smart contracts to reduce legal fees, would make real-time exchange and monetization feasible, he says. After AT&T, he helped companies develop chips for 3G and Wi-Fi at Cadence Design Systems , in San Jose, Calif. From selling makeup to becoming an engineer.