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Foremost Group CEO’s blood alcohol content nearly 3x the legal limit during fatal Tesla accident: report

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legal limit to drive in public roads in Texas. Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace Randy Brodbeck requested a toxicology report, but he did not ask for an autopsy, as noted in a USA Today report. The report revealed that Chao had a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.233, almost three times the 0.08

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Continental calls for market-based adaptation of the legal framework to support autonomous driving

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International automotive supplier Continental is calling for a market-based adaptation of the legal framework for automated driving. Initial success in this regard was seen with the recent modification of the Vienna Convention, which established the legal foundations for partially automated driving. —Christian Senger.

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Has Autopilot failed? Tesla has recalled nearly all of its cars in the USA because drivers aren’t paying attention

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Following the release of its findings, it’s thought Tesla will be subject to multiple legal proceedings that will hinge on the so-called defects of the Autopilot cruise control. Tesla has recalled nearly all of its cars in the USA because drivers aren’t paying attention appeared first on EV Central.

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Mercedes-Benz receives license for testing autonomous vehicles on California roads; differences between Germany and US

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On 16 September 2014, California introduced a legal requirement for an official licence for testing vehicles in autonomous driving mode on public roads. With the approval from the US federal state of California we can now take autonomous driving to a new level in the USA. On Senate Bill No.

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BMW M introduces its first high-performance car with electrified drive system: BMW XM PHEV

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Production of the BMW XM will get underway at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg in the USA in December 2022 before it arrives at dealers worldwide in spring 2023. The key sales markets will be the USA, China and the Middle East. The BMW XM is also the first BMW M original since the BMW M1.

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Daimler reaches agreements in principle to settle regulatory ($1.5B) and civil ($700M) proceedings in the US regarding diesel emissions

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Daimler AG and its subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA LLC (MBUSA) have reached an agreement in principle with US authorities to settle civil and environmental claims regarding emission control systems of approximately 250,000 diesel passenger cars and vans in the United States.

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Aston Martin, TenCate Advanced Composites partner for Valkyrie program

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The Aston Martin Valkyrie is built around a lightweight carbon fiber structure, and features radical aerodynamics for unprecedented levels of downforce in a road-legal car. TenCate Advanced Composites began producing advanced composite materials in 1972 in Nijverdal, The Netherlands.