The Latest: Advocates for blind lobby for driverless cars
The Latest on a hearing on driverless cars in California (all times local):
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 28, 2016
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News tagged with government regulation
Fiat Chrysler safety chief to retire after troublesome year
Fiat Chrysler's safety chief is retiring from the company after a tumultuous year of conflict with U.S. government regulators.
Business
Oct 27, 2015
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CEO: Nissan will be ready with autonomous driving by 2020
Nissan Motor Co. will have vehicles packed with autonomous driving technology by 2020 but whether people will be able to drive them on roads is up to government regulators, Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn said Monday.
Hi Tech & Innovation
May 18, 2015
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The delivery drones are coming, so rules and safety standards will be needed – fast
Imagine a scenario where tens of thousands of drones are routinely flown across UK airspace. Some of these are very large, more than 100kg – and some are equipped with jet engines that can reach speeds beyond 100mph. If ...
Engineering
Mar 31, 2015
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Pollution documentary attracts huge interest in China
A slick new documentary on China's environmental woes has racked up more than 175 million online views in two days, underscoring growing concern in the country over the impact of air, water and soil pollution.
Environment
Mar 2, 2015
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Riverbed Technology accepts $3.6B takeover bid
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo and a Canadian teacher pension will pay about $3.6 billion to take Riverbed Technology private a couple months after the computer networking equipment maker promised a thorough review of its ...
Business
Dec 15, 2014
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Denying problems when we don't like the political solutions
There may be a scientific answer for why conservatives and liberals disagree so vehemently over the existence of issues like climate change and specific types of crime.
Social Sciences
Nov 6, 2014
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Nest recalling 440K smoke alarms for safety risk
Government regulators on Wednesday said that they have approved Nest Labs' plans to fix a feature in its smoke alarms that could prevent them from sounding immediately.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 22, 2014
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Canada's antitrust regulators scrutinizing Google
Government regulators in Canada are poised to open a formal investigation into whether Google is abusing its dominance of the Internet search market to stifle competition and drive up digital advertising prices.
Internet
Dec 14, 2013
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Adversaries, zombies and NIPCC climate pseudoscience
The warm start to Australian spring has been accompanied by a deluge of pseudoscience. Anti-vaccination campaigners andaliens made appearances, but the deluge was primarily climate pseudoscience in the Murdoch Press and talk ...
Environment
Sep 26, 2013
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