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Can We Identify a Person From Their Voice?

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Broadcasting a false distress signal over maritime radio is a violation of international code and, in the United States, a federal Class D felony. As such, there are many reasons to be concerned about its use in the criminal legal system. The alarm was more than just a prank call. A 2020 U.S.

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Study finds ride-sharing companies biggest contributors to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco

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Using data scraped from the application programming interfaces of Uber and Lyft, combined with observed travel time data, the researchers found that between 2010 and 2016, weekday vehicle hours of delay increased by 62% compared to 22% in a counterfactual 2016 scenario without TNCs. Erhardt et al.

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

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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. ” In a conference call with reporters in 2016, Musk described Autopilot as “probably better” than a human driver. He is not doing anything.

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Study: California will hit climate targets >100 years too late at current pace of reductions; transportation, wildfires & landfills

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But we’re also seeing a significant jump in consumer preference for less-efficient internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles—even in just the past year in climate-conscious California. percent, respectively, from 2016 to 2017. vehicles per 100 persons in 2018. vehicles per 100 persons. from 2016 to 2017.

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BMW Group Launches car sharing service “ReachNow” in Seattle

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In addition to debuting the ReachNow car sharing service in Seattle, BMW Group Member of the Board Peter Schwarzenbauer also announced the establishment of ReachNow’s North American headquarters in the city and its plans to expand the service to three additional cities in 2016—with the intention of servicing 10 North American cities.

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Euro Parliament report analyzes Industry 4.0 potential

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The implementation horizon is to have pilots running in 2016 and full implementation as of about 2025. A common EU legal framework to support the dissemination of Industry 4.0 in the Internal Market. Industry 4.0 Successful implementation of Industry 4.0 Successful implementation of Industry 4.0 Technological change.

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Worldwide Campaign for Neurorights Notches Its First Win

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Girardi says he hopes that Chile will be an example for the world and that other nations and international agencies will adopt comparable regulation. The right to personal identity. Legal scholars working with the NeuroRights Foundation say the right to mental privacy is under the most imminent threat. The 5 Neurorights.

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