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Baidu, Tesla said to have agreed on mapping deal for FSD in China – ET Auto

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Baidu , China’s major internet search company, reached an agreement with Tesla to grant the car company access to its mapping license for data collection on China’s public roads, two people familiar with the matter said. As part of the deal, Baidu would also provide its lane-level navigation system to Tesla, they said.

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Volkswagen AG provides details on investigations into NOx cheating; origin and fixes; new strategic direction

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At a press conference in Germany today, Volkswagen Group executives provided details on the status of its investigation—which is being coordinated by a special committee of the Supervisory Board—into the diesel emissions debacle. In the past, Volkswagen said, deficiencies in processes favored misconduct on the part of individuals.

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UC Davis ITS study suggests hastening consumer adoption of plug-ins will require innovation on the sales side

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While Tesla Motors was 23 part of the study, California data was unavailable since Tesla opted out of providing data in the state of California. These expose dealers to legal liability for misstatements or for communicating misleading information to customers. —Cahill et al. Other incentive-related uncertainties abound.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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This was granted to Amir Ban, Dov Moran, and Oron Ogdan in November 2000. Despite this collaboration, Netac subsequently sought and was granted a patent on the thumb drive within China. Computer users badly needed a cheap, high-capacity, reliable, portable storage device. The thumb drive was all that—and more.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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An offset-based cap-and-trade system would provide the necessary transfer of technology and know-how from developed nations to developing nations, channeling much needed resources to parts of the world that otherwise would be forgotten by major multinational corporations searching for emission credits. Donovan (3 March 2010).

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Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

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This approach is part of the European Union’s (EU) Emission Trading Scheme (ETS), which EU members use to help meet their Kyoto Protocol commitments. If allowed as part of an emissions reduction program, offsets have the potential to provide various benefits. United Nations Climate Change Conference Copenhagen 2009.