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Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday laid foundation stones for national highway projects worth Rs. 5,971 crore in the Karad region of Maharashtra.

The San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA) also disputed the name of the system, "Full Self-Driving" (FSD) saying it is an advanced driver assistance program, not an autonomous vehicle system.

The Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA) said in a letter to India's industries ministry, sudden exits by global companies "cause great distress."

Uber and GMB also urged other ride-hailing companies like Ola, Bolt and Addison Lee to offer similar benefits to their drivers.

Asked how long he thought the global chip shortage would affect vehicle production, Musk said: "short term I think".

The new plant, VW Anhui Components Company, will be located in the nearby supplier park of Volkswagen Anhui's EV-production site, which brings logistical and cost efficiencies and a faster time-to-market.

DC Design's Dilip Chhabria's son, Bonito Chhabria has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the failure of delivering comedian and producer Kapil Sharma's vanity bus despite payment of over Rs. 5 crore.

Under the vehicle scrappage policy, the government intends to set up 450 to 500 automated testing stations (ATS) and 60 to 70 Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facilities (RVSF) across the country.