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Dec 31, 2022, 4:10 PM

U.S. Opens Safety Probe Into Autonomous Driving System In GM's Cruise Vehicles

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it has received notices of incidents in which self-driving Cruise vehicles "may engage in inappropriately hard braking or become immobilized."

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  Reuters | Dec 31, 2022

  Taiwan To Fine Foxconn For Unauthorised China Investment

  Taiwan has turned a wary eye on China's ambition to boost its semiconductor industry and is tightening legislation to prevent what it says is China stealing its chip technology.

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  Reuters | Dec 31, 2022

  Uber, Aurora To Expand Self-Driving Truck Ops In Texas To Meet Holiday Rush

  Uber and Aurora Innovation will expand their driverless pilot program in Texas to meet increased delivery demand during the holidays.

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  Reuters | Dec 31, 2022

  Chip Maker Wolfspeed To Build New U.S. Factory To Meet Surging EV Demand

  Wolfspeed will build a new multi-billion dollar factory in Chatham County, North Carolina to make the raw materials used for chips that power things like electric vehicles.

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  Reuters | Dec 31, 2022

  GM Startup Cruise Recalls And Revises Self-Driving Software After Crash

  General Motors startup Cruise LLC said it had recalled and updated software in 80 self-driving vehicles after a June crash in San Francisco that left two people injured.

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  Reuters | Dec 31, 2022

  China Says Automakers Must Have Licences For Mapping Data In Smart Cars

  China has said that automakers must apply for licences to collect geographic data using sensors on their intelligent vehicles.

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  Reuters | Dec 31, 2022

  Musk Sends Fresh Letter To Scrap Twitter Deal After Whistleblower Claims

  Musk has sent an additional letter of deal termination to Twitter Inc to include a recent whistleblower complaint.

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  Reuters | Dec 30, 2022

  Elon Musk's Team Seeks New Funding For Twitter - Investor

  Twitter has seen advertisers flee amid worries about Musk's approach to policing tweets, hitting revenues and its ability to pay interest on the $13 billion debt that Musk took on to buy the social media company.

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  Reuters | Dec 30, 2022

  Baidu, Pony.ai Start Driverless Robotaxi Tests In Beijing

  Baidu and Pony.ai said they would begin testing 10 driverless vehicles each in a technology park developed by the Beijing government as a step towards commercial robotaxi services in China’s capital.

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