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Congress Considers Extending Electric Vehicle Tax Credits, Approval Of Self-Driving Cars By Keith Laing, THE DETROIT NEWS November 20, 2018 https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/mobility/2018/11/20/driverless-electric-vehicle-bills-face-lame-duck-rush/1991341002/ Washington — With…
Nov 20, 2018California Utility Gets Reassurance on Wildfire Liability By Ivan Penn and Peter Eavis, THE NEW YORK TIMES November 16, 2018 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/16/business/energy-environment/pge-stock-price-california-fires.html After…
Nov 16, 2018Consumer Groups Warns CA DMV that Waymo Self-Certification & Insurance Aren’t Enough By Bryan Jonston, AUTO CONNECTED CAR NEWS By November 15,…
Nov 15, 2018Audi’s Autonomous Driving Cup: A Big Deal For Small Cars By Rene Tellers, 2025AD.com November 13, 2018 https://www.2025ad.com/the-week-in-ad/2018-11/audi-autonomous-driving-cup/ Audi prepares for its…
Nov 13, 2018Safety Groups Hope For More Robot Car Regs If Dems Win By Keith Laing, THE DETROIT NEWS November 1, 2018 https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2018/11/01/safety-groups-hope-more-robot-car-regs-if-dems-win/1831429002/ Washington — Safety…
Nov 1, 2018Ford, Baidu Ink Autonomous Test Deal in China as Waymo Starts in California Despite Protests Disparate reactions to autonomous vehicle testing. By…
Nov 1, 2018EDITORIAL: Pickel Is A Ratepayer Advocate Who Doesn’t Relish Advocacy By Editorial Board, LOS ANGELES TIMES November 1, 2018 http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-ratepayer-advocate-pickel-20181101-story.html Suspicious of…
Nov 1, 2018Google Spinoff To Test Truly Driverless Cars In California; Consumer Group Protests By Staff & Wire Reports, WRAL TECH WIRE October 31,…
Oct 31, 2018Google Spinoff To Test Truly Driverless Cars In California By Micahel Liedtke, ASSOCIATED PRESS October 30, 2018 https://apnews.com/877c2fcbd21d4fa2874412797d7696e2 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) –…
Oct 31, 2018Waymo Gets California’s OK For Human-Free Driving Tests As Robo-Car Skepticism Rises By Alan Ohnsman, FORBES October 30, 2018 https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2018/10/30/waymo-gets-californias-ok-for-human-free-driving-tests-amid-robo-car-skepticism/#48190fc83339 With Waymo…
Oct 30, 2018Consumer Watchdog Warns of Dangers of Driverless Cars without Human Backup Drivers in the Vehicles By Lynn Walford, AUTO CONNECTED CAR NEWS…
Oct 30, 2018FTC Pushed to Investigate Marketing in Android Kids Apps Groups say some in-app ad elements are deceptive By John Eggerton, MULTICHANNEL NEWS…
Oct 30, 2018Consumer Watchdogs Call On FTC To Investigate Kids Apps More than 20 consumer advocacy groups are calling on the US government body…
Oct 30, 2018Waymo Gets Green Light For Robot Cars In California; No Humans Needed By Carolyn Said, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE October 30, 2018 https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Waymo-gets-green-light-for-robot-cars-in-13349173.php…
Oct 30, 2018Consumer Advocate Says DWP Ratepayer Advocate’s Contract Should Not Be Renewed By Sandy Wells, KABC 790 AM Los Angeles, CA October 29,…
Oct 29, 2018‘Red Flag’ Wind Warnings Hit Northern California — And PG&E Urges Customers To Prepare By Dale Kasler, SACRAMENTO BEE October 29, 2018…
Oct 29, 2018Fred Pickel Recommended for Another Term as LADWP Ratepayer Advocate By Contributing Editors, MYNEWSLA October 25, 2018 Fred Pickel Recommended for Another…
Oct 25, 2018Panel Recommends Another Term For DWP Watchdog By Emily Alpert Reyes, LOS ANGELES TIMES October 25, 2018 http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ratepayer-advocate-20181025-story.html A committee tapped to…
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