By JOAN LOWY and TOM KRISHER
David Friedman, acting chief of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, repeatedly defended his agency during a Senate hearing as lawmakers accused him of failing to take responsibility for missing multiple clues that could have saved lives in the recall of GM small cars with faulty ignition switches.
The European Union wants the World Trade Organization to rule on its dispute with Moscow over tariffs on vans exported from the EU to Russia, the WTO said today.
Audi will be the first company to receive a newly established autonomous driving permit issued by California. A range of new regulations that govern the testing of automated driving on the state’s roads take effect today.
Audi has conducted research over tens of thousands of miles in Europe and various US states, where such testing is permitted. The research is aimed at preparing a highly automated Piloted driving system for freeway traffic conditions. Audi envisions this technology could be ready for consumer introduction within five years.
A schematic of silicotungstic acid–mediated H2 evolution from water. At the anode, H2O is split into O2, protons, and electrons, while the mediator is reversibly reduced and protonated at the cathode in preference to direct production of H2. The reduced H6[SiW12O40] (dark blue) is then transferred to a separate chamber for H2 evolution over a suitable catalyst and without additional energy input after two-electron reduction of the mediator to H6[SiW12O40].
By Jonathan Stempel
Massachusetts’ highest court on Monday threw out a lawsuit seeking to block Tesla from selling its luxury electric cars directly to consumers in the state, enabling it to bypass traditional dealerships.
