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October 03, 2014

Musk: Next Tesla cars will self-drive 90 percent of the time
Washington (UPI) Oct 2, 2014
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, had already scheduled a series of announcements - presumably about the company's new line of electric cars - for October 9, but he may have already let one of most buzz-worthy talking points out the bag. In an interview Thursday with CNN Money, Musk said Tesla's new cars, set to be unveiled in 2015, will feature self-driving, or as Musk prefers to say, "auto-pilot" capabilities. Though they won't apparently be entirely autonomous, Musk said they will be able to ... read more

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Five European NATO powers vow to tackle 'hybrid threats'

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US to hold new military exercises with Trinidad and Tobago

Greenpeace says Russian probe into Arctic 30 finally over		Norway prepping to open Barents Sea to energy explorers		Iran to discuss oil swaps with Russian investors		Gazprom Neft taps into shale oil deposit in Siberia		Mars rover methane-detecting technology adapted by gas company
First large-scale carbon capture goes online in Canada		Fracking drives decline in emissions, EPA finds		'Umbrella Revolution' risks cold shower for HK business		Chinese PM to visit Germany for joint cabinet meet		SAfrica denies corruption in Russia nuclear plant pact

Sweden's Social Democrats and Greens agree on nuclear freeze

Moscow, Kazakhstan initial deal to build Kazakh nuclear plant

China manufacturing growth stalls in September: govt

Protesters press HK leader to quit, China tells US to back off

Alibaba and Wanda face off: online and offline

Samsung rejects claims of Galaxy Note defect

AAA credits shale boom with general decline in gas prices

Encana closes on sale of Bighorn oil and gas acreage

Fukushima operator, Sellafield to compare nuclear notes

Blades of grass inspire advance in organic solar cells

Bioenergy: Australia's forgotten renewable energy source (so far)

Solar-Powered Sun Flyer Trainer Makes Progress

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OPDE gain approval for new 10.8 MWp Solar Farm in UK

How to make a 'perfect' solar absorber

Taking thin films to the extreme

Fed Up With Federal Inaction, States Act Alone on Cap-and-Trade

Man charged with selling smartphone spying software

eBay split to create independent PayPal

Boeing relocating jobs from Washington State

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