[WEBINAR] Automated Vehicle Pilot Project Risks and Smart Infrastructure
AGs from Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska, and West Virginia—joined by the American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce and several corn-grower associations—have moved to intervene in a lawsuit brought by California and other states...more
I noted in yesterday’s post about the NHTSA proposal to withdraw the SAFE I Rule that EPA was expected to follow the NHTSA action by restoring the Clean Air Act Section 209 waiver for California’s Advanced Clean Car program....more
San Francisco and Silicon Valley are thought of as the epicenter for all things technology, including autonomous vehicle (AV) technology. But if you are walking down the busy streets of San Francisco, you will be hard pressed...more
Did you know that in 2018 alone, 15 states enacted legislation related to autonomous vehicles? Or that since 2012, 41 states have considered legislation related to autonomous vehicles? We are careening toward an environment...more
The United States Department of Transportation recently released its latest policy statement on automated vehicle technologies, Automated Driving Systems 3.0: Preparing for the Future of Transportation. This new policy...more
• Limited access to autonomous vehicle operations data remains a key barrier to insurance companies’ development of adaptive insurance policies. • Representatives from the insurance industry support federal regulation of...more
California: The California Department of Motor Vehicles has released final regulations governing the testing and deployment of SAE Level 4 and 5 vehicles on the Golden State's public roads. ...more
One of the more bedeviling problems for the automotive industry (and for manufacturers in general) is how to alert consumers to pending recalls, and getting consumers to comply with those recalls. According to NHTSA, only 70%...more
On September 12, 2017, the Department of Transportation (DOT) released new Voluntary Guidance for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) in a document titled “A Vision for Safety 2.0” (the “Guidance”). The document, which comes as...more
Self-driving cars must also scare the hell out of Congress too. This past June 14 – long after states began their forays into regulating self-driving cars – the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee...more
60-Day Comment Period Provides Important Chance to Have Local Voices Heard - With the goal of creating a path for the safe testing and deployment of autonomous vehicles on public roads nationwide, the U.S. Department of...more