[WEBINAR] Automated Vehicle Pilot Project Risks and Smart Infrastructure
Foley & Lardner will be among the speakers at the MEMA OE Digital Transformation in Mobility event beginning at 8:30 a.m. (ET) at the MEMA Conference Center in Southfield, Michigan on July 29, 2025...more
Foley & Lardner provided an update for multinational companies to mitigate risks posed by the Trump administration’s focus on drug cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs). Visit Foley & Lardner’s Trump...more
On April 24, 2025, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that it is expanding the Automated Vehicle Exemption Program (AVEP) to allow domestically produced autonomous vehicles to qualify for...more
Foley & Lardner partner Vanessa Miller commented on the Trump administration’s imposition of automotive tariffs in the Associated Press article, “Trump’s latest auto tariffs explained: What car buyers should know this year.”...more
Our expectations for a new regulatory policy from the Trump Administration are quickly taking shape. The White House wasted no time kicking off changes to our regulatory environment and compliance enforcement posture....more
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is charged with establishing safety and fuel economy standards for motor vehicles and promoting overall highway traffic safety....more
The autonomous vehicle (AV) industry stands at the forefront of innovation, poised to revolutionize transportation globally. As the second Donald Trump Administration takes office on Jan. 20, 2025, the AV sector faces a mix...more
Welcome to The On-Ramp, the newsletter published by Venable's Autonomous and Connected Mobility Team. The On-Ramp explores legal and policy developments in the world of autonomous and connected vehicles, smart infrastructure,...more
On the day of his inauguration, President Joe Biden issued a historic number of executive orders, several of which focused on overturning actions taken by the Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). We...more
On May 26, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to allow the Biden administration to continue using the social cost of carbon estimates in its regulatory analyses, developed pursuant to an executive order from President Joe Biden. ...more
In two recent agency actions, the Biden administration has taken steps to initiate reconsideration of the former administration's greenhouse gas and fuel economy rules for light duty vehicles that could facilitate enforcement...more
As the dust settles on the 2020 presidential election, autonomous and self-driving vehicles could receive a long-awaited federal regulatory framework under President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President–elect Kamala Harris’s...more
Contaminated groundwater plume in north Orange County placed on federal Superfund list - Orange County Register – September 1 - A five-square-mile plume of contaminated groundwater in north Orange County has been...more
EPA and the NHTSA have finally released Part 2 of the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicle Rule. Most readers will know that Part 1 of the SAFE rule revoked California’s waiver authorizing it to impose more...more
On 31 March 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a new joint rule finalizing the Trump administration's fuel...more
The administration of US President Donald Trump issued the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Rule (SAFE Rule) on March 31. A joint effort of the US Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic...more
Multi-state coalition’s lawsuit challenges Trump EPA withdrawal of California Clean Air Act waiver. EPA formally announced its decision to withdraw California’s 2013 Clean Air Act waiver, which allowed the state to set its...more
Yesterday, EPA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released the “Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule Part One: One National Program,” more succinctly known as the withdrawal of the...more
Action May Have Far-Reaching Impacts - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) announced a joint rule intended to substantially affect...more
This Week: Senate Antitrust Subcommittee holds hearing on antitrust enforcement, FAA sends proposed rule for remote identification of drones to OIRA for review, NHTSA proposes minimum sound requirements for hybrid and...more
This Week: DOT report updates status of automated vehicle, drone regulations; California legislature passes worker classification legislation; House Transportation Subcommittee discusses solutions to roadway congestion....more
This Week: Gosar introduces bill to reform Section 230, Senate EPW Committee advances surface transportation reauthorization with AV amendment as NHTSA extends comment deadline for AV ANPRM, President Trump threatens...more
The House and Senate are scheduled to be in session for the first two weeks of April before adjourning for a two week recess. Members will return to Washington on April 29....more
As President Trump’s nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew Wheeler, cleared a key committee vote this week, a conflict between EPA and the State of California over tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions shows...more
Week in Review - As the government shutdown persists, the Senate will vote this afternoon on dueling amendments to a $12.1 billion House-passed emergency disaster aid bill, though neither is expected to get enough support...more