Mandatory Vehicle to Vehicle Communication Proposed
Posted on Dec 13, 2016 in Industry News | Comments Off on Mandatory Vehicle to Vehicle Communication Proposed
The US Department of Transportation has issued a proposed rule requiring all new cars and light trucks to be equipped with short-range vehicle-to-vehicle communication systems. These systems would send and receive information about speed, location, braking, and other data. Regulators expect that this technology would work with existing crash avoidance technology, such as automatic...
A New Regulator in Town?
Posted on Dec 9, 2016 in Industry News | Comments Off on A New Regulator in Town?
Some in the automotive industry have expressed enthusiasm for the president-elect’s proposed U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Elaine Chao. Chao has in the past taken a free-market approach to industry and has pushed for less federal regulation. For companies working on driverless cars and other new technologies, that approach is expected to promote innovation. The current...
Auto Companies Should Take Note of Recent DTSA Case Law
Posted on Dec 8, 2016 in Industry News, Perspective | Comments Off on Auto Companies Should Take Note of Recent DTSA Case Law
Recent case law under the newly enacted Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) of 2016 emphasizes the importance of the act to automotive companies interested in protecting their trade secrets. Although case law is developing, the few recent decisions under the DTSA highlight the broad reach of the law and a willingness of courts to provide quick relief. In their article for Law360,...
Autonomous Vehicles on the Road in Michigan
Posted on Nov 16, 2016 in Industry News | Comments Off on Autonomous Vehicles on the Road in Michigan
The Michigan legislature recently passed a series of laws that would allow companies to test autonomous vehicles on the roads in Michigan. The legislation now awaits the governor’s signature. As previously noted, the new laws would allow the public to buy and use fully driverless cars when they become available. One of the laws allows a vehicle to be operated without a human driver and...
Autonomous Vehicles Tested on UK Streets
Posted on Oct 11, 2016 in Industry News, Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on Autonomous Vehicles Tested on UK Streets
For the first time, autonomous vehicles were tested on streets in the UK as of Tuesday, October 11. More specifically, the electric car was tested at 5 mph around the town of Milton Keynes. The test are part of broader efforts to get autonomous vehicles on the road by 2020. The British government has been encouraging of this new technology, hoping to build a global industry. In advance...
Surveys Disagree on American Appetites for Driverless Vehicles
Posted on Oct 11, 2016 in Industry News, Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on Surveys Disagree on American Appetites for Driverless Vehicles
A survey of more than 2,000 people by the Consumer Technology Association found that approximately 70% of those surveyed were ready to try a driverless vehicle. However, another survey by the University of Michigan led to drastically different results: in that survey, fewer than 16% of those surveyed were open to completely autonomous vehicles. A third survey conducted by Kelley Blue...
