Colorado Senate Passes Autonomous Vehicle Bill
Posted on Mar 24, 2017 in Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on Colorado Senate Passes Autonomous Vehicle Bill
The Colorado Senate has passed a bill establishing a general framework for autonomous vehicle regulation. The draft legislation, Senate Bill 213, requires driverless vehicles to be “capable of complying with every state and federal law” applicable to the vehicle. Non-compliant vehicles must coordinate testing with the Colorado Department of Transportation and State...
Trump Signals Rollback on EPA Vehicle Regulations
Posted on Mar 3, 2017 in Industry News | Comments Off on Trump Signals Rollback on EPA Vehicle Regulations
The Trump administration, in conjunction with new EPA administrator, Scott Pruitt, is expected to begin dismantling regulations on vehicle pollution and other policies related to global warming. Specifically, the administration is expected to rollback regulations governing tailpipe carbon dioxide emissions and to revoke California’s waiver to enforce even stricter tailpipe standards....
Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Contend Courts Should Determine Liability for Accidents Involving Driverless Cars
Posted on Feb 9, 2017 in Industry News | Comments Off on Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Contend Courts Should Determine Liability for Accidents Involving Driverless Cars
A plaintiffs’ attorney group, the American Association for Justice, has issued a report on self-driving cars. The report identifies safety issues arising from development of semi- and fully-autonomous cars, and – not surprisingly – argues that liability for accidents and injuries should be determined in the courts. It opposes some regulatory proposals that would govern driverless cars,...
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...
