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California SB 961 to Require Passive Speed Limiters in New Cars

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The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) reports that motor vehicle crashes in California claim 3,600 lives and injure 13,000 annually with 887 of those deaths being attributed to speeding. According to the...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Driverless Dilemma: Are We Lab Rats Without Legal Recourse in the Experiment of Autonomous Driving?

In the maze of today’s technological advancements, our society is standing at a crossroads where progress meets safety. The intricate web of autonomous driving technology and legislative accountability is unraveling in front...more

Hogan Lovells

NHTSA announces final rule on automatic emergency braking

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) finalized an important new safety standard requiring automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems in all light vehicles by September 1, 2029. The rule implements a...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Driverless Dilemma: Are We Lab Rats? Without Legal Recourse in the Experiment of Autonomous Driving?

In the maze of today’s technological advancements, our society is standing at a crossroads where progress meets safety. The intricate web of autonomous driving technology and legislative accountability is unraveling in front...more

Goldberg Segalla

[Webinar] Loading and Unloading Under GL and Auto Policies: 2023 - September 12th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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Join Goldberg Segalla’s Ashlyn M. Capote and Adam R. Durst for an interactive webinar regarding how courts interpret the relationship between commercial general liability and business auto policies. Ashlyn and Adam will...more

J.S. Held

Validation of MoTeC Data Acquisition System

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Technology is ever advancing in the world around us, and it is no different when it comes to data acquisition systems used in accident reconstruction. In 2016, the SAE publication, “Data Acquisition Using Smart Phone...more

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Accident Reconstruction, Electronic Data & Emerging Technology: Advanced Auto Features Expand Possibilities - Second Edition

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In the early 2000s, many accident reconstructionists believed that the emergence of event data recorders (EDRs) meant that EDRs would replace many of the traditional accident investigation techniques. These EDRs were commonly...more

J.S. Held

The Latest Research Findings on Vehicle Stiffness Coefficients

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Introduction - Energy cannot be destroyed, only converted from one form to another. During a crash, the kinetic energy from a moving vehicle is converted into crush damage. When reconstructionists need to assess the...more

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What Is a Car Black Box? 5 Things You Should Know

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Forensic engineering and accident investigation is a diverse and comprehensive field that involves the examination and analysis of both physical and electronic evidence. An integral part of the accident investigation process...more

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What Electronic Vehicle Evidence Can Help in a Crash Reconstruction

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Crash reconstruction is the application of scientific principles to determine what occurred in a collision or other claim. Accident reconstructionists provide their findings to insurance companies or to lawyers eventually...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

New NHTSA Rule Addresses Rear Impact Protection

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration intends to implement additional requirements that auto safety groups argue do not go far enough. On July 15, 2022, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...more

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NHTSA First Report on Autonomous Driving Releases Data, Raises New Questions

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Last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released its first findings on data collected from vehicles using SAE Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). These finding serve as an...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

2022 Rollaway Delivery Van Update: Following a Federal Investigation, Nearly 50,000 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Vans Have Been Recalled

That delivery van making its slow creep through your neighborhood could pose a car accident risk—even when there’s no one behind the wheel....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Data Show Autonomous Cars May Drive More Safely than Human Drivers

IDTechEx, which provides market research on emerging technology, analyzed California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) autonomous vehicle collision reports. Per California regulation, every company testing autonomous...more

Michigan Auto Law

Car Accident Repair in Michigan: Here Is What To Know

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Getting your car repaired after suffering vehicle damage in a crash can be extremely frustrating. On the one hand, another person’s carelessness is causing you to be inconvenienced and potentially face higher insurance...more

Rumberger | Kirk

Automotive and Trucking Accidents in the U.S. with Foreign Defendants: What Insurers Need to Know

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Attorneys Mike Forte and Vince Saccomando discuss defense strategies for automotive and trucking accidents in the U.S. with both foreign and U.S. defendants. They outline what insurers should know in handling these claims...more

Jones Day

Black Boxes in Automobiles: European Union Requires Installation of Event Data Recorders

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The Background: In 2019, the European Commission and the European Council jointly approved a regulation that will require new safety measures in motor vehicles starting July 2022, including the installation of so-called...more

Michigan Auto Law

Missed an hour or 2 of sleep? Your car crash risk just doubled.

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Want to know one of the biggest causes of preventable car accidents that very few people know about? It’s sleep deprivation. Most lawyers look at the car crash itself, or the few seconds leading up to the crash. But...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 4.20.2021 | Top Story: Deadly Weekend Tesla Crash Prompts Federal Probe of Self-Driving Tech

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A fiery, deadly Tesla crash outside of Houston over the weekend is prompting a federal probe of the company’s self-driving autonomous mode for “potential gaps in self-driving car technology.” ...more

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As vehicle makers race into future, whither road- and product-safety issues?

The race to deal with the existential threat of climate change by making millions of vehicles smarter, more efficient, and environmentally friendly may be on a collision course with safety concerns....more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

NTSB Reports First Responders at Risk in Electric Vehicle (EV) Battery Fires

Imagine a situation in which a team of firefighters responding to a vehicle fire cannot extinguish the flames. Gallon after gallon of water does not douse them. Pile after pile of foam fails to finish them off. The car keeps...more

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How to Look Up Automobile Recalls

Vehicle owners and drivers who have been hurt in accidents involving defective automobiles that have not been recalled should be aware of their legal rights and options. Legally, some accident victims may be entitled to file...more

Holland & Knight LLP

NTSB Challenges and Expectations for 2021

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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigates, reports on and determines the probable causes of transportation accidents in all modes of transportation, from planes, trains and automobiles, to pipelines, ships...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Butler's Thursday Tips | Little Black Box

In this week's Thursday Tip, attorney Paula Solano discusses the use of ECMs in Third-Party vehicle claims. #ButlerLegal #Law #VehicleAccidents #BlackBox ...more

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Driving Fatalities Continue to Fall as Pedestrian Fatalities Continue to Rise

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It continues to get safer to drive a vehicle in the United States. Unfortunately, it is more dangerous than ever to be in and around those safely driven vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released...more

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