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Accuracy of 2016-2022 EDRs in IIHS Crash Tests

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Abstract - Event data recorders (EDRs) were harvested and imaged after Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) 56 km/hr frontal and 64.4 km/hr frontal offset crashes of 15 different brands of 2016-2022 vehicles. The...more

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Foley Automotive Update - April 2024 - 2

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This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key Developments - Recent pricing disputes with suppliers have resulted in production...more

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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

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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

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Brussels Regulatory Brief: March 2021

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ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The European Commission Opens a New Investigation in the Pharma Sector - On 4 March 2021, the European Commission (Commission) has opened a formal investigation into alleged misuses of patent...more

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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

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Financial Daily Dose 10.30.2019 | Top Story: Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot in Merger Talks

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Fiat Chrysler and France’s Peugeot are in the midst of merger talks that, if finalized, could “create a nearly $50 billion trans-Atlantic auto giant.” One option being bandied about in the “fluid” talks is an “all-share...more

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Financial Daily Dose 10.25.2019 | Top Story: ECB Holds Rates Steady as Draghi Departs

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Mario Draghi presided over his final ECB meeting yesterday, with the central bank deciding to hold rates steady and let current stimulus measures play out for the time being. His departure (and the arrival of former IMF chief...more

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Financial Daily Dose 9.24.2019 | Top Story: UK High Court Rules PM’s Suspension of Parliament Illegal

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Prorogate this, Boris. In an “unprecedented” ruling, the UK’s supreme court deemed the Prime Minister’s Brexit-driven suspension of Parliament “unlawful, void and of no effect” this morning and called on the body to reconvene...more

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Asserted Claims Found Indefinite in Electrical Connectors Investigation

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In a recently issued claim construction order, Chief Administrative Law Judge Bullock held that terms included in all asserted claims are indefinite. He accordingly found the asserted claims invalid, stayed the Investigation,...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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One might think that Tesla shareholders would be thrilled with yesterday’s news that Elon’s car-making arm has surpassed even GM in market value. True, perhaps, but only to a point. Turns out that Tesla’s recent surge has...more

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NHTSA Seeks to Push Beyond the “New Normal” and into the “New Paradigm”

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In recent years, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has received increased public and Congressional scrutiny stemming from high-profile safety defects, such as the Toyota unintended-acceleration issues...more

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OSHA Publishes New Whistleblower Investigations Manual

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OSHA released an updated version of its Whistleblower Investigations Manual (CPL 02-03-005) on May 21, 2015–the first update since September 2011. The manual now reflects procedures for investigating MAP-21 whistleblower...more

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House Financial Services Committee Chairman to CFPB on Indirect Auto Investigations: Slow Down. Pull Over. And Show Us Some ID.

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Since last March, when the CFPB issued Bulletin No. 2013-02, its highly controversial release warning banks and finance companies that purchase motor vehicle installment sales contracts that, under existing law, any dealer...more

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Three Steelmakers Raided in Antitrust Investigation

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On February 28, 2013, Germany’s Federal Cartel Office (“GFCO”) searched the offices of three steelmakers as part of an antitrust investigation into steel supplies to the automotive industry. Specifically, GFCO raided the...more

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