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Digital Speaks: Technological Advancements in Rugby: Smart Mouthguards and Player Safety

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In a ground-breaking move to redefine player safety standards, Rugby Union has introduced smart mouthguard technology in an innovative approach to automatically withdraw players from the field who are suspected of sustaining...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Cybersecurity Risks to AI Adoption in Construction

The adoption of predictive maintenance (PM), an artificial intelligence (AI) driven strategy that anticipates potential equipment failures using Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, holds immense promise for the construction...more

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Congress Taking Another Look at Regulating Automated Driving Systems

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In the last half of 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution Act” (“SELF DRIVE Act”), H.R. 3388, which sought to improve NHTSA’s “ability to...more

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Solving the Problem of Moral Autonomy in Autonomous Vehicle Software

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Until now, humans have not only been responsible for operating automobiles but also acting as their moral decision-makers. The invention of “fully autonomous” vehicles raises the question of how vehicles are—or whether they...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Mobility, New Technology, Compliance Take Center Stage at Foley’s 2018 Auto Show Program

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Exponential technological growth and transformative change are creating unique opportunities and challenges for the automotive industry. That was a key theme of Foley’s 2018 Auto Show Program, hosted by Foley partners Mark...more

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DOT Releases New Federal Guidance for Automated Driving Systems

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The U.S. Department of Transportation released new federal guidance for Automated Driving Systems (ADSs) on September 12, 2017. The new Voluntary Guidance—titled “Automated Driving Systems 2.0: A Vision for Safety”—replaces...more

Hogan Lovells

Regulate Frankenstein: the European Parliament calls for new rules for robots

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When a parliamentary report cites Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in its recitals and proposes new regulation for robots with artificial intelligence (“AI”), one cannot be sure whether the 19th or the 21st century has inspired...more

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“Way Mo” Autonomous Cars Coming Fast

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It’s a race to beat all races: several car makers, including Ford, General Motors, Volvo, BMW and Tesla are promising fully autonomous vehicles within the next five years. Not far behind the pack, Google recently renamed its...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

AVs Speed Past State and Federal Law

The Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently published “guidelines” which govern autonomous vehicle (AV) technology. However, the guidelines fall short of federal...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Picking Up Speed: DOT Releases Guidance on Automated Vehicles

New NHTSA guidance represents the federal government’s first attempt to develop a comprehensive regulatory structure for automated vehicles. This transformative technology offers vast promises and significant concerns...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

DOT Policy Starts Paving the Way for Autonomous Vehicles

Traffic has cleared and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released its highly anticipated Federal Automated Vehicles Policy. While the revolutionary first iteration of the NHTSA Policy is in guideline...more

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Department of Transportation Releases Policy Guidance on Autonomous Vehicle Technology (Part I: Industry Guidance)

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As automakers and their suppliers alike have been working through the issues confronting autonomous vehicles, they have been doing so with a giant blind spot: just how the federal government, which regulates almost every...more

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