On October 30, 2023, the Biden administration issued its long-awaited artificial intelligence (AI) executive order (EO), which issues directives to over 20 federal agencies, with the deadline for implementation spanning...more
11/13/2023
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Biden Administration ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Draft Guidance ,
Executive Orders ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Machine Learning ,
NIST ,
OMB ,
Popular ,
U.S. Commerce Department
The Biden administration, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), recently issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a new grant program to fund electric vehicle (EV) charging and...more
On February 1, 2023, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) restarted the process it began in 2017, requesting comments from stakeholders in a supplemental advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (SANPRM)...more
On September 19 the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued two notices of funding opportunity for two grant programs: one for Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) and the other for...more
On March 10, 2022, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a first-of-its-kind final rule updating occupant safety requirements to account for vehicles...more
On Friday, July 9, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order (EO) 14036, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy”. In the ensuing months, federal agencies have begun to implement the EO’s 72 initiatives to address...more
1/6/2022
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Biden Administration ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Executive Orders ,
Food Supply ,
Meat Processing Plants ,
Poultry ,
Supply Chain ,
USDA
[co-author: Christina Barone]
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the “bill”) is historic bipartisan legislation that will make available $1.2 trillion in funding for infrastructure programs across the...more
On Friday, July 9, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order (EO) 14036, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy” (see recent alert here). The EO includes 72 initiatives by more than a dozen federal agencies in an...more
The California Department of Motor Vehicles issued the state’s first autonomous vehicle deployment permit to Nuro, Inc. The deployment permit authorizes Nuro to operate commercially in two counties in the Bay Area. NHTSA...more
Key Points
- AV 4.0 provides a unified overview of the U.S. government’s involvement in AV policy and development. It shifts federal AV guidance toward a multi-agency, coordinated effort led by the White House.
- The new...more
1/14/2020
/ 5G Network ,
Automotive Industry ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Government Agencies ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
New Guidance ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Safety Standards
• In October, the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee unveiled a partial discussion draft of autonomous vehicle (AV) legislation. The draft text addresses safety...more
11/25/2019
/ Automotive Industry ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Motor Vehicles ,
NHTSA ,
NTSB ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Safety Standards ,
SCC
Recent events in Washington, D.C., suggest that we may see developments this fall with regard to autonomous vehicles (AV) policy. A letter from key congressional committees seeking comments on AV issues and other developments...more
• AV 3.0 is a more comprehensive effort at providing guidance to the private sector and state and local governments on testing and deployment of ADS.
• It provides greater clarity regarding the steps the Department of...more
10/12/2018
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Automated Systems ,
Automated Transportation ,
Automotive Industry ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
FMCSA ,
Infrastructure ,
NHTSA ,
Transportation Industry
The White House released its long-awaited infrastructure plan on Monday, February 12. The plan would spend $200 billion over 10 years to leverage $1.5 trillion in total spending, give greater control and authority to state...more
2/14/2018
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Department of Agriculture ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Funding ,
Incentives ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Private Investment Funds ,
Private Sector ,
Rural Development ,
State and Local Government ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Trump Administration
The Department of Transportation (DOT) fulfilled its promise at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) last week to have quickly published in the Federal Register four items seeking public comment on regulatory barriers to...more
1/22/2018
/ Automated Transportation ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Federal Highway Administration ,
Federal Register ,
Innovation ,
National Highway Safety Administration ,
Public Comment ,
Public Safety ,
Public Transit ,
Request For Information ,
Secretary of Transportation ,
Technology Sector
On November 30, 2017, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report (“Report”) outlining its findings of the key challenges facing policy-makers as the regulatory environment seeks to promote the...more
12/8/2017
/ Automated Systems ,
Data Collection ,
Data Use Policies ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Federal Highway Administration ,
GAO ,
Infrastructure ,
Public Safety ,
Software Developers ,
State and Local Government
On September 12, 2017, the Department of Transportation (DOT) released new Voluntary Guidance for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) in a document titled “A Vision for Safety 2.0” (the “Guidance”). The document, which comes as...more
9/19/2017
/ Automated Systems ,
Automotive Industry ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Funding Opportunities ,
Innovative Technology ,
Motor Vehicles ,
New Guidance ,
NHTSA ,
Private Sector ,
Safety Standards ,
Secretary of Transportation ,
State and Local Government