Our newsletter reflects the focus of Akin’s cross-practice autonomous systems and advanced mobility team on developments in the regulatory, policy, trade, intellectual property, and cybersecurity and privacy spaces....more
8/16/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Drones ,
FCC ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
SCOTUS ,
Technology Sector ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
Waivers
On May 29, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Treasury issued proposed regulations (REG-119283-23) addressing the new technology neutral clean electricity production tax credit (PTC) in section 45Y...more
Our newsletter reflects the focus of Akin’s cross-practice autonomous systems and advanced mobility team on developments in the regulatory, policy, trade, intellectual property, and cybersecurity and privacy spaces....more
5/14/2024
/ Automation Systems ,
Autonomy ,
Climate Change ,
Cybersecurity ,
Drones ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
SpaceX ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
On 7 November 2023, in the King’s Speech, the UK government announced three draft laws aimed at supporting tech companies’ growth and competitiveness: the Automated Vehicles Bill (AV Bill), the Digital Markets, Competition...more
12/1/2023
/ Data Protection ,
Digital Single Market ,
Driverless Cars ,
EU ,
Mergers ,
Penalties ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Technology Sector ,
Threshold Requirements ,
UK
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 February 19, 2020, the European Commission (Commission) published proposals for the regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with potentially far-reaching implications both for users and developers worldwide. The...more
3/11/2020
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Corporate Counsel ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Research and Development ,
Technology Sector ,
White Papers
This week, the Senate Commerce Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee signaled that they may be reviving efforts to pass federal autonomous vehicle (AV) legislation. In a letter to automobile manufacturers and...more
• Limited access to autonomous vehicle operations data remains a key barrier to insurance companies’ development of adaptive insurance policies.
• Representatives from the insurance industry support federal regulation of...more
5/31/2018
/ Automated Systems ,
Automotive Industry ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data-Sharing ,
Insurance Industry ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Liability Insurance ,
Manufacturers ,
NHTSA ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Proprietary Information ,
Public Safety ,
Risk Assessment ,
State and Local Government ,
Technology Sector ,
Transportation Industry
• California’s new regulations lay out the requirements for manufacturers to obtain permits to test and deploy autonomous-vehicles on public roads. The regulations enable manufacturers to test fully driverless vehicles and...more
3/13/2018
/ Automotive Industry ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
DMV ,
Driverless Cars ,
Innovation ,
Manufacturers ,
New Regulations ,
NHTSA ,
Office of Administrative Law ,
Permits ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Registration Requirement ,
Roads ,
Technology Sector
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
• The California Department of Motor Vehicles has proposed changes to its autonomous vehicle deployment regulations that would narrow the circumstances in which manufacturers can be held liable for incidents involving...more