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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

Foley & Lardner LLP

Whose Fault is it Anyway? The Show Where the Points Don’t Matter and the Rules are Made Up

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With the prevalence and advancements of autonomous vehicles continuously gaining traction, many are left wondering what this will mean for society as a whole, including changes to infrastructure and how we interact with our...more

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Trucking Industry Take Note: The Debate Over Side Underride Guards Pushes On

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Over the past few decades, legislators have been increasing their efforts to require the installation of underride guards to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries occurring when light duty vehicles collide with...more

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Straight Talks: Autonomous regulations around the world

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With autonomous cars creating historic disruption in the automotive industry, some countries are reassessing regulations while trying to seize market leadership. Policymakers and industry players in the U.S. are collaborating...more

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Divided Delaware Supreme Court Holds Highway Contractor Owes a Common Law Duty to Provide for the Safety of the Traveling Public,...

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Pavik v. George & Lynch, Inc., No. 160, 2017, 2018 Del. LEXIS 133 (Mar. 23, 2018) - This case arises out of a highway reconstruction project and a car accident which occurred on the highway during non-working hours. ...more

Michigan Auto Law

National Push for Speed Limit Increase a Bad Idea

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Lawmakers who are pushing for speed limit increases nationwide aren’t listening to the research about how dangerous this is — as the combination of speed and distracted driving means more deaths on the road....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

Holland & Knight LLP

Are You Ready for Self-Driving Vehicles?

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The transportation industry is on the verge of a major revolution as personal and commercial vehicles transition from incorporating some driver-assisting technologies to actually becoming highly autonomous, self-driving...more

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Will the Trump Administration Hit the Brakes on the Speed Limiter Rule?

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One controversial rule proposal that many expect will not become final under the new Trump Administration is the Speed Limiter rule proposed by two agencies of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the National Highway...more

Cozen O'Connor

“Auto-Pilot” May Not Be Perfect, But It May Be Better

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Virtually every day there are media reports regarding the introduction of driverless cars to mainstream consumers. As driverless cars rapidly accelerate from concept to commercialization, it is becoming increasingly apparent...more

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Driverless Car Crash Brings Public Concerns to the Forefront

A Google driverless car collided with a bus when it tried to merge into an adjacent lane to avoid an obstacle ahead. Google attributes the error to a miscalculation – the car’s computer expected the bus to slow down and allow...more

Carlton Fields

Construction Case Law Update - January, 2015

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FLORIDA STATE CASES - Slavin Doctrine; Design Contracts - Under the Slavin doctrine, a subcontractor design company was not liable despite negligently designing intersection traffic lights that resulted in a fatal car...more

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Considers Privacy Implications for New Vehicle-to-Vehicle Technology

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The Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) announced in 2014 that it would begin steps toward implementing vehicle-to-vehicle (“V2V”) technology with an aim toward decreasing...more

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