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Jaguar Land Rover Breach Highlights Growing Cybersecurity Risks in Automotive Sector

HaystackID on 3/18/2025

A major cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has cast a spotlight on the persistent threat of ransomware targeting global corporations. The HELLCAT ransomware group is behind this latest breach, exposing internal documents,...more

OEMs Seek to Enjoin Enforcement of Maine Right to Repair Act

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/4/2025

On Friday, January 31, 2025, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (“Auto Innovators”), a trade association representing manufacturers in the auto industry, filed a lawsuit in federal court in Maine seeking to enjoin...more

Ethical Hacker Uncovers Vulnerability in Subaru Starlink Service

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 1/31/2025

Ethical hackers identified an arbitrary account takeover flaw in the administrator portal for Subaru’s Starlink service, which could allow a threat actor to hijack a vehicle through a Subaru employee account. This...more

Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Protect Consumers' Privacy and Vehicle Data

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 12/24/2024

On December 18, 2024, Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the bipartisan Auto Data Privacy and Autonomy Act (the Bill) to restore vehicle owners’ control over their personal data. Representative Eric...more

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - December 2024

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/6/2024

Key Points - - During its 2024 term, the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to provide important guidance on the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act’s (PSLRA’s) particularity requirement in NVIDIA Corp. v. E. Ohman J:or...more

Department of Commerce Takes Lead in Addressing Risks from Connected Car Technology

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 9/27/2024

As a Rhode Islander, I am a big fan of our former Governor and now Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo. She has always had her eye on the ball of the rapidly developing data privacy and cybersecurity risks and threats to...more

[Webinar] Innovation Interchange Summit: The Power Of Cross-Industry Insight - May 16th, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm ET

Womble Bond Dickinson on 4/24/2024

Powerful ideas emerge when you look at something through a completely different lens. And when two parties come together to share those unique perspectives? That’s when the magic happens. Womble Bond Dickinson’s virtual...more

Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

Fisher Phillips on 12/4/2023

When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 9, September 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 9/27/2023

Are Automakers Making Sufficient Efforts to Protect Customer Data? With the ever-expanding Internet of Things, data privacy is a growing concern in today’s digital age. The automotive industry is no exception. The National...more

CPPA Announces Investigation of Connected Vehicle Manufacturers’ Privacy Practices

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 8/18/2023

Recently, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced its new initiative in investigating the data privacy practices of connected vehicle (CV) manufacturers and the related technologies. Generally, the CPPA will...more

Steering Through Privacy: State Law Variation Affecting Auto Dealers

Miller & Martin PLLC on 8/3/2023

Automotive dealers and their service providers should take note of an important key difference between the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and other recent state privacy laws designed to protect consumer information....more

On the Road With Generative AI: Key Legal Considerations for the Automotive Industry

ArentFox Schiff on 7/27/2023

Generative AI is already an integral part of the automotive industry, playing a significant role in enhancing Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and making it possible for drivers to interact with their vehicles....more

Product Liability Trends in the Automotive Industry

Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/26/2023

Automobiles may be the most complex, essential and widely used consumer products in the world and every year they incorporate increasingly advanced technology into nearly every component and function. The advancing...more

[Webinar] How to Manage Cybersecurity Maturity in Your Supply Chain - October 5th, 10:00 am EST

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 9/20/2022

Join Mitratech & Escrypt in this electrifying new webinar on strengthening cybersecurity maturity. As local and global automotive cybersecurity regulations, standards, and guidelines increase in complexity, organizations are...more

NHTSA issues updated cybersecurity best practices for the safety of modern vehicles

Hogan Lovells on 9/19/2022

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) recently issued updated guidance on cybersecurity best practices for motor vehicle safety. This non-binding guidance demonstrates NHTSA’s continued emphasis on...more

China's Data Laws and Impact on the Automotive Industry

Morgan Lewis on 4/1/2022

China’s legal framework around data protection and security is governed broadly by three key pieces of legislation: the Cybersecurity Law, which came into effect in 2017, and the Data Security Law (DSL) and the Personal...more

Understanding the IP Anatomy of the Automotive Nervous System

Morgan Lewis on 12/16/2021

With more new vehicles incorporating advanced technology, the next generation of buyers may be updating their vehicles as often as their smartphones. This appetite for new features and software-defined demands has made the...more

The Hidden Dangers of In-Car Tech to Consumer Privacy

Hudson Cook, LLP on 7/8/2021

When you start your car, a notice may pop up on the car's onboard navigation computer screen. The notice may ask you to agree to provide certain information to the car's manufacturer regarding the car's performance and...more

Living Mobility Spotlight Q&A series - June 2021

Hogan Lovells on 6/23/2021

What is Living Mobility? It is easier to say what it is not. The automotive industry is no longer focused on the traditional vehicle. Not only are the vehicles changing but we are now focused on mobility: different modes of...more

China Publishes New Draft Regulations on Data Security Management of Automobile Operators to Protect Privacy

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 5/20/2021

Based on China’s Cybersecurity Law (effective from June 1, 2017), the latest draft of Personal Information Protection Law and draft of Data Security Law, the new draft regulations would apply not only to automobile producers...more

Managing Data Privacy in the COVID-19 Environment – Navigating the Challenges of a Pandemic in 2021

Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/1/2021

Last year, the COVID-19 pandemic brought about a global market disruption across multiple industries, and manufacturers expect the pandemic to continue to affect the automotive industry through 2021. The pandemic has not...more

Top Legal Issues Facing the Automotive Industry in 2021

Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/10/2021

One year ago, the automotive industry was swiftly and seriously impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This disruption, in addition to the new administration, continues to present a variety of fresh issues. Foley’s...more

Massachusetts Voters Approve Vehicle Data Access Initiative

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 11/18/2020

Voters in Massachusetts overwhelmingly approved a ballot initiative that gives independent mechanics greater access to vehicle data, a move that vehicle manufacturers have foreshadowed could have significant cyber and privacy...more

Tesla-Fahrzeuge sind wie Elefanten - umweltfreundlich und mit einem langen Daten-Gedächtnis ausgestattet

Spirit Legal on 11/2/2020

Zusammenfassung des Gutenachtens über die Datenverarbeitung und den Datenschutz bei Tesla Fahrzeugen vom 19.10.2020 - „Tesla-Fahrzeuge sind dauernd aktive Datenschleudern mit Langzeitgedächtnis.“ (Weichert, Gutachten über...more

They might be seen as green, but Teslas are like elephants – they never forget

Spirit Legal on 11/2/2020

Summary of expert opinion on data processing and data protection in Tesla vehicles of 19 October 2020 - “Teslas continuously gush data and have a long memory” (translation of Weichert, Gutachten über Datenverarbeitung und...more

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