Dissecting Oral Arguments in NADA's Challenge to the CARS Rule — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
The CARS Rule — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Charging Transportation Electrification Forward: Identifying Opportunities & Regulatory Solutions in the Rapidly Evolving EV Market - Energy Law Insights
Powering Through the Environmental Challenges of EV Development - Energy Law Insights
Exploring Challenges and Opportunities Within the EV Infrastructure Sector With Kerri Stewart - TAG Infrastructure Talks Podcast
AG's Office Sues Automobile Dealership for Pricing Discrimination - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Five Questions, Five Answers: Driving the I-75 with Rick Walker of GAMA Georgia
Automotive and Trucking Accidents in the U.S. with Foreign Defendants: What Insurers Need to Know
AutoTech Developments and Privacy Issues - Tech Podcast
Keyless Ignitions and the Dangers of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Butler's Thursday Tips | Little Black Box
Breaking Mindsets | Bradley Gayton from Ford on Evolving Technology in the Legal Industry
Straight Talks: Data privacy and cybersecurity in the age of rolling smart devices
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More than four years after an industry trade association first filed its challenge to a November 2020 ballot initiative in Massachusetts, a federal judge issued an order in Alliance for Automotive Innovation v. Campbell...more
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On August 15, New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James announced a settlement with Avis Budget Group Inc. (Avis Budget), for allegedly denying car rentals to customers who did not possess a credit card. Under the terms of...more
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Taking a break from reporting on COVID-19 legal developments, we turn for a moment to what is happening now on export control of autonomous vehicle technology. The autonomous vehicle R&D sector is booming, largely in the...more
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Yesterday President Trump announced on Twitter that the U.S. was revoking California’s waiver under the Clean Air Act (CAA) which allowed it to impose stricter tailpipe emission standards than the federal ones. California’s...more
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) yesterday each issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) regarding the removal of regulatory...more
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As President Trump’s nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew Wheeler, cleared a key committee vote this week, a conflict between EPA and the State of California over tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions shows...more
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The United States Department of Transportation recently released its latest policy statement on automated vehicle technologies, Automated Driving Systems 3.0: Preparing for the Future of Transportation. This new policy...more
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has released an update to the agency's policy document on autonomous vehicles. The document, Automated Vehicles 3.0: Preparing for the Future of Transportation (AV 3.0), is a...more
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a joint notice of proposed rulemaking today, called the "Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles...more
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