By Arthur Harrington, Attorney Godfrey & Kahn California Considers New Rules for Ride-Hailing AV’s. California has adopted an Autonomous Vehicle Passenger Service Pilot Project. There are two ongoing pilot projects: one in San Ramon run by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority and one in Dublin run by the Livermore Amador Transit Authority. The Dublin pilot [...]
By Amir A. Zaman, Mandli Communications The possibility of self-driving cars on our roads is prompting both excitement and anxiety. Advocates point to the possibility of increased safety, lower pollution, even less congestion. Critics aren’t sold on many of the supposed advantages. So, what happens when driverless vehicles start hitting our roads? As with so [...]
By Steve Cyra, HNTB According to a recent HNTB THINK national public opinion survey, more than half of Americans (52 percent) believe they are familiar with or knowledgeable about autonomous vehicles (AVs). “As we become more knowledgeable about, and comfortable with, autonomous vehicles, people will begin to recognize and value the economic and social [...]
By Robert Fischer, President GTiMA While it’s nice to have a new year for a fresh start, resolutions can be tricky, especially if you are considering buying an electric vehicle to reduce your annual carbon footprint. Though studies show that over their lifetime EVs produce fewer emissions than gas guzzlers, EVs generate considerably more CO2 [...]
By Robert Fischer, President GTiMA For the better part of last century, cities used analog systems like lane markings and curbs to manage their transportation network. As we move into the digital age of transportation, cities are finding innovative ways to digitize their transportation policies. Every morning on my way to work, I drive through [...]
By Amir A. Zaman, Mandli Communications When people think of “autonomous vehicles” they often picture a vehicle driving itself with either little input from the driver or with no driver at all. That level of autonomy, on a practical level, is still years away. But vehicles with different levels of autonomy are on the road. [...]
By Arthur Harrington, Attorney Godfrey & Kahn It is important to note that the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committees have unveiled some discussion drafts for autonomous vehicle (AV) legislation. The drafts of these legislations provide some very significant policy issues for consideration. These policy issues include the [...]
By Arthur Harrington, Attorney Godfrey & Kahn Here are a few recent legal developments that parties interested in the development of autonomous vehicles may wish to follow: On May 28, 2019, The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published an extension of the time until Aug. 26, 2019, for making comments to an Advanced Notice [...]
By Amir A. Zaman, Mandli Communications In the autonomous vehicle world, most of the attention is focused on vehicles themselves, and rightfully so. Reading, watching, and hearing about what some of the vehicles can do is both fascinating and exciting. But other simultaneous developments in the transportation world might have just as much of an [...]
Robert Fischer, President GTiMA Tomorrow’s vehicles will be computers on wheels, connected to each other, the infrastructure, and the internet. While officials across the country tout the potential benefits of this increased connectivity, it is also the source of considerable anxiety. Protecting these vehicles from hackers is turning out to be a hard nut to [...]