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Foley Automotive Update - July 2024

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Key Developments - U.S. new light-vehicle sales reached a SAAR of 15.3 million units in June, and second quarter 2024 sales fell by approximately 0.4% from April-June 2023, according to initial estimates from Wards...more

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Driverless Dilemma: Are We Lab Rats Without Legal Recourse in the Experiment of Autonomous Driving?

In the maze of today’s technological advancements, our society is standing at a crossroads where progress meets safety. The intricate web of autonomous driving technology and legislative accountability is unraveling in front...more

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Foley Automotive Update - October 2023

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This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key Developments - Foley & Lardner LLP partner Ann Marie Uetz appeared on CNBC’s ‘Power...more

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NHTSA Amends Standing General Order on Reporting ADS- and ADAS-Involved Crashes

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Summary - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has amended its Standing General Order 2021-01 (SGO) concerning crash reporting for vehicles with automated driving systems (ADS) or SAE Level 2 advanced...more

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Self-driving vehicles by 2025? The UK Government’s vision for connected and automated mobility

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Last August (2022) the UK Government published its vision for “Connected and Automated Mobility” (also referred to as “CAM”), billing it as "an extraordinary opportunity…to drive forward this unfolding mobility revolution,...more

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Future of Mobility: Autonomous, Connected, Electric, Shared - Are you (still) in the driver's seat?

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Established companies are working to succeed in the current market while also preparing for a future that is very different from the business that characterized past decades. The challenges are profound in maintaining...more

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The Regulatory Fast Lane: Final Rule Updates Federal Safety Standards for Highly Automated Vehicles

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The Final Rule maintains the occupant protection performance required by the 200-Series FMVSS. It alters FMVSS definitions to accommodate emerging ADS technology and clarifies for manufacturers the application of particular...more

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Foley Weekly Automotive Report - October 2021 - 4

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This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key Developments - GM anticipates that none of its North American plants will have full...more

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Foley Weekly Automotive Report - October 2021 - 3

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This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key Developments - IHS Markit lowered its global light vehicle production forecast to...more

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Secrets on the Road: Protecting Trade Secrets of Highly Automated Vehicles Against Public Disclosure

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Trade Secrets in the HAV Industry Trade secrets are invaluable in the HAV industry as its growth accelerates in the fast lane. HAV players defend their technology aggressively against competitors and departing employees who...more

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Hands Off No More: Incident Reporting of Highly Automated Vehicles to DOT

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On June 29, 2021, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ("NHTSA") issued Standing General Order 2021-01 (the "Order"), concerning safety-related incidents involving vehicles operating on publicly accessible roads...more

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Black Boxes in Automobiles: European Union Requires Installation of Event Data Recorders

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The Background: In 2019, the European Commission and the European Council jointly approved a regulation that will require new safety measures in motor vehicles starting July 2022, including the installation of so-called...more

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UK consults on rules for self-driving cars

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The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that a form of self-driving technology could be lawful on UK roads for the first time by the end of 2021. The technology enables drivers to hand over control of the...more

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NHTSA proposed framework for automated driving system safety

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the Department of Transportation is seeking public comment on the development of a framework to govern the safety of automated driving systems (ADS). NHTSA...more

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Steering Ahead: NHTSA Looks To Modernize Rules For Automated Driving Systems

Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation (“DOT”) steered into a new direction that may accelerate the development of self-driving technologies. The DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”), in an...more

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House Committee on Energy and Commerce Holds Hearing to Discuss Future of Autonomous Vehicles

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The Situation: In an effort to regulate the development and implementation of autonomous vehicles, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce met to discuss a federal regulatory framework. The Result: The House has started...more

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NHTSA grants Nuro petition for temporary exemption

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For the first time, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) grants petition for temporary exemption for an electric vehicle with an automated driving system – the Nuro R2X. ...more

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NHTSA Releases Draft Test Procedures for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems

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On November 21, 2019, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) released nine draft test procedures intended to help evaluate certain types of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (“ADAS”). NHTSA is seeking...more

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Technical Advancements and the Legal Considerations of Autonomous Vehicles

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The concept of commercial autonomous vehicles, also referred to as AVs, is not new. Indeed, ships and aircraft have been equipped with some level of autonomous operation for decades. But only recent technological advances...more

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Update on Validation of the Safety of Autonomous Vehicles

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A challenge confronting the acceptance and deployment of autonomous vehicles (AVs) is validating the safety of a vehicle operated not by a human, but rather by an automated driving system (ADS). Currently, auto manufacturers...more

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NHTSA Automated Vehicle Guidance 3.0 – Promote Autonomous Vehicles/Muddy the Way for Connected Vehicles and Infrastructure

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NHTSA just published the third iteration of its policy/guidance for automated vehicles. The focus of the guidance continues to evolve. In its initial form, the most significant focus of the guidance was on the safe...more

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The Reality of Self-Driving Cars and the Regulatory Hurdles

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says in its guidelines for automakers and state regulators regarding autonomous vehicles that “‘automated’ or ‘self-driving’ vehicles...more

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NHTSA's Policy on Automated Driving Systems Provides Guidance for Industry

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Many new motor vehicles have driver-assisting technologies that help drivers identify safety risks and make roads safer. Eventually, fully autonomous cars and trucks will become the norm. Originally published in MiMfg...more

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Congress’ Push For Self-Driving Cars Stalls Amid Safety Questions

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Congress wants to green-light federal standards for self-driving vehicles, but questions over safety and added infrastructure costs have some lawmakers pumping the brakes....more

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Autonomous Co-Pilot: How GM Plans to Revolutionize Consumer Use of Autonomous Driving Technology While Keeping You Focused at the...

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In the competition amongst automobile manufacturers to knock autonomous driving out-of-the-park, Cadillac is next up to the plate. Recently – rolling-out its newest autonomous driving technology – General Motors (“GM”)...more

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