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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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Innovation, Regulation, and Litigation - The Automotive Industry’s Road to 2024

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The automotive industry as we know it is rapidly transforming. From the proliferation of electric transportation and technological leaps in vehicle automation to increasingly complex regulations and expanding class action...more

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Foley Automotive Update - January 2024

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This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key Developments - Full-year 2023 U.S. new light-vehicle sales reached approximately 15.5...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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The On-Ramp: An Autonomous, Connected, and Electric Mobility Newsletter - September 2023

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Welcome to The On-Ramp, the newsletter from Venable's Autonomous and Connected Mobility team. The On-Ramp explores legal and policy developments in the world of autonomous vehicles, smart infrastructure, emerging mobility...more

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CPPA Announces Investigation of Connected Vehicle Manufacturers’ Privacy Practices

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

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Autonomous Akin Update - August 2023

Our newsletter reflects the focus of Akin’s cross-practice autonomous systems and advanced mobility team on developments in the regulatory, policy, trade, intellectual property, and cybersecurity and privacy spaces....more

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Accident Reconstruction, Electronic Data & Emerging Technology: Advanced Auto Features Expand Possibilities - Second Edition

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In the early 2000s, many accident reconstructionists believed that the emergence of event data recorders (EDRs) meant that EDRs would replace many of the traditional accident investigation techniques. These EDRs were commonly...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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Autonomous Akin Update - February 2023

Our newsletter reflects the focus of Akin Gump’s cross-practice autonomous systems and advanced mobility team on developments in the regulatory, policy, trade, intellectual property, and cybersecurity and privacy spaces....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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German Federal Council clears the way for autonomous driving

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Exciting times for autonomous driving: On 20 May 2022, the German Federal Council finally approved the draft ordinance supplementing last year’s Act on Autonomous Driving and setting out the technical and procedural...more

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States Lead the Way on Autonomous Vehicle Regulation as Federal Law Looms on the Horizon

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Since 2012, the federal government has published voluntary guidance that empowers state governments to create autonomous vehicle (AV) statutory frameworks to allow and/or incentivize autonomous driving technology research and...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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Data Show Autonomous Cars May Drive More Safely than Human Drivers

IDTechEx, which provides market research on emerging technology, analyzed California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) autonomous vehicle collision reports. Per California regulation, every company testing autonomous...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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DOT's Consideration of Auto Emergency Braking Requirement for New Trucks

On June 11, 2021, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that new federal laws requiring automatic emergency braking systems in both large commercial trucks and buses are intended to be passed. Specifically,...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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Germany takes the lead with a new law on autonomous driving and update

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German lawmakers have approved a new law on autonomous driving that intends to bring “autonomous vehicles” at SAE Level 4 into regular operation as soon as 2022. By this legislative move, Germany aims to get the edge and...more

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Gesetz zum autonomen Fahren – Haftung, Datenschutz und Co.

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Der Bundesrat hat am 28. Mai 2021 dem vom Bundestag am 20. Mai 2021 verabschiedeten "Gesetz zum autonomen Fahren" (BT-Drucksache 19/27439) zugestimmt und damit die Voraussetzungen für den Einsatz von Kraftfahrzeugen mit...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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