ArticleCalifornia Announces Regulations For Autonomous Car TestingCalifornia has announced regulations designed to govern the testing of autonomous cars on public roads.United StatesTransportFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleCenter For Automotive Research Event - Traverse CityAutomotive executives and other industry participants gathered in Traverse City this week for the annual Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars.United StatesTransportFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleDash Cams – The Next Hot Gadget?Event data recorders have been used by various safety organizations and administrative offices to capture information such as the speed of a vehicle or the use of a safety belt.United StatesTransportFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleDriverless Car Technology – Legislation Slow To Keep PaceA critical legal issue becomes who is liable when there is an accident where the driver, was by design, not in control of the vehicle.United StatesTransportFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleElectric Vehicles Continue Gaining Consumer AcceptanceA recent study commissioned by the UK Department of Transport, incorporating research from previous studies in the UK, the United States, and elsewhere, paints a picture of electric vehicles gaining a loyal following...United StatesTransportFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleFAST Act Recall Pilot Program Gets Underway In MarylandOne of the more bedeviling problems for the automotive industry (and for manufacturers in general) is how to alert consumers to pending recalls, and getting consumers to comply with those recalls.United StatesTransportFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleLawn Mowers And Wheelbarrows Are Now "Motor Vehicles" In New HampshireA statute just enacted in New Hampshire will subject tractors, farm implements, construction, industrial, and forestry equipment, and even lawn and garden equipment to the detailed regulatory regime applying to car dealerships.United StatesTransportFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleMalcolm Gladwell Re-Thinks Automotive Safety In "The New Yorker"Recent high-profile product liability lawsuits against automotive manufactures have captured national attention. United StatesTransportFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleMarket For Collision-Avoidance Technology Booms As Cars Become SmarterMany mass-market vehicles include sensors and cameras to assist motorists with parking and backing up, and even lane change assist and smart cruise control.United StatesTransportFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleMcity Opening Changes The Automotive Industry's Research EnvironmentMcity's 32 acres were designed to provide researchers with a controlled, yet realistic environment to test connected and automated vehicles. United StatesTransportFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleMost Frequently Hacked Industries Now Includes ManufacturingSecond only to health care, the manufacturing industry is now one of the most frequently hacked industries (according to IBM's 2016 Cyber Security Intelligence Index).United StatesTransportFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleNot So Fast My Friend – UAW Membership Rejects Tentative AgreementDuring their press conference on September 15, 2015, UAW President Dennis Williams and Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne appeared satisfied with the tentative agreement reached after months of bargaining.United StatesTransportFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleOESA Automotive Supplier Barometer: Positive But GuardedThe 96 survey respondents told a story of an industry still feeling good about itself, but with a little more concern than in 2013.United StatesTransportFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticlePowering The Future - Commercial Opportunities And Legal Developments Across The EV Batteries LifecycleThe advent of electric vehicles (EVs) is one of the most revolutionary changes to take place in the history of transport. United StatesTransportFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleProtections When Supplying To A Troubled CustomerAutomotive sales in North America continue to climb, and many suppliers are prospering, while others are struggling and even facing bankruptcy. United StatesTransportFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleSuppliers: Be Ready When Technology Companies Come KnockingIt is hard to believe that just two years ago, it was news that so many auto companies were attending the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). United StatesTransportFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleSuppliers To OEMs: We Think We're Turning JapaneseThe 2014 Annual Automotive OEM-Supplier Relations Study came out in May 2014 and it showed that Japanese OEMs may be rebounding.United StatesTransportFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleThe Auto Industry: The Next "Big" Target For Hackers?While the auto industry has, for the most part, avoided being a primary target for hackers in the past, having only faced research demonstrating "possible" attacks, that is likely to change in the near future. United StatesTransportFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleThe Timeline To An Autonomous Future Keeps Getting Longer, But The Wait Is Worth ItWhen auto manufacturers first spoke of their moonshot projects in the space of semi and fully autonomous vehicles, visions of a science fiction ...United StatesTransportFoley & Lardner LLP