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12 June 2019

Cities of the Future

In the spring edition of In-House Lawyer, Matthew White looks ahead to the ever-changing challenges and opportunities of urban growth. "The We Company …

05 June 2019

Japan allows Level 3 automated vehicles on public roads

Less than six months after being proposed by the National Police Agency, the Japanese Diet has enacted amendments to the Road Traffic Act which will …

24 May 2019

Autonomous vehicles: consumer acceptance on the rise?

In addition to the technological and legal challenges facing the development of autonomous vehicles, consumer acceptance represents a critical barrier to …

15 May 2019

Florida puts autonomous vehicles in the fast lane

Florida continues to lead the way in state level regulation of autonomous vehicles; recently passing legislation that permits autonomous vehicles and …

07 May 2019

Who is liable when a connected and autonomous vehicle crashes?

In March 2018, a pedestrian in Arizona was struck by a self-driving Uber vehicle during a vehicle test. An Arizona prosecutor recently found Uber not …

23 April 2019

Inquiry into Automated Mass Transit

Following a five month inquiry into automated land-based mass transit, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Infrastructure, Transport and …

21 March 2019

HYUNDAI CONTINUES EFFORTS TO TRANSFORM FROM CAR MANUFACTURER INTO 'SMART MOBILITY SERVICE PROVIDER'

Hyundai was once seen as being late to the party in forging the cross-industry collaborations necessary for automotive companies to tackle the challenges …

13 March 2019

Japanese mapping technology provider to acquire US rival

Japanese map platform developer, Dynamic Map Platform Co. (or DMP), announced last month that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire …

06 March 2019

UBER NOT CRIMINALLY LIABLE FOR ARIZONA CRASH

Arizona prosecutors have recently announced the outcome of their investigations into the 18 March 2018 crash involving a Volvo XC90 that killed Elaine …

21 February 2019

Softbank and Amazon take driverless investments past US$1.5 billion for the first half of February

February is proving to be a blockbuster month for investment in autonomous vehicle companies, with a total of US$1.639 billion being invested in the …

13 February 2019

Big Data and the Automated Vehicle Sector: competition law highlights from recent announcements in Brussels

To say there has been a lot of activity recently in Brussels concerning big data, the digital economy and competition law would be an understatement. The …

27 November 2017

UK GOVERNMENT WANTS TO SEE FULLY DRIVERLESS CARS ON UK ROADS BY 2021

In its Budget on 22 November 2017, the UK Government predicted that the driverless car industry will be worth £28 billion to the UK …