2019 issue – Page 14 – InfoHive

3 Shortcomings of Federal Autonomous Vehicle Legislation. 2 Opposition Groups. No State Action.

What groups are opposed to the legislation?

What shortcomings do opponents highlight in the legislation?

National Transportation Safety Board’s ongoing investigations
prohibits state regulatory action
data insufficiency, US DOT has 3 years to revise data rules and thats too long
“all crashes involving AVs should be reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration immediately and made publicly available”
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DC’s cap of 400 dockless bikes was onerous
Too manydockless bikes left discarded on public sidewalks
The pilot program never resulted in regulations that were satisfactory to dockless bike companies

Whose study?Heartland Institute

3 Reasons High Speed Rail Won’t Work in Texas:

“cost estimate is likely far below the actual price”
- cost estimates in other high speed rail projects have underestimated costs
- Reason.com says it will cost tax payers $21.5 billion
Look at the problems California has has building its easiest leg through the Central Valley
Almost all rail in the US is expensive and underutilitized
“Texas Central seems hell-bent on using eminent domain to force property…

Tools law enforcement wants to ineract or direct self driving cars, especially during an emergency:

Integration with public safety officials
Regulation of data that is shared between law enforcement and self driving vehicles
Established cyber security standards and privacy standards
Address elderly and disabled population use of autonomous driving vehicles

Bills that criminalize hacking smart vehicles would:

protect health and safety if the hack was to harm people
protect economic well being if the hack was intended to obtain credit card information stored in the car’s systems, financial data or hold the vehicle for ransom