Rhode Island H7392 (2018) updates transportation network statutes to clarify that the vehicle driver and vehicle owner may be distinct entities to address, in part, automanufacturers that provide fleets for ride share drivers.
Category Archives: 2019 issue
3 Reasons Texas Experts Say Self Driving Cars Still Safe After Arizona Death
- CEO of The Alliance for Transportation Innovation says we’re “on the cusp of being able to accelerate deployment in a way that will transform society for the better”
- Assistant director of connected and automated transportation strategy at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute points to humans being worse at operating vehicles, and that automation is better than humans
- A senior research scientist at Texas A&M says we need to focus on the human behaior, that automobile automation is to make…
Local Government Resolution Supporting High Speed Rail in the Bluebonnet State
City: Lewsiville
What action is the city being asked to take: To add support for the high speed rail to its legislative agenda
What entity does the city council point to asking for the high speed rail support? Dallas Regional Mobility Council
City of Lewisville City Council Agenda March 19 2018
Community Impact News | City of Lewisville passes resolution in support of high-speed rail project from Dallas to Houston
Local Government TREND. +1 County Moves to Block High Speed Rail by Protecting its Roads. 4 levels of protection:
The County: Madison County Texas
The high speed rail project: Texas Central Partners’ Dallas to Houston High Speed Rail
The 4 Levels of Madison County road protection:
- No county road will be closed
- No county road will be vacated
- No county road will be altered
- No county road will be abandoned to accommodate the proposed high-speed rail route
Local TREND. Infrastructure Impact Fees. What? How? Who is paying the fee?
Where: San Francisco Board of Supervisors
What’s an infrastructure impact fee? a fee to to ameliorate the impacts of ride share
What 5 impacts do ride share have on local government?
- reduced pulic transportation revenue
- increased traffic congestion
- increased traffic safety issues from collisions
- increased traffic safety issues for pedestrian safety
- increased road wear and tear
What entities are a proposed infrastructure impact fee to be levied against? Ride Share
Lege TREND. 5 Reasons Auto Dealers Oppose Direct Sales by manufacturers in the Mountain Laurel State
State: Connecticut
The Connecticut bill: HB 5310 (2018)
How does CT HB 5310 allow for directr sales?
- Re-define manufacturer
- Allow for manufacturer sales when:
- only Electric Vehicles
- There are no franchise agreements
- only sells its own cars
- is duly licensed
- isn’t owned by another manufacturer
- doesn’t own another manufacturer
What are 5 opposition arguments from motor vehicle dealers in CT?
- Aren’t you special? “Tesla wants special treatment”
- Foreigners. fear that 25 other…
Lege TREND. Bill to Grant Auto Dealers Ability to File Suit Against Direct Sales in 2 Steps.
State: Missouri
The Legislation: MO SB872 (2018)
Bill Description: Enacts provisions relating to motor vehicle franchises
How does it lay goundwork for autodealers to file suit concerning direct sales?
- Establishes the dealer franchise sales was enacte to be fair, uniform and without discrimination
- Allows any dealer/franchise to bring suit in Cole County against any entity that seeks to sell vehicles wihout a franchise agreement
St. Louis Today | Auto dealers renew fight against Tesla in…
TX Attorney General Opinion. THE LOOPHOLE on Tollroads. Administrative Fee Cap. The Legislative Fix.
LOOPHOLES in the Attorney General Cap on administrative fees: toll roads that are operated by non-TXDOT entities, or that have contracts awarded for operation by non-TXDOT entities.
What’s an example of a non-TXDOT tollroad? Tollraods operated by Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority
What’s the legislative fix? Adding the administrative cap to Texas Transportation Code, Section 370 which govrns tollroads operated by regional mobility authorities.
4 Local Government Funding Issues. 1 Ride Share Tax. 2 Arguments to Support the Cause.
San Francisco City Council members want to tax ride share to fund:
- police services
- street resurfacing
- traffic calming
- pedestrian safety
Supporters say:
- California is behind the times, localities like Chicago, Portland & Philadelphia tax ride share
- State lawmakers should let cities regulate the entities that impact them
CBS SanFrancisco | San Francisco Supervisor Wants Tax On Uber And Lyft
Connected Cars. Will states allow the sale of connected car data? 3 Key Points.
- It is projected that the sale of connected car data wille a multiple billion dollar industry by 2020
- In 2017, more cars were connected to cellular netowrks than new phones
- Will states protect consumer connected car data, for instance:
- will disclosures be required to share data with the manufacturer?
- will disclosures allow for limited data sharing to the driver’s insurance company but not to related 3rd parties
- will a hard wired privacy switch be required?