Category Archives: EV electric vehicles

Key Element of Direct Sales Legislation in the Empire State.

On June 2nd, S6600/A8248, was filed in the New York Legsislature to expand the ability of Tesla to sell directly to New York Consumers/

What limiting language does this bill contain?

  • Applies only to manufacturers of zero emissions vehicles

Does the bill have any location limits? 

  • Yes, it permits 20 locations.

New York law Journal | Inside Tesla’s Lobbying Push to Expand NY Sales

Self Driving Car Trend. 3 Economic Benefits. New Report.New Economy- the Passenger Economy.

A new report by: Intel

Sets out 3 economic benefits of self driving vehicles:

  • $7 Trillion industry by 2050
  • $3.7 Trillion or 55% will be consumer
  • $3.0 Trillion or 43% will be business to business use of self driving vehicles

New buzz phrase: Passenger Economy (passengers of self driving vehicles)

+ it saves lives: the conservative estimate of 585,000 lives can be saved by self driving cars

Intel | Accelerating the Future: The Economic Impact of the Emerging Passenger Economy 

4 Regulatory Trends for Self Driving Cars

  • How statutes assign liability for an accident involving a self driving?
  • Are manufacturers liable or the software engineers or both?
  • Do local governments need to cange stop lights and traffic movement for improved self driving car efficiency?
  • If self driving cars improve transportation times, as science indicates they do, will the local and state economy benefit?

Findlaw | Technologist | Can One Driverless Car Change Auto Liability?

Pro-Con Arguments Used in the East to Support Direct Auto Sales + A compromise deal

State: Connecticut

What are the arguments supporting direct sales of vehicles in Connecticut?

  • Opposing direct sales shows an opposition to technology and dissaudes tech start ups from 
  • Denying Connecticut residents the ability to buy directly in Connecticut costs Connecticut jobs and revenue
  • neighboring state Massachusetts is getting the sales and the revenue

 

What are the arguments opposing direct sales in Connecticut?

  • job losses
  • job loss argument is maintained by auto dealers and…

Procurement Trend. State Department of Transportation Wants to Connect All Cars in a Work Zone

Where is this happening? Michigan

What company is the private partner with Michigan? 3M

What’s the collaborative goal?  “To implement connected vehicle technology on a stretch of work zone on Interstate 75 that is more than 3 miles long”

What is 3M bringing to the table in this partnership?

♦  Advanced all-weather lane markings

♦  Retroreflective signs with smart sign technology

♦  Dedicated short-range communication (DSRC) devices for vehicle-to-infrastructure communications

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