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Hoosier Legislature. Ups the Ante on Eminent Domain for Railroads. Read the Bill before it arrives in Texas.

Indiana’s House Bill 1260 requires railroads to demonstrate public use before proceeding with eminent domain.

WIMS AM 1420 | H.B. 1260 co-authored by State Rep. Jim Pressel goes to Senate

Chesterton Tribune | Soliday bill would require public need prior to eminent domain taking by RRs

NW Indiana | House approves rail eminent domain changes

5 Elements for Connected Car Legislation.

What elements do these groups need to consider in their recommendations for regulation?

identify what’s necessary to isolate critical systems in a vehicle from the rest of its software
relevant standards for firewalls and anomaly detection systems
techniques to prevent or discourage malicious intrusions
best practices for storing the data generated by connected cars
timeline for implementing all of this

Where did these criteria for connected cars come from? The Security and Privacy in…

5 Reasons CA's High Speed Rail is 7 Years Behind Schedule. Eminent Domain is not Imminent Domain.

50% over budget ($3.6 billion in excess)
topography- dense urban areas, soggy lands, mountains
acquiring land takes time- eminent domain is not imminent domain
sluggish environmental approvals
failing to unlock federal money quickly enough

National Review | TPPF’s Chueck DeVore| California’s High-Speed Rail: Slow, Expensive, and Bound for Cancellation

Case Study. State Moves to Limit & Expand Eminent Domain. 2 Ways it would impact roads & rail.

The State: North Carolina Legislature is considering HB 10 which would extend the authority of eminent domain by allowing it to connect customers.

The bill’s language: “Connection of Customers. – For the public use, private condemnors, local public condemnors, and other public condemnors in subsections (a), (b), (b1), and (c) of this section shall possess the power of eminent domain and may acquire by purchase, gift, or condemnation any property for the connection of any customer or…

TREND. 2018. The Year of Self Driving Cars. TAMU + 5 TX Cities.

The self driving car program: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s national Automated Vehicle (AV) Proving Ground

The Texas designation as an AV Proving Ground: Texas AV Proving Grounds Partnership

Texas Department of Transportation
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
The University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Transportation Research
Southwest Research Institute
32 municipal and regional partners

Are there others in the U.S.? Yes, 9 in total

The real world roadway scenarios to…

40% crash rate reduction. Self Driving Cars. 3 Key Pieces of Intel.

What entity awarded the 40% crash rate reduction for self driving cars? The NHTSA, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Why was NHTSA looking at self driving car crashes? As a result of a Tesla autopilot crash

What did the NHTSA conclude about the crash? No defects in design nor implementation

NHTSA Report

Tech Crunch | NHTSA’s full final investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot shows 40% crash rate reduction

Contracting TREND. 3rd Party CyberSecurity for Self Driving Cars

The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security recommends 3rd party cybersecurity evaluations for self driving and connected cars.

Why the need for 3rd parties? The current cybersecurity standards for vehicles is not enough.

Bonjour, new opportunities to provide cybersecurity evaluations…

The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security | Cyber Security and Resilience of smart cars