Category Archives: motor vehicles

5 Points. Saguaro Cactus State Autonomous Vehicle Executive Order. Copy it for your State.

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey revised Executive Order: 2018-04 on autonmous vehicles includes:

  • follow applicable traffic laws and regulations of Arizona and the federal government
  • fully autonomous vehicles, with no driver in the vehicle, and on pulic roads must:
    • written statement to AZ Department of Transportation (AZDOT)
    • or, within 60 days of this order provide a written statement
    • waivers from the National Highway Safety Administration will be recognized
    • autonomous vehicle failures must…

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?

ARS TECHNICA | Car companies…

TREND forecast: Automobile Recalls & Ride Share. Legislative Solutions.

Safety and ride share is everywhere:

  • California requirement on a lower lood alcohol level standard
  • Arizona talking legislating car seat requirements and ride share drivers
  • And now….this….

Prohibiting ride share vehicle operations if the vehicle has an active recall notice.

How would this work? Recalls are easily tackable via the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

KTVU Fox 2 | Recalls among Uber & Lyft cars pose safety risk on roadways

Regulatory Trend. Self Driving Taxis. How Seguro Flower State Regulators approved Waymo.

it started with: A pilot program. A 2017 Waymo Phoenix-based pilot program that still had “operators” ready to take vehicle control in an emergency. Pilot program volunteers received  free service.

the successful pilot led to: approval of a permit of the self-driving transportation network service

the touted benefits: Self driving taxis will cut per mile costs for consumers and for programs that rely on rideshare for rides for seniors or medical trasnportation

Business Insider | Waymo gets…

Anatomy of Direct Sales Bill in the Southwest. Lege TREND.

State: New Mexico

The Bill: SB 255 (2018)

How SB 255 (2018) would implement direct sales:

  • Defines line-make
  • Provides for manufacturer sales if:

    • the manufacturer does not have any independent franchise dealers in this state

    • sells and services only the line- make of motor vehicles that it manufactures

Electrek | Tesla pushes a new bill in New Mexico to allow direct sales

 

By the Numbers. Republican EV fee in the Northeast.

Maine’s Republican Governor LePage is proposing  HP 1252 with the following fees on electric and hybrid cars:

  • $150 for gas-electric hybrid cars
  • $250 for all-electric models

How do the proposed Maine fees compare to the other 18 states that put a fee on EVs?

  • Maine’s fees would be the highest in the nation
  • Other state fees range from $30 to $100 for hybrids and $50 to $200 for EVs

Government Technology | Maine’s Governor Backs Bill to Boost EV, Hybrid Fees

Press Herald | LePage-backed bill…

Governor: 3 things Holding Self Driving Cars Back

Michigan Governor, a former tech executive, says these 3 tings are holding back autonomous vehicles:

  • Public is slow to embrace the technology
  • Effective commubnication to the public of the benefits of self-driving and connected vehicles
  • Coordinated work by 3 levels of government:
    • federal government to regulate design of vehicles
    • state government sets traffic laws & build highways
    • local governments install connected streetlights & other infrastructure 

What does Governor Rick Snyder…

Lege TREND. 3 Points Bill Text + 3 Points Messaging. Direct Sales Bill in Goldenrod State.

Nebraska Legislature is considering LB 830 to begin direct motor vehicle sales.

LB 830 will:

  • in the list of what a motor vehicle seller cannot do in Nebraksa, LB 830 adds:
    • to advertising requirements the bill adds, “who is not the manufacturer” or not enfranchised or authorized by the manufacturer”
  • adds to the list of what entities may transfer ownership of a motor vehicle ” the manufacturer of the motor vehicle, motorcycle, or trailer”
  • creates an exception to the prohibition of…