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Gas Tax Trend. 3 Points Supporting Show Me State Gas Tax Increase. Read the Bill.

Legislative Gusto: Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee & vice-chair of the 21st Century Missouri Transportation System Task Force filed SB 734 to raise the gas tax

Support for the gas tax increase:

Likely to come from a recommendation of the 21st Century Missouri Transportation System Task Force, 23-member task force of state officials and private citizens.
the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association calls it the most equitable funding approach
Mayors in 27 cities support more trasnportation funding via the fuel pump

What does SB 734 do? Increases the gas tax by 10cents, if voters approve

LandLine Mag | Missouri bill would increase fuel tax 10 cents

Local Trend. Ordinances on Robot Delivery Services. 5 Bits informed:intel.

The City: San Francisco

The ordinances: Address “cargobots” on city sidewalks and place these 5 limitations:

Companies can have 3 robots a piece
9 total robots for the entire city
bots will be relegated to low population industrial areas
constant human monitoring
Speed limit of 3 miles an hour

Tech Crunch | San Francisco made things much tougher for robotic delivery startups this week

Lege Trend. +2 States. Statewide Robot Delivery Legislation.

States that have passed statewide robot delivery laws: Idaho & Virginia

The legislation: No constant human monitoring required. Idaho has a weight limit of 80lbs & Virginia has a limit of 50lbs.

The business behind the legislation in Idaho & Virginia : Starship Technologies, a delivery-robot company based in Estonia that was founded by Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis, two of the co-founders of Skype

Re-Code | A robot-delivery startup helped write state laws that are locking out competition

Legal Trend Begetting Lege Trend. 3 Points from a Direct Sales Court Win in the Midwest.

Background: The Missouri Department of Revenue granted Tesla the ability to sell directly without using the dealership process. As a result, the Missouri Automobile Association brought a lawsuit in 2015.

The Appellate Court Ruling:

The Court said the Autodealers did not have standing to bring suit against the Department of Revenue and that the “association’s challenge sounded more like a competitor seeking to avoid competition than an attempt to defend a larger public interest”
Tesla’s argument stressed that prohibiting direct sales is an “attempt to decrease competition and limit consumer choice”
Autodealers argument against direct sales is there must be a way by which to challenge the direct sales.

Washington Post | Tesla wins legal battle over Missouri licenses to sell cars

Polling. 2 Policies Expected for Connected Cars.

Polling of US and UK consumers by Thales’ E-Security IoT Survey shows that consumers expect connected cars to:

necessitate data security policies for consumers for safety
- 60% say connected cars ” pose security concerns with integrity and malfunctions”
necessitate malware and ransomeware protections
- 46% of US and 52% of UK participants have security concerns on viruses or malware
40% say data security is the most improtant question when purchasing a connected car

ITS International | US and UK Respondents call for stricter data security regulations for Connected Cars

Regulatory Trend. Flex Routes Using Shoulder Lanes. Who. What.Where.

The State Road using Flex Routes: Michigan’s U.S. 23

What’s a FlexRoute? inside median shoulder can be used by drivers during rush hours

2 Policy reasons regulators support the Flex Route:

more economical way to manage peak-hour congestion
increases safety along the corridor

Equipment World | Mich.’s new Flex Route can cut travel time in half, MDOT says