Insights on Transportation & Mobility

Cue the masses! Autonomous car development, sales, and safety is officially in the car makers’ hands after the Senate greenlights legislation authorizing 80,000 safety standard exempt, self-driving cars to be sold per year within three years.

The license plate ends in ‘IPO’ and arrives in 2019. Uber’s board of directors recently voted on major internal changes that will eventually lead to the company going public.

While GM won’t say when their Cruise Automation’s software will be ready for commercial use, it’s apparently making ‘rapid progress’ and keeping investors happy.

The future looks bright after some international and domestic market pressure. With GM leading the Detroit pack and Ford following soon after, these two auto giants are headed toward an all-electric future- eventually.

The reporter said it, we didn’t: “Ford Motor Co. is making moves that investors and analysts would have called innovative had they not come several months after the competition.”

Can’t wait to cruise around town without a driver? Cadillac’s semi-autonomous Super Cruise system is here to help in the meantime.

On Friday, September 22, US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross released two important statements in regard to the US Administration’s objective in the NAFTA talks, especially for the automotive sector.

Just as the iPhone spurred the app industry, smartphone thumb, and a serious dependence on our smartphones, the electric car is ready to make waves.

Arent Fox LLP is pleased to announce that Automotive practice group leader Aaron H. Jacoby has been named among the “Top 100 Lawyers” in California by the Daily Journal as a result of his cutting-edge legal work.

In the news: two previously unlikely partners are partnering to develop autonomous cars- who knew?

Arent Fox LLP is pleased to announce that Sports group leader and Real Estate and Hospitality partner Richard L. Brand and Automotive practice leader Aaron H. Jacoby have been named among the “Top 100 Lawyers” in California by the Daily Journal.

Autonomous vehicle technology (AVT) is garnering a lot of attention, and its hypothetical impact on society will very soon be a reality. Earlier in September the House of Representatives passed H.R.3388 - SELF DRIVE Act laying the framework for AVT regulation.

Congress is cruising through its first venture into an area dominated by Silicon Valley, automakers, and state lawmakers.

Apple is no longer planning to build its own vehicle, but some of its engineers still are.

Ford is shopping around for partners to help realize its self-driving potential.

No driver means no figuring out the tip, right? Domino’s wants to know it its customers would accept curbside pizza delivery- without a driver.

Alphabet’s Waymo, Apple, and Uber are all companies that stepping back from building the actual vehicle, preferring to focus on the technology instead.

Trucking is seriously getting trendy. We recently covered Chanje’s bid in the industry, and now Tesla looks to be heading for the commercial freight market with a prototype of an electric big-rig truck expected next month.

There’s going to be a brave new urban order out there before we know it. Researchers warn that cities must start thinking in systems, rather just zeroing in on self-driving cars.

The competition is packed in the electric personal vehicle market, but one company, Chanje is heading into the “medium-duty electric truck” market.

If the auto market were a dating reality show, China would definitely get a rose and a one-on-one date.

Planning to travel to Washington this week? Good luck finding a hotel room.

Earlier this week, Arent Fox LLP secured an important decision on margin and bonus programs for Maserati dealers in New York.

Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business has recognized 32 Arent Fox LLP attorneys as leaders in their field.