News and analysis of legal issues affecting the Automotive Industry
Published by Automotive Industry Group at Dykema
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Attorney’s Compliance Report Not Entitled to Attorney-client Privilege Under Predominant Purpose Test
USA - December 20 2021 The Minnesota Supreme Court said that a report authored for Polaris by regulatory compliance lawyers is not protected from disclosure by…
Congress Proposes Booster Seat Safety Act—What to Know
USA - November 3 2021 Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., and Katie Porter, D-Calif. recently announced that they will be introducing the Booster Seat Safety Act to…
NHTSA Requires Reporting of Autonomous or Assisted-Driving Vehicle Crashes
USA - June 30 2021 On June 29, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ("NHTSA") issued an order requiring autonomous vehicle and advance driver assistance…
SAE Updates J3016 Standard for Automated Driving Systems With More Clarity and New Terms and Definitions
USA - May 11 2021 On April 30, 2021, SAE International updated its “Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms Related to Driving Automation Systems for On-Road Motor Vehicles…
Proposed Amendment to Advance Self-Driving Cars is Postponed Amidst Rising Safety Concerns
USA - April 28 2021 As first reported by Reuters on April 22, Sens. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) had recently released drafts of an amendment that would…
NHTSA Makes a U-Turn on AV Regulation in Latest Notice of Interpretation
USA - January 11 2021 In December 2020, NHTSA posted a significant Notice of Interpretation with important ramifications for manufacturers of autonomous vehicles. The…
NHTSA Releases Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking For Automated Driving System Safety
USA - November 23 2020 On November 19, 2020, NHTSA issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPRM”) asking interested parties and the public to provide the agency…
Is Your Contract Virus-Proof? [Part II]
USA - May 8 2020 As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to spread rapidly throughout the United States—and the world—commercial relationships are being thrown…
Automotive Manufacturing Workers Allowed to Resume Work Next Week in Michigan
USA - May 8 2020 Michigan Governor Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-77 today, permitting manufacturing workers to resume work as part of the MI Safe Start Plan…
Data Security: What Happens at the End of the Road?
USA - May 7 2020 Data security is not just hackers in cyberspace. It also exists in the physical world, and some of it relates to pedestrian but necessary security…
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