Featured

U.S. House Small Business Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Right to Repair The U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee Subcommittee on Underserved, Agricultural, and Rural Business Development held a hearing this week titled: “Right to Repair and What it Means for Entrepreneurs.” The committee discussed harmful repair restrictions on the agriculture and automotive industry and…

NHTSA Updates Cybersecurity Practices for New Vehicles NHTSA released its new Cybersecurity Best Practices for the Safety of Modern Vehicles today. This is an update to NHTSA’s 2016 Cyber guidelines. Included in the Serviceability section is the following:   “NHTSA recognizes the balance between third-party serviceability and cybersecurity is not necessarily easy to achieve. However, cybersecurity…

U.S. Treasury Department Releases Guidance on New EV Tax Credits Following Passage of Inflation Reduction Act Today, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. This legislation represents the most aggressive action addressing climate change since the start of the Biden Administration. The bill includes important changes to the electric vehicle (EV) tax…

FTC Explores Proposing Regulations on Data Privacy The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced today that they are exploring rules to crack down on commercial surveillance and lax data security. The agency released today an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking public comment on the harms stemming from commercial surveillance and whether new rules are needed…

Budget Reconciliation Bill Includes Transportation Priorities U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) have come to an agreement on a $700 billion reconciliation package, titled the Inflation Reduction Act, that includes provisions on tax, healthcare, energy, and climate. The bill also includes billions in transportation funding. Notably, the Senators reached…

Sen. Markey Sends Letter to Auto CEOs on Vehicle Keyless Entry Systems U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) sent a letter this week to all major automaker CEOs requesting information on the security of vehicle keyless entry systems. In the letter, Markey cited statistics that indicate vehicle theft has experienced a sharp increase in recent years…

IIHS Releases Study on Drugged Driving and Traffic Crashes The Insurance Institute on Traffic Safety recently released a study entitled “Changes in Traffic Crash Rates After Legalization of Marijuana: Results by Crash Severity”. The study found that states that legalized marijuana also experienced a rise in car crashes that injured or killed people. In the…

Pennsylvania SB 965 Passes in Committee: Bill Would Allow AV Testing Without a Driver in the Vehicle Pennsylvania Senate Bill 965 passed the Senate Transportation Committee yesterday in a vote of 11-3. This legislation would allow autonomous vehicles to be tested in Pennsylvania without a human driver present in the vehicle. To read this legislation,…

Pennsylvania Autonomous Vehicle Legislation Scheduled for Committee Vote Pennsylvania Senate Bill 965 (PA SB 965) is scheduled for a vote today in the Senate Transportation Committee. This legislation would allow autonomous vehicles in Pennsylvania to conduct testing without a human driver in the vehicle. Pennsylvania is already a hub for autonomous vehicle development, and this…

National Safety Council Releases Report on the Future of Mobility The National Safety Council (NSC) released the “Mobility, Technology, and Safety: The Next 20 Years” report this week. This report evaluates the potential evolution of transportation technologies over the next 20 years. The report evaluates the history of transportation over the last two decades, including…