Posts by Madi Hawkins

NHTSA Releases Reporting Requirement for Autonomous Vehicles The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) released an order on Tuesday requiring all manufacturers and operators of autonomous vehicles to report crashes to the agency. This requirement will force manufacturers of autonomous vehicles, such as Tesla, to send information regarding crashes to the government. This information has…

Bipartisan Group Agrees on Infrastructure Framework Including $15 Billion for EVs After months of negotiation, President Joe Biden has signed off on an infrastructure framework proposed by a bipartisan group of 10 senators. The bipartisan framework, which was led by Senator Kristen Sinema (D-AZ), and Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), will include a total $600 billion…

Safety Title is Added to U.S. House Surface Transportation Bill A new section was added over the weekend to the surface transportation reauthorization bill currently making its way through the U.S. Senate. This legislation, which must pass by September 30, when current funding for surface transportation expires, also includes funding for electric vehicles and other…

U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Passes Surface Transportation Reauthorization The U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee passed the 2021 INVEST in America Act late last night, after hours of debate. The INVEST Act, which is the surface transportation reauthorization, must pass through Congress before September 30, when the previous surface transportation…

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AASHTO, ITSA File Lawsuit Regarding 5.9GHz Band The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITSA) filed a lawsuit this week aimed at preventing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from carving up the 5.9 GHz band for purposes other than vehicle safety.   In December 2019,…

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Approves Surface Transportation Bill The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously approved their surface transportation bill this morning. This legislation includes about $311 billion for transportation budget authority over the next 5 years, a funding increase of about 34 percent compared to the 2019 FAST Act. Notable…

Paid Leave in the United States The United States the last remaining wealthy nation in the world that does not require companies to provide paid sick leave to their employees. Instead, the United States has the 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and a patchwork of state regulations. Right now, 1 in 4 workers…

EV Update: Biden bets pickups will plug in. Earlier this month, President Biden test-drove the new Ford F-150 electric truck, which is set for release in 2022. Successfully marketing electric pickup trucks to Americans could be an essential piece in the puzzle for widespread electric vehicle adoption, since currently, EV infrastructure is heavily concentrated in…