As someone who has thought about cybersecurity for some time, including in previous posts on this blog, the recent events around the hack of the Colonial Pipeline has been front of mind, and not just because I live in Washington, D.C., where gas stations have been… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/the-government-response-to-the-pipeline-hack-could-lead-to-better-transportation-cybersecurity/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
Last year I wrote about Uber and Lyft’s battle against a California law that required them to treat their drivers as employees, rather than contractors. Then, in November, California voters passed Prop. 22, which exempted app-based drivers from that law, something Claire covered in detail. Two recent… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/the-dept-of-labor-changes-up-the-employee-vs-contractor-debate-for-gig-workers/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
Last week I wrote about how a recent crash in Texas is illustrative of a serious issue with Tesla’s Autopilot feature. As a refresher, Autopilot is an advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS), meaning it can take over a number of driving tasks and help protect drivers, but a human is… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/tesla-mode-confusion-and-the-lack-of-adas-regulation/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
Earlier this month, two Texas men died when the Tesla Model S they were traveling in crashed into a tree. However, just what led to the crash remains a point of contention between authorities and Tesla itself. The police have said that one passenger was found in… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/a-texas-crash-highlights-issues-with-teslas-autopilot/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
Last week, Claire wrote about how Fourth Amendment precedents and facial recognition technologies could allow law enforcement to use AVs and other camera-equipped transportation technologies as a means of surveillance. In that post she mentioned the case of Robert Julian-Borchak Williams, who last year was arrested by… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/a-michigan-facial-recognition-law-suit-and-the-future-of-cameras-in-cars/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
In a New York Times article published this past Sunday, Ben Fried, a spokesman for TransitCenter, a transportation advocacy group, described mass transit systems across the country as being in “existential peril” due to continued financial issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the pandemic exploded into American… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/mass-transit-continues-to-struggle-as-the-covid-crisis-drags-on/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
This year we have tried our best to keep up with all of the ways that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge our transportation system – though with so much news on so many fronts that is often a losing battle. This past summer I moved from Ann Arbor… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/covids-continuing-challenge-to-our-streets/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
This blog post kicks off a month of coverage focused on micromobility – check back tomorrow for a new journal article on micromobility laws nationwide! A few weeks ago I wrote about how COVID-19 has disrupted the ridesharing industry, with Lyft and Uber struggling to find their… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/covid-crisis-and-micromobility/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
Like many industries, the automated vehicle industry faced setbacks due to this year’s many COVID-19 related local and regional lockdowns. In the spring, as the first wave of the virus spread, many companies had to stop testing to protect the human safety drivers and, in the case of… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/new-projects-in-michigan-and-elsewhere-show-av-testing-and-developments-bounce-back-from-covid-lockdowns/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
Last week I discussed the California Superior Court decision that ruled that under California law Uber and Lyft must classify their ridesharing drivers as employees, rather than independent contractors. In response to that ruling, both companies had threatened to shut down service across the state. Yesterday, an appeals… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/uber-and-lyft-to-remain-online-in-california-while-two-other-recent-cases-highlight-other-legal-issues-for-uber/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
