scholarship, analysis, and information concerning the law of emerging transportation technologies
Regardless of the mixed reactions to Tesla’s new Cybertruck, the electric vehicle revolution is here. Some analysts have predicted that within twenty years, half of new vehicles sold will be electric. For the future of the planet, we may need them to be. <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/how-much-electric-vehicle-charging-infrastructure-do-we-need/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
Earlier this week, Raphaël wrote about the role for no-fault insurance in an age of automated vehicles. The post raised several important questions about the future of the auto insurance industry as technology advances: Who do we want to protect? Passengers, for sure. But… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/will-you-need-insurance-for-your-av/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
I recently wrote about a renewed federal push to regulate automated vehicles. I’ve previously highlighted a range of state regulatory schemes, including California’s relatively strict set of regulations. Meanwhile, the advent of truly automated vehicles, which seemed imminent when Waymo… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/when-technology-is-unpredictable-can-regulators-keep-up/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
Back in January, I wrote about the auto industry’s growing sense that a set of nationwide regulatory standards was needed to govern automated vehicles (AVs). To date, twenty-nine states and Washington, DC have enacted AV-related legislation. A handful more have adopted Executive Orders… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/congress-goes-back-in-on-av-legislation/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
One of the most persistent issues in public transportation is the so-called “last mile” problem. The essence of the problem is that, if the distance between the nearest transit stop and a rider’s home or office is too far to comfortably walk, potential riders will be more likely… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/e-scooters-on-the-rise-but-not-without-challenges/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
In my previous posts, I have written a lot about city design and integrating emerging forms of transit, primarily automated vehicles, into the transportation landscape of a city. I am spending this summer in Washington, DC, and am getting an up-close look at… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/quick-takeaways-from-a-few-weeks-on-public-transit-in-washington-d-c/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
As we move towards a future of fully automated vehicles, the types of crime – and attendant need for criminal enforcement – committed with cars is likely to evolve. As our transit system becomes more automated, the danger of a hack, and the difficulty of discovering the crime through… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/automated-vehicles-will-present-new-challenges-for-criminal-enforcement/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
A couple weeks ago, I wrote a post outlining the fledgling legal efforts to address the increasingly urgent privacy concerns related to automated vehicles. While Europe’s General Data Privacy Regulation and California’s Consumer Privacy Act set a few standards to limit data sharing, the… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/industry-efforts-at-privacy-regulation/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
For the past several months, this blog has primarily focused on new legal questions that will be raised by connected and automated vehicles. This new transportation technology will undoubtedly raise novel concerns around tort liability, traffic stops, and city design. <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/cavs-add-new-urgency-to-data-privacy-debate/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
Earlier this month, the Journal of Law and Mobility hosted our first annual conference at the University of Michigan Law School. The event provided a great opportunity to convene some of the top minds working at the intersection of law and automated vehicles. What struck me most about… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/should-automated-vehicles-break-the-law/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
