There is no doubt that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), i.e. drone aircraft or drones, are an increasingly popular and strangely normal aspect of our everyday lives in 2020. And how could they not be? When there is a product that can appeal to pretty much any and every… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/delivery-drones-within-the-u-s-and-an-faa-proposal-that-could-make-it-that-much-easier/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
On Thursday, January 16, 2020, the Official Report of the Special Committee to review the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aircraft Certification Process was released, and it seems like quite a few people – i.e. very vocal critics of Boeing and the FAA – are not likely to be… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/faa-and-boeing-for-the-first-time-in-a-long-time-not-blasted-in-recent-committee-report/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
Imagine that you and your friends go out for a night on the town. By the time you are well and tired, it seems as though everyone else simultaneously had the same idea. With everyone around you clamoring to call an Uber or Lyft, you and… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/skyryse-helicopters-and-a-glimpse-into-urban-air-travel/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
If there are any ideas that the internet believes to be the truth in this modern day in age, I think that the following would at least make the list: the government is likely watching you through the camera in your laptop, and Facebook’s algorithm may know you… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/user-data-privacy-concerns-and-transportation-tech/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
Last month FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced a plan to allow unlicensed use of a 45-megahertz (MHz) chunk of the mid-band spectrum. How is this even close to related to mobility or transportation? In 1999, the FCC dedicated 75 MHz of the 5.9GHz band to vehicle-related communications and… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/talking-cars-the-fcc-and-a-battle-for-bandwidth/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
Earlier this month, Connecticut’s Governor Ned Lamont announced and released the details of his plan to upgrade and “transform” the state’s transportation system. The plan, Connecticut 2030 (CT2030), allocates $21 billion primarily to improving Connecticut’s highways, airports, mass transit, and ports and is pitched as “what… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/connecticut-governors-new-plan-shows-the-many-roles-states-play-in-transportation/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
On April 8, 2019, it was announced at the 35th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado that the space industry was getting an Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC). Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, “as a service to the industry and with the support of the… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/information-sharing-in-the-space-industry/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
Nowadays it seems like everyone wants to get in on the rapidly-growing commercial space industry, reportedly worth approximately $340 billion per year. From Stratolaunch Systems’ “world’s largest plane, which acts as a launch pad in the sky,” to NASA’s Space Act Agreements (SAA) with Boeing and… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/the-rise-of-commercial-space-flight-and-the-private-space-industry/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
