Several articles have been written over the past two years regarding shared micromobility electric scooters’ environmental impact. Some of the more phenomenal headlines were hyper-critical of electric scooters: Electric Scooters Aren’t Quite As Climate-Friendly As We Thought; Sorry, Scooters Aren’t So Climate-Friendly After… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/the-environmental-impacts-of-e-scooters/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
Micromobility usage was at an all-time high before March 2020. The culmination of decades of growth and industry involvement in the United States resulted in nearly 350 million rides taken on shared bikes and scooters since 2010. The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) reported this astounding… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/equity-in-micromobility/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
An IBM report released earlier this month revealed some significant changes in consumer sentiment and public willingness to use certain mobility methods as a result of COVID-19. The study polled more than 25,000 adults during the month of April. Of the respondents that regularly used buses, subways, or trains:… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/decreased-mobility/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
It feels like much longer than two months ago that I first wrote about the coronavirus, Covid-19. At the time of my first blog post on the subject, the world had just witnessed China quarantine more than 50 million people in four weeks. The United… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/covid-19-the-effect-that-en-masse-work-from-home-is-having-on-traffic-and-pollution/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
The California DMV recently released several 2019 reports from companies piloting self-driving vehicles in California. Under state law, all companies actively testing autonomous vehicles on California public roads must disclose the number of miles driven and how often human drivers were required to retake control from the autonomous… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/divergence-in-capabilities-distracted-driving-and-derelict-governance/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
In January of this year, the United States Department of Transportation and the National Science & Technology Council released Automated Vehicles 4.0: Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicles Technologies (“AV 4.0”). The report is intended to act as a set of unifying principles… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/federal-government-releases-tepid-automated-vehicles-4-0/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
The past few weeks have shown the intricate connection that access to transportation has with human health and the global economy. The outbreak of Coronavirus in Wuhan China, leading to mass international transportation restrictions, is a case study in the effects that transportation has on our… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/coronavirus-is-affecting-more-than-just-physical-health/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
As I wrote about last time, the Uniform Law Commission recently passed the Uniform Automated Operation of Vehicles Act. Today, I want to focus on Sections 5, 6, and 7 of that Act, which are titled, respectively, “Vehicle Registration,” “Automated-Driving Provider,” and “Associated Automated Vehicle.” The three… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/uniform-law-commission-making-someone-other-than-the-driver-responsible/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
The Uniform Law Commission (“ULC”) is a non-governmental body composed of state-selected lawyers who oversee the preparation of “Uniform Laws” to be proposed to the states for adoption. The group’s most well-known body of law will be familiar to any lawyer or law student who paid attention in… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/you-have-heard-of-the-uniform-commercial-code-here-comes-the-uniform-automated-operation-of-vehicles-act/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
When Elon Musk unveiled the Cybertruck late last month, it sent shockwaves throughout the electric vehicle world, the stock market, and the internet. The sleek bodied, sharp-edged vehicle is reminiscent of the classic Back to the Future DeLorean. It has already been pre-ordered by over… <a href="https://lawandmobilityjournal.org/essays/do-you-need-a-cybertruck/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
