Automobiles and Insurance U.K. vs U.S.

Last month, partner Mike Nelson, joined the PAVE (Partners for Automated Vehicle Education) virtual panel “Special Relationship: U.S. and U.K. Perspectives on AVs and Insurance”, for a conversation on AVs, insurance, and public policy both here and in the U.K. In this month’s Thoughts from the Drivers Seat, Mike summarizes the discussion and shares his thoughts on how data and transparency will play a role in determining risk transfer.

Tesla Autopilot and similar automated driving systems get ‘poor’ rating from prominent safety group

CNN Business, March 12, 2024

Tesla’s going back to court over Autopilot’s role in the deadly 2018 crash

The Verge, March 11, 2024

Latest Data Show Continued Increase in Electric Vehicle Collision Claims

Claims Journal, March 8, 2024

San Francisco balks at Cruise settlement offer

San Francisco Examiner, February 29, 2024

Bill to help build electric vehicle infrastructure in rural areas moves along

Royal Examiner, March 4, 2024

US to probe national safety risks of Chinese cars

Just Auto, March 4, 2024

Tesla aims to ship Roadster cars next year, Musk says

Reuters, February 28, 2024

Apple cancels plans to build an electric car

CNBC, February 27, 2024

Electric vehicle rule emerges as political tightrope for Biden

The Hill, February 21, 2024

New Jersey became the thirteenth state (and the first of 2024) to enact data privacy legislation with Governor Phil Murphy signing the New Jersey Data Privacy Act (“NJDPA”) into law on January 16, 2024. Like most other states, vehicle performance data (“VPD”) is not directly addressed in the NJDPA, but it is certainly implicated.

Activists gather in Chinatown to demand immediate ban on self-driving taxis in California

The San Francisco Standard, February 19, 2024

Carmakers pumped the brakes on hybrid cars too soon

Vox, February 14, 2024

Elon Musk claims fatal crash was not on ‘Full Self-Driving Beta’ after Tesla said logs were lost

Electrek, February 14, 2024

EV battery giants BYD, CATL form Chinese powerhouse to build solid-state batteries

Electrek, February 12, 2024

Waymo recalls and update robotaxi software after two cars crashed into the same towed truck

Tech Crunch, February 13, 2024

AV restrictions bill reintroduced in California

Trucking Dive, February 13, 2024

Elon Musk has to recall nearly every Tesla sold in the U.S. because some warning lights are too small

Fortune, February 2, 2024

A Waymo robotaxi hit a cyclist in San Francisco – here’s what happened

Electrek, February 7, 2024

GM to cut spending by $1 billion on robotaxi unit Cruise in 2024

Reuters, January 30, 2024

Cruise reveals DOJ, SEC probes as it releases internal report on pedestrian crash

TechCrunch, January 25, 2024

GM to release plug-in hybrid vehicles, backtracking on product plans

CNBC, January 30, 2024

Ford will provide free adapters to access Tesla’s Supercharger network

Electrek, January 31, 2024

Each year, tech junkies flock to Las Vegas and the Consumer Electronic Show (CES).  The world’s largest consumer tech show had more than 4,300 exhibitors, over 1,200 startups, and was visited by about 135,00 attendees over four days.  AI dominated the show with products ranging from binoculars that identify the birds you are viewing to glasses that project accurate closed captions of conversations that are only visible to the wearer, and what interested us most, EVs and automated vehicles.