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The Recorder

Autonomous Vehicle Developers Warm to Latest DMV Rules

California's Department of Motor Vehicles on Monday closed the public comment period on its proposed testing and deployment rules for driverless cars. On Tuesday it opened the doors to a public hearing on those rules. Dozens of manufacturers, software developers, insurers and interested residents showed up. Here are four takeaways.
10 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Appeals Court Rejects Putative Consumer Class Action Against Toyota

Panel says plaintiff understood the contract language and agreed to arbitration when she leased the car.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Tesla Autopilot Features Defective, 'Dangerous If Engaged,' Suit Claims

Class action powerhouse Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro accused the automaker Wednesday of making its customers "beta testers of half-baked software."
11 minute read

Corporate Counsel

With Laws for Autonomous Cars, It's Pedal to the Metal

America's race to put "self-driving" cars on the road is expected to accelerate in 2017 as more state and federal regulators come out with rules governing their testing and operation. Industry lawyers should get in the driver's seat.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Superior Court Upholds $55M Crashworthiness Award Against Honda

The state Superior Court has affirmed a more than $55 million verdict against Honda Motors in a much-anticipated ruling that further refines Pennsylvania products liability law in the wake of the game-changing 2014 decision in .
12 minute read

The Recorder

Lawmaker's Push for Zero-Emission Autonomous Vehicles Fizzles

Faced with opposition from the tech lobby, a Bay Area lawmaker has gutted legislation that would have required self-driving cars registered in California to be zero-emission vehicles.
2 minute read

The Recorder

In Rebuke to 9th Circuit, SCOTUS Draws Line on Discovery Sanctions

Legal fee awards resulting from acts of bad faith in litigation must be causally linked to the underlying misconduct, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

In-Car Payments to Drive Risks for Auto Companies

Adding credit card information to a vehicle's systems is just one more data point to be aware of in terms of data collection and privacy.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

In-Car Payments to Drive Risks for Auto Companies

Automakers are adding in-car payments systems to vehicles, a development that could lead to more convenience for drivers, but also more potential headaches for corporate legal departments.
15 minute read

Legaltech News

Apple Enters Self-Driving Race: Here's the Overall Lineup

Apple hasn't said what it plans for the three Lexus RX450h models and six drivers now permitted by the DMV.
2 minute read

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