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Munich Regional Court prohibits Tesla’s advertising claims for its electric cars

Germany - August 12 2020 In July 2020, the Regional Court Munich I (file no. 33 O 14041/19) prohibited Tesla from using the term "autopilot" and other statements on its German…

Another step towards Australia’s autonomous vehicle future

Australia - June 26 2020 Like all self-respecting waves of disruption, autonomous vehicles (AVs) are challenging the status quo. Their adoption calls for a need to balance…

US Transportation Agency Launches Automated Vehicle Testing Initiative (AV TEST Initiative)

USA - June 23 2020 The US Department of Transportation, via the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), has launched the Automated Vehicle Transparency…

English court restrains expert from acting in arbitration due to breach of fiduciary duty of loyalty - A Company v X, Y and Z [2020] EWHC 809 (TCC).

United Kingdom - April 17 2020 Earlier this month, the English High Court extended an interim injunction restraining a global expert consultancy firm from acting as independent…

US Transportation Agency Proposes Changes to Federal Vehicle Safety Standards for Automated Vehicles

USA - April 7 2020 The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a proposed regulation that would update…

SoftBank to roll out first self-driving buses in Japan

Japan - February 7 2020 SoftBank has stepped up its push to become a leading player in the driverless technology space, with an announcement that it will roll out…

Latest U.S. Guidelines Keep Autonomous Vehicle Standards Voluntary

USA - January 22 2020 Earlier this month, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced at the CES gadget show in Las Vegas new autonomous vehicle…

Protecting CAV Trade Secrets

USA - December 22 2019 The theft of trade secrets has been front and centre in recent high-profile legal disputes involving former employees of key players in the connected…

NTSB determines immediate cause of fatal Uber crash was failure of human operator

USA - November 27 2019 Following an 18-month investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its conclusions on the fatal collision between an…

China advances passenger-carrying road tests of self-driving vehicles

China - October 1 2019 Following Guangzhou’s pilot program that allowed connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) to carry passengers at the end of 2018, more Chinese cities…