New Vehicle Technologies
AV Association Releases Report Touting AV Road Record
EPA Proposes Two-Year Delay to Vehicle Emissions Standards The Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association (AVIA) has released a report that touts the safety record and recent milestones in the Autonomous Vehicle (AV) industry. The report notes that AVs have now driven nearly 70 million miles on roads in the United States. It also notes that the…
Read MoreU.S. Senate Passes Resolution that would Overturn Highway Emissions Rule
EPA Proposes Two-Year Delay to Vehicle Emissions Standards The United States Senate voted 53-47 to overturn a rule previously issued by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The rule requires states to calculate greenhouse gas emissions caused by highway usage. It also requires each state to set targets, determined by the state, to reduce those emissions.…
Read MoreKentucky Governor Vetoes AV Legislation
EPA Proposes Two-Year Delay to Vehicle Emissions Standards For the second year in a row, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) has vetoed a bill passed by the legislature that would have allowed autonomous vehicles to operate on the roads in the state. The State House passed the bill – HB 7 – on a 61-31…
Read MoreGAO Urges NHTSA to Educate the Public More on ADAS
EPA Proposes Two-Year Delay to Vehicle Emissions Standards The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report in which it urges the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to “take action to enhance consumer understanding of capabilities and limitations” of Advanced Driving Assistance Systems technology. The report warns that the public largely doesn’t understand the…
Read MoreUS EPA Issues Final Rule on Vehicle Tailpipe Emissions
EPA Proposes Two-Year Delay to Vehicle Emissions Standards The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued its finalized rule on vehicle emissions. It requires that, across an automaker’s entire fleet, the vehicles’ emissions are reduced 49 percent on average from 2027 to 2032. This rule was initially proposed in the spring of 2023. At…
Read MoreBipartisan Lawmaker Duo Explains Flaws in R2R Law in Maine
EPA Proposes Two-Year Delay to Vehicle Emissions Standards The Democratic Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business in the Maine House of Representatives and a Republican colleague co-authored an op-ed in the Portland Press Herald. In their piece, Reps. Tiffany Roberts (D-District 149) and Amanda Collamore (R-District 68) explains…
Read MoreU.S. House Passes Bill that could Limit China’s Access to Drivers’ Sensitive Data
EPA Proposes Two-Year Delay to Vehicle Emissions Standards The U.S. House unanimously approved H.R. 7520, the Promoting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024. This bill would make it illegal for a data broker to sell, lease, rent, trade, transfer, release, disclose, provide access to, or otherwise make available sensitive data of a United…
Read MoreFTC and DOJ Support Renewing and Adding Exemptions to Copyright Law for Repair Purposes
EPA Proposes Two-Year Delay to Vehicle Emissions Standards The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) submitted a joint comment to the U.S. Copyright Office in support of renewing and expanding exceptions to copyright law to facilitate the right to repair. An exemption currently exists, for which the Copyright Office intends to…
Read MoreCalifornia Air Resources Board Announces New Clean Truck Check OBD Requirements
EPA Proposes Two-Year Delay to Vehicle Emissions Standards The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has announced that new Clean Truck Check OBD requirements will be instituted sometime in early 2024. When it was launched in 2023, the Clean Truck Check OBD requirement – which applies to diesel and diesel hybrid heavy-duty vehicles model 2013 and…
Read MoreU.S. House Passes Bipartisan Tax Bill Supported by ASA
EPA Proposes Two-Year Delay to Vehicle Emissions Standards The United States House of Representatives has passed the bipartisan Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 (H.R. 7024). It easily surpassed the two-thirds vote threshold needed to pass under the expedited rules. The bill received 357 votes in favor and 70 opposed. ASA…
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