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June 2017 |
By William Mattar, P.C.
The Future of the Self Driving Car
A recent article in the Philadelphia Business Journal distills five takeaways from a recent Senate Commerce Committee hearing on the future of self-driving cars: •...
May 2017 |
By William Mattar, P.C.
Liability Law and the Autonomous Vehicle
A paper from the Brookings Institute provides a discussion of how products liability law will impact autonomous vehicles. The paper was published in mid-2014, almost...
May 2017 |
By William Mattar, P.C.
Autonomous vehicle: Changing the landscape
Autonomous vehicles will transform the look of our roadways in more ways than one. A report from the US Department of Transportation explored whether self-driving...
May 2017 |
By William Mattar, P.C.
Driverless Car Debate Continues
As a follow up to our entry exploring the aftermath of the first motor vehicle collision involving an autonomous car that Google—or any other self-driving...
May 2017 |
By William Mattar, P.C.
William Mattar: One of 2017’s Best Companies to Work for in NY
William Mattar is very pleased to announce that it has been named one of the Best Companies to Work for in New York State for...
April 2017 |
By William Mattar, P.C.
The Attitude Towards Autonomous Vehicles
A recent survey by AAA provides important perspective on society’s attitudes toward autonomous vehicles. Key findings include: • Only one‐in‐five (20%) U.S. drivers would trust...
April 2017 |
By William Mattar, P.C.
A Valentine’s Day Heartbreaker for Google
As covered in an earlier blog entry, over the past five years Google has taken pride in the fact that, despite its self-driving car fleet...
April 2017 |
By William Mattar, P.C.
Self Driving Cars and General Obligations Law
Our last post explored, proposed Assembly Bill A31 is New York’s reaction to car manufacturers’ testing of self-driving cars on our roads. While that post...
March 2017 |
By William Mattar, P.C.
New York Prepares for Self-Driving Cars
As discussed in our last blog post, many states are taking action to prepare their roadways—and citizenry—for the introduction of autonomous cars. Today’s post will...