The US Department of Agriculture needs to strengthen its controls over the approval and oversight of agreements for the import of organic products into the US, according to a recent audit report issued by the Office of the Inspector General at USDA.
And they’re not products of the Detroit Three. Two self-driving electric shuttles, developed by Ann Arbor-based startup May Mobility, were the first commercial autonomous shuttles to ferry passengers within the city of Detroit.
California is getting ready for a Flintstones-Jetsons-like change. The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles recently published proposed rules to regulate self-driving cars once “everyday people” eventually use the technology.
The food industry potentially faces a new challenge on disclosure at the local level with the recent passage of a San Francisco ordinance addressing antibiotic use.
The biggest automakers in the world are being forced to follow Beijing’s lead as China takes steps to dominate in electric vehicles and technology.
While we don’t believe GM is getting into the nightclub industry, anything is possible. The automaker just announced the acquisition of Strobe, a startup that does actually make lasers. However, these are not paired with disco balls and electronic music.
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced this week that the 2017 East Coast Trade Symposium will be held on December 5-6, 2017 in Atlanta, GA.
Change of plans, Tesla followers – the Semi ain’t ready. Rather than releasing the Tesla Semi in late October, Elon Musk is rescheduling the unveiling to mid-November in an effort to allocate more resources to Model 3 production and battery crews to benefit Puerto Rico.
In August 2016, the Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule to update and clarify the agency’s drug registration and listing regulations.
Automotive practice leader Aaron Jacoby recently spoke with Automotive News about how fraud is becoming more sophisticated, organized, and difficult to track for dealerships and lenders.
So if they’re phasing out drivers, is the car going to give us a passenger rating? A behind-the-scenes look at Uber’s autonomous vehicle training facility in Pittsburgh reveals a lineup of Ford Fusions and Volvo XC90s learning how to respond to different driving situations and dangers.
the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently held in Severson v. Heartland Woodcraft, Inc. that a medical leave of absence of several months is not a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Oh the humanity! According to the results of a recent psychological study on possible human reactions to autonomous cars, the subjects were four times as likely to trust a self-driving car with a human name and voice.
We can go back to the car phone and the 8-track, just leave the GPS please. A new study by AAA’s Foundation for Traffic Safety found that the latest high-tech driver dashboards are doing everything but allowing for safe driving.
On August 29, 2017, the White House Office of Management and Budget implemented an immediate and indefinite stay of wage data reporting requirements that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission added to its Employer Information Report (EEO-1) in September 2016.
Take time to stop and smell the gas emission-less roses. While manufacturers are installing more charging points across the US and technological improvements are making the process faster, “charging time trauma” is the new top reason why car buyers avoid electric cars.
Cue the masses! Autonomous car development, sales, and safety is officially in the car makers’ hands after the Senate greenlights legislation authorizing 80,000 safety standard exempt, self-driving cars to be sold per year within three years.
Online arbitration provision for a web-based application is enforceable, reversing a lower court decision and essentially blocking a proposed class action.
The license plate ends in ‘IPO’ and arrives in 2019. Uber’s board of directors recently voted on major internal changes that will eventually lead to the company going public.
While GM won’t say when their Cruise Automation’s software will be ready for commercial use, it’s apparently making ‘rapid progress’ and keeping investors happy.
The future looks bright after some international and domestic market pressure. With GM leading the Detroit pack and Ford following soon after, these two auto giants are headed toward an all-electric future- eventually.
For branded cannabis products entering the California market, the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA), passed on June 27, 2017, imposes restrictions on how and where cannabis products can be advertised.
US Department of the Treasury asked for comments to help identify existing regulations that can be modified, repealed, or replaced to achieve meaningful reductions in the regulatory burdens imposed on the alcohol beverage industry.
The latest question in privacy law is not what’s in a name (or IP address, PHI, TV viewing activity, etc.), but what’s on a face. Consumers are becoming increasingly concerned with how companies are using their biometric information such as facial, fingerprint, and iris information.
The reporter said it, we didn’t: “Ford Motor Co. is making moves that investors and analysts would have called innovative had they not come several months after the competition.”