With industry deregulation in the 1980s, the trucking industry has seen drastic changes to the profession. What was once a coveted and well-paid profession, has been plagued by problems that include long hours, low pay, hazardous working conditions, and extended periods away from home. Combined with dispatch problems that take them to wrong destinations and… Read More
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Cybersecurity Concerns Pose Hurdle for Driverless Technology
In a widely publicized experiment two years ago, a journalist driving around St. Louis lost control of his Jeep Cherokee to white-hat hackers working from a laptop. From an apartment miles away, the hackers operated the vehicle’s air conditioner, radio and windshield wipers. The experiment then turned downright scary when the hackers disabled the accelerator… Read More
Making Sense of the Federal Automated Vehicles Policy
The new Federal Automated Vehicles Policy (FAVP) reflects the latest regulatory attempt to guide the development and deployment of driverless motor vehicle technology in the United States. Issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in September 2016, most of its provisions went into immediate effect, but none of them are mandatory. The NHTSA… Read More
Is the Insurance Industry Ready for Highly Automated Vehicles?
Perhaps a better question might be: when will the insurance industry be ready for driverless vehicle operation? Right now, there’s no question that motor vehicle insurers are nowhere close to addressing the coverage and liability issues that highly automated vehicles (HAV) are likely to present for both consumer and commercial drivers, owners and fleet operators…. Read More
How Soon Will The Trucking Industry Adopt Driverless Technologies?
Just about every week, we see fresh news about the latest developments that will bring driverless vehicle operation to American highways. While passenger auto manufacturers continue to make strides toward automated driving, it’s the trucking industry that is currently expected to adopt driverless technology first. It’s not that anyone will see trucks without drivers zooming… Read More
Driverless Technology and Highway Truck Platooning
Powerful economic incentives, wi-fi communications technology and American entrepreneurship have all combined to place the commercial trucking industry at the leading edge of the coming driverless vehicle revolution. While the American driving public is not likely to see truly driverless trucks careening down the interstate any time soon, truck platoons are expected to become an… Read More
Understanding Automation Levels in Self-Driving Trucks
While truly driverless trucks are not likely to appear in any significant numbers on American highways before 2030 or even later, the technology to achieve fully automated commercial vehicle operation is substantially in place right now. Within the next two years, the first steps toward automated driving are expected to become a common feature of… Read More
What Will Driverless Trucks Mean for Highway Safety?
The economic and environmental factors that have driven the development of driverless motor vehicle systems have finally placed us right at the very beginning of fully automated cars and trucks on American highways. Recent high-tech developments have made driverless vehicles a practical reality already — in April 2016, a platoon of driverless trucks traveled across… Read More
What I Learned While Representing Insurance Companies
Having started my career representing insurance companies, I learned several valuable lessons that have carried over to my role as a plaintiff’s attorney. In addition to gaining a thorough understanding of how the insurance industry works, the experience I gained has helped inform the way I run my practice and counsel my clients. Here are… Read More
Lawyers of Distinction Member Matthew E. Wright
The Lawyers of Distinction is pleased to announce that Matthew E. Wright of Franklin, Tennessee, has been certified as a member. The Lawyers of Distinction is recognized as the fastest growing community of distinguished lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to the top 10% of attorneys in the United States. Members are accepted… Read More
