Wright Law PLC is pleased to announce that Founder Matthew Wright has been elected the 2019-2020 Education Chair for the American Association for Justice, Trucking Litigation Group at the Annual Convention in San Diego, California. The Trucking Litigation Group is one of the largest Plaintiff-Litigation Groups in the Country with nearly four-hundred members from States… Read More
Founder Matthew Wright Achieves certification in Truck Accident Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) is pleased to announce that Matthew Wright of the law firm, Wright Law PLC has successfully achieved Board Certification as a truck accident law advocate. The NBTA was formed out of a strong conviction that both the law profession and its clients would benefit from an organization designed specifically to create an objective set of standards illustrating an attorney’s experience and expertise in the practice of trial law.
Will Driverless Trucking Put Drivers Out of Work?
Just introduced in mid-November, Tesla has unveiled its new electric Semi, a Class 8 semi-tractor that can haul 40 tons and travel 500 miles between charges. Enhanced Autopilot technology comes standard with each unit, which effectively means that every new Semi will be ready to operate at a higher level of automation than current vehicles… Read More
Which Truck Manufacturers Will Put Driverless Technology Into Production First?
In April 2017, Navigant Research released a ranked list of the manufacturers most likely to achieve production of autonomous motor vehicles capable of operating at Level 4 automation within ten years — fully driverless operation under defined conditions, such as clear weather, low congestion, or controlled-access highways. Though the list emphasized passenger vehicles, with Ford,… Read More
Can Driverless Trucking Overcome Legislative and Regulatory Roadblocks?
The commercial trucking industry has not fared especially well this year in its efforts to gain congressional and regulatory approvals toward adoption of driverless and assisted driving technologies. As we observed earlier in the year, the economic incentives for the industry have spurred significant technological developments that can make highly automated trucking a reality in… Read More
State Legislatures and Driverless Technology Issues
This blog has previously observed that automated truck platooning is likely to emerge as one of the first practical applications of driverless automotive technology. When two or more trucks can follow one another closely by means of digitally connected braking and accelerating systems, fuel savings for both trucks can range from 5 to 10 percent… Read More
Reinventing Trucking Careers Through Driverless Technology
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
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
