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Micromobility Vehicles in the Park
“Micromobility” refers to a diverse set of transportation modes that, at least on the ground, fall somewhere between traveling by foot and travelin…
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Ryan Calo Wants to Change the Relationship Between Law and Technology
Ryan Calo is a professor at the University of Washington School of Law with a joint appointment at the Information School and an adjunct appointment at the Paul…
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Would You Let Your Brain Play Pong? Neural Implants Are Here
Ex-Neuralink exec and brain tech lawyer Alex explores how brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) are transforming gaming, healing, and human potential. From monkeys pl…
Robot Law: Volume II
An important sequel to the groundbreaking first edition, Robot Law: Volume II discusses the societal and economic transformations introduced by robotics. Editor…
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On Cruise's Crash (and Quinn's Report)
Cruise has now released a preliminary report by Quinn Emanuel, the law firm that the company hired to review its response to its infamous October 2023 crash in…
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An Academic Vision for AI Ethics
In early 2022 I was asked to write a brief statement on an academic vision for AI ethics. As this topic has become only more important in the year since, I thou…
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DALL-E Does Palsgraf
A new article, written in 2022 and published in 2023 -- with pictures! The article asks a leading AI tool for image generation to illustrate the facts of a lea…
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An Academic Vision for AI Ethics
In early 2022 I was asked to write a brief statement on an academic vision for AI ethics. As this topic has become only more important in the year since, I thou…
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On Remote Driving
The Law Commission in the United Kingdom recently completed its massive study on domestic legal reform for automated driving. As the UK government works to impl…
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Deep in the Weeds of the Levels of Driving Automation Lurks an Ambiguous Minimal Risk Condition
Are you familiar with SAE J3016, the recommended practice that defines, among many other terms, the widely (mis)cited levels of driving automation? You can be!…
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California's AV Testing Rules Apply to Tesla's "FSD"
Five years to the day after I criticized Uber for testing its self-proclaimed "self-driving" vehicles on California roads without complying with the t…
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Insurers ask: Who pays when self-driving vehicles crash?
Thomas B. Considine, CEO of the National Council of Insurance Legislators, said there aren’t yet special legal or regulatory requirements related to personal in…