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AV Ecosystem in the UK

At the center of the UK's public-private £200 million connected and self-driving car initiative, Zenzic offers a model for governments around the world to consider for accelerating the development of an AV ecosystem. Daniel Ruiz, CEO of Zenzic, joins us to discuss the role it plays, the resources it has developed, and some of the lessons it has learned in fulfilling its mandate to work with private industry and academia to make the self-driving car world a reality.

Robot taxes!

Rob Kovacev, one of Norton Rose Fulbright’s leading tax lawyers and a former DoJ tax litigator explains “Gray Rhinos” and “taxes” as they apply to robotics and automation, as well as their substantial implication for self-driving cars and our evolving society.

AV Regulations from a European Perspective

Stéphanie Priou, managing director at Ubiquity Consulting and a specialist in strategic advising for transport authorities, joins us from Spain to discuss AV regulations from a European perspective – what are the goals of regulations in this space, how do they both foster innovation as well as safety and public confidence, what regulations are needed now and in the near term, who are the world regulatory leaders and why? Stéphanie joins us to discuss all of these issues and more as she provides her front-row regulatory insights concerning this fast moving industry.

Artificial Intelligence in Autonomous Vehicles

Peter McBurney, Head of Technology Consulting and Maya Medeiros, intellectual property lawyer and patent agent at Norton Rose Fulbright join us to discuss the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in autonomous vehicles. We discuss what AI is, how it is used and challenges it faces in the AV industry, ethical consideration in relation to self-driving cars, and more.

Data and AVs, Navigating the CCPA

Jeewon Kim Serrato, Head of Data Protection, Privacy, and Cybersecurity, United States, joins us to discuss the different aspects of data protection in autonomous vehicles. We navigate some of the implications of the California Consumer Protection Act on the data collected not only by the vehicles themselves but the third party software that they use, and much more. Since the recording, the California legislature has passed five amendments that the governor has now signed into law, and the attorney general’s office has issued its draft regulations.