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Autonomous vehicles, or AVs, are being touted by technology firms and traditional carmakers alike for their possible use as on-demand robo-taxis and shared-fleet vehicles, shuttle buses and package-delivery vans, long-haul trucks and row-crop tractors. Governments welcome their potential to reduce the staggering number of vehicle-related deaths, lessen fuel consumption and emissions, provide mobility to the elderly, and optimize urban land use by eliminating the need for parking spaces and structures.
Dentons’ global AV team can help you navigate the still-evolving patchwork of national, regional and local laws, regulations and guidance relating to the development and deployment of AVs.
Global footprint Our lawyers and professionals hail from offices around the globe, including in the US, Canada, the UK, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Russia, China, Singapore and Australia. Because we have extensive experience serving both the Automotive and Technology sectors, we have a deep understanding of the business issues impacting both of these industries.
360-degree industry viewWhether you are a startup, emerging company or multinational vehicle manufacturer, automotive OEM, vehicle or parts retailer or driverless-technology firm; a bus, taxi, transit or truck fleet operator; an auto liability insurer or finance company; or outside the sector preparing for implementation of AV technology or considering its implications for your business, you can look to us for a full array of tech, regulatory, transactional and litigation support.
Cross-practice expertise Dentons is able to deliver on all fronts because our AV team draws from multiple practice areas within Dentons, including Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy, Public Policy and Advocacy, Corporate Transactions, Capital Markets, Insurance, Real Estate, Intellectual Property and Venture Technology, among others.
Dentons delivers strategies and solutions to help you achieve your short- and long-term goals, minimize your risk and grow your market share. In addition to our strong bench in the technology and automotive sectors, our unparalleled global reach uniquely positions us to address your most complex legal, regulatory and business issues in whatever market you compete.
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Representative experience • As part of a multijurisdictional project involving countries
in the EU, CIS and Turkey, advising a leading provider of high definition mapping on regulatory compliance and legal matters in Germany, France and Romania relating to the use of maps and map-related products.
• Advising a mapping and location data provider on a wide range of strategic, design and regulatory issues relating to in-vehicle electronics, including the use of satellite imagery, car connectivity and driver distraction. In addition to providing this advice for the US, Dentons has also advised the client in relation to the following countries: Nigeria, Qatar, Denmark, Norway, Belarus, Turkey, Taiwan, Sweden, Malaysia, Greece, Macedonia, Croatia, Hungary, Austria, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Belgium, Ukraine, Iraq, France, Italy, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Algeria and Spain
• Advising a fast-growing provider of IoT solutions in the connected commercial vehicle space on the acquisition of a leading fleet telematics player in the Nordic and Baltic regions.
• Handling various litigation matters involving automotive technology, including technology for airbag sensors and automotive fuel injection systems.
• Advising the Canadian branch of a manufacturer of connected and semi-autonomous vehicles on vehicle telematics matters to ensure that its processes, technical specifications and data-sharing structure comply with Canadian data privacy, consumer protection and other applicable laws and regulations.
• Acting for a newly formed subsidiary, negotiated a service provider agreement to enable Canadian vehicles with 911 capability.
• Advising on personal data privacy/protection issues relating to the recording of images on public roads when doing test drives involving self-driving vehicle software.
• Advising on non-disclosure/confidentiality, cooperation and other technology development agreements related to AVs.
• Advising a self-driving vehicle software and AI developer on a potential sale of shares, as well as on various matters relating to daily business operations.
• Providing legal and compliance advice in connection with the launch of an autonomous vehicles platform
• Autonomous driving technology agreements, including HD maps platform license agreements
• Agreements relating to commercialization of autonomous driving
• Networking penetration testing and emergency response
• Sharing point cloud data
• Personal data privacy and protection
• Liability and risk management relating to AV-related accidents
• Cybersecurity risks to proprietary data
• Software license and service agreements
• Establishment of a safe-driving laboratory
• Advising a startup developer of a secure, cloud-based vehicle data analytics platform that uses previously unexplored data generated by modern vehicles on delineation of intellectual property rights and preparing a written license agreement to reflect this delineation.
• Representing a provider of intelligent transportation systems in the negotiation of an agreement with an accredited toll company to develop and manufacture an on-board unit aimed at collecting the national trucking eco-tax to be applied to cargo carriers and enabling the provision of toll and intelligent transportation services.
• Provided strategic analysis of US regulatory environment for company interested in investing in technology relating to remote guidance systems for vehicles.
• Handled licensing work relating to graphics for a developer of artificial intelligence software intended to be used for autonomous driving systems.
• Represented a leading venture capital firm in connection with a successful investment in a leading technology company in the autonomous vehicle sector. The company’s core technology brings the advanced toolsets of modern radar into the optical domain, enabling a new era of unprecedented LIDAR systems performance.
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Eric TanenblattGlobal Chair, Public Policy and Regulation, Atlanta D +1 404 527 [email protected]
Dr. Michael MaltererPartner, Munich D +49 8924 4408 [email protected]
Key contacts
Martin FanningPartner, London D +44 20 7320 [email protected]
Ben AllenPartner, Sydney D +61 2 9035 [email protected]
Don LuckPartner, Toronto D +1 416 [email protected]
Marcell Szőnyi Partner, Budapest D +36 1 880 [email protected]
Henry ChenSenior Partner, Shanghai D +86 58 785 [email protected]
Edric PanSenior Partner, Singapore D +65 6885 [email protected]
Alan JefthaPartner, Cape Town D +27 21 686 [email protected]
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