State - Dykema attorney to present at two-day summit

The Connected Vehicle Trade Association and the Michigan Department of Transportation in conjunction with SAE International will host its "Second International Summit on the State of the Connected Vehicle" on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 29-30, in Troy. The Connected Vehicle requires strong relationships and coordination between public sector infrastructure operators and private sector providers (transit agencies, suppliers, automakers, application providers, systems suppliers, commercial vehicles, etc.). The session will discuss the strategy and policy for these groups to realize this vision. These panels will discuss policy, strategy and schedules. Paul Laurenza, a member in Dykema's Government Policy and Automotive Industry Groups, will give his presentation on "Regulation and Deployment" at 9 a.m. on Thursday and will highlight how existing legislative and regulatory models may provide guidance or insight with respect to development and deployment of connected vehicle technologies. So-called smart-car technologies include radar-enabled collision and lane departure warning systems already in use in some production vehicles. Proponents say future applications include helping drivers find empty parking spaces in urban areas and notifying vehicles when traffic lights are about to change. The commitment to these developments were seen first hand in Michigan when Ann Arbor-based Center for Automotive Research in 2007 launched its Connected Vehicle Proving Center to allow automakers and suppliers to evaluate emerging mobility and safety technologies for use in vehicles Laurenza is an attorney in Dykema's Washington, D.C. office who represents automotive and other clients on federal regulatory and related litigation issues, including those before the Department of Transportation, Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. His technical background, coupled with over three decades of legal experience in regulatory and litigation issues, allows him to deal with a diverse range of legal matters for clients across a number of industries. Laurenza has published and spoken extensively on motor vehicle and consumer product safety issues. He also serves on the CVTA Board of Directors. For more information, contact Scott McCormick, CVTA president, at (734) 354-0546 or sjm@connectedvehicle.org. Published: Tue, Sep 7, 2010

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