Move over, self-driving cars, and make room for self-driving big rigs. A technology company has started testing its self-driving software on “heavy duty” trucks in California. If successful, you could be sharing California’s already dangerous roads with driverless rigs in the not-so-distant future. According to the company behind the software, self-driving software in semi-trucks makes the most sense. Trucks generally drive on freeways while following (mostly) straight routes. Compared with downtown driving, which can require multiple turns and stops, trucks may theoretically be better candidates for self-driving software. The American Trucking Association reports that trucking is one of the most Continue Reading
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The news is much better for law students and attorneys in 2021, according to The 2021 State of the Legal Market Report by BCG Attorney Search. The report states that the job outlook for the legal field is better than many people thought. The report also reviews some of the trends in the legal job market for 2021. The COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted the Legal Field The legal field lost 68,000 jobs in April 2020. However, with 5,000 new jobs added in November 2020, the legal job market appears to be on a slow by steady recovery. Legal jobs in March Continue Reading
While nobody wants to get into one, car accidents are a fairly common occurrence and happen by the thousands every day across the country. Recent data suggests that over 38,000 people die on average every year in car accidents. That number certainly is high, but the good news is that for a number of reasons—graduated license laws and advanced safety technologies among them—car accident deaths are trending downward. Of course, not every accident ends in death. In fact, only a small minority are fatal. A more common outcome of a car accident is an injury that requires medical attention. As Continue Reading
With a population of nearly 40 million, car accidents are a fairly common occurrence in the Golden State. According to the California Office of Traffic Safety, in 2018 (the most recent year with available data), over 3500 Californians were killed in car accidents. While that might seem like a lot, it actually ranks California under the national average in terms of number of deaths per 100,000. As we all know, however, not every accident results in a fatality. The question then is what happens when you are in an accident where no one is killed or even seriously injured? Can Continue Reading