You can read more on the ap website. The president of the United States. President donald trump gives his first state of the Union Address. Of thespan for a preview evening serving at 8 00 eastern and state of the union speech live at 9 p. M. And following the speech, we will hear reaction and comments from members of congress. President trumps state of the Union Address tuesday night live on cspan. Listen live with the cspan radio app. And listen live on your device or tablet. Automotive Innovation Companies talk about the opportunities and challenges with self driving an electric vehicle technology. Safety concerns and the potential impact of federal regulations. Committee commerce held the field hearing at the side of the washington auto show. Good morning. Of leadingprivileges a committee with a jurisdiction as broad as that is the commerce committee, work takes us off capitol hill and into the real world. In recent years, weve held hearings in nebraska florida and south dakota. We
Many people see autonomy cars as the smart answer to all our traffic problems. But developers still have a long road ahead because self driving vehicles and lot of complex technology. Is Autonomous Vehicles are ones able to get from point a to point b. Without a human at the wheel. An Autonomous Car could drop you off somewhere and go look for parking all by itself and when youre ready to go somewhere else they could come pick you up on its own. But the Technology Needs further development before it really hits dealerships the sector differentiates between five levels of automation. The first is driver assistance which most new cars built today already have. Yeah they include systems like antilock brakes and electronic stability control then hand safety by helping drivers maintain traction in dangerous situations. At the second level semi automation assisting systems play a bigger role in maneuvering the vehicle the driver may have to keep a hand on the wheel while monitoring the situa
Autonomous vehicle company. This hearing is just over two hours. At emerging innovations in Automotive Industry. This is about two hours. Good morning. One of the privileges of leading a committee with a jurisdiction as broad of that as the commerce committee, sometimes our work takes us off capitol hill and into the real world. In recent years we have held many. While we have not traveled quite herer today, what we are to discuss is no less important. Welcomethat will soon all people interested in the automobile. Generatesbile trillions of dollars, supporting 7 million jobs across all 50 states. This industry is not standing still. It is hard to believe, but the Auto Industry spends more on research than that airs aerospace industries. New technologies such as Automated Vehicles and new Business Models offering mobility as a service are poised to enable substantial growth. Key benefits include improved safety, new jobs, new transportation opportunities and reduced congestion. Automate
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On your screen is senator john thune of south dakota. Theyre holding a field hearing today. Senators are going to learn about automotive innovations, including selfdriving cars. Witnesses include representatives of businesses in the automotive and Autonomous Vehicle field and the head of florida poly tetechnic universi. Theyve just gotten under way. Policymakers must take a careful approach to these new technologies. We must allow innovation to thrive while also ensuring the technology is safe and reliable. We must also refrain from favoring one technology, business model, or type of company over another so as to avoid locking in technology before innovation and market choices can take place. The bipartisan av start act, which senator peters and i introduced, accomplishes these goals by building on the existing Regulatory Framework to prioritize safety through increased reporting and oversight, thus promoting Public Safety and Building Public confidence and trust. At the same time, the