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
Ways vehicles can become more energy efficient. Representatives from General Motors, toyota and center for Automotive Research. The committee will come to order. A little unusual to be here at the Convention Center for an energy hearing, but i think it is certainly appropriate given the subject matter that we have today. I certainly didnt mind the short commute over here. But it is a great setting to be at the auto show surrounded by the latest and greatest the Auto Industry has to offer. I am joined this morning by senator stabenow from the great state of michigan. She tells me while the washington auto show is good, the Detroit Auto Show is great. That might be the rlocale next year on the same subject. I appreciate you sitting in for senator cantwell. I understand senator manchin will be with us, but i want to thank the city of washington and the National Auto Dealers Association that puts on the show every year for helping us coordinate the hearing. The host of technologies that ha
Cspan. Org, or on our free radio app. Next, we take you to the washington, d. C. Convention center where the senate commerce, science and Transportation Committee held a field hearing today. They looked 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 en
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. Automated vehicles offer perhaps the largest potential gains in all these areas. More than 37,000 people lost their lives on u. S. Roads, a troubling increase from the year before. Many crashes were the result of human error. Asleephich cannot fall or become distracted, could potentially save thousands of lives every year. May spur economic activity. The wide adoption will spur a new passenger economy worth 7 trillion over the next few decades. To they will pro
Good morning. The committee will come to order. A little bit unusual to be here that Convention Center for an energy hearing. But i think it is certainly appropriate given the subject matter that we have today. I certainly didnt mind the short commute over here. But it is a great setting to be at the auto show, surrounded by the latest and the great the Auto Industry has to offer. Im joined this morning with vice senator stav no from the great state of michigan and she as if krjed me that while the washington ought so show is good, the detroit ought so show is great. So that might be the locale for our next field hearing next year on this same subject. I appreciate you standing in or sitting in for senator cantwell, our Ranking Member on the committee. I understand senator mansion will also be with us but he is enjoying the auto show right now and he will be here as soon as he can steal himself away from some of the latest and greatest. I want to thank the Washington Area new Auto Deal