Today, the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit of
the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing on “How Autonomous Vehicles Will Shape the Future of Surface
Transportation.” This hearing is the first time Congress has
seriously addressed autonomous vehicles, and many observers were rightly worried
that political interest from Congress might lead to unnecessary economic
intervention.
Fortunately, the majority of the questions from members
of Congress were reasonable, and the witnesses were largely able to explain
away concerns and emphasize the need for regulatory caution.
There were some notable exceptions to this rule. In his
questioning, Rep. Albio Sires, D-N.J., expressed concern that highly automated
or autonomous vehicles would be so technologically advanced that any repair
would need to be conducted by highly trained engineers employed by
manufacturers, thereby putting mom-and-pop auto shops out of business —
something like that, anyway……To Read More…..
My Take - Remember
in 2010 when Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) (Make sure you watch the video to judge for yourself what he meant when he asked the question) asked Admiral Robert Willard, head of
the U.S.S Pacific fleet if the military buildup on Guam was going to make the
island tip over and fall into the ocean? Now we have another dim bulb shining a bright light on the intelligence of the U.S. Congress.
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