Congress wants the self-driving car industry’s help to draft a new AV bill

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Congress is calling on stakeholders in the self-driving car industry to help reignite their efforts to draft a bill aimed at speeding up the adoption of autonomous vehicles and deploying a regulatory framework, according to a new letter obtained by The Verge.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Commerce Committee are pairing up to draft a bipartisan, bicameral “self-driving car bill,” according to the letter. The letter prompts stakeholders to file feedback on a variety of issues involving autonomous vehicles, including cybersecurity, privacy, disability access, and testing expansion to the committees.

“The objective of this request is to be as inclusive as possible,” the letter says. It’s not clear how many groups...

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source https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/31/20748582/congress-self-driving-cars-bill-energy-commerce-senate-regulation

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