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Witnesses urge federal AV framework to avoid a patchwork of state rules that could slow deployment
Summary
Industry groups, safety advocates and members of the Energy and Commerce panel urged Congress to establish a federal policy framework for autonomous vehicles that clarifies vehicle design and performance standards while leaving states authority over deployments and local traffic issues.
Witnesses at the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearing urged Congress to adopt a federal framework for autonomous vehicles (AVs) so vehicles can operate consistently across state lines while allowing states to regulate deployments, insurance and first-responder coordination.
Jeff Farah, CEO of the Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association (AVIA), said the industry has logged “more than 145,000,000 autonomous miles on U.S. public roads” and called for a national AV safety data repository, a requirement that…
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