Senate Commerce Committee Urges Congress to Set National Rules for Autonomous Vehicles
Senate Commerce Committee members and industry witnesses urged Congress to adopt a national framework for autonomous vehicles in the surface transportation reauthorization bill, emphasizing a safety‑case approach, data reporting to NHTSA, and stronger agency capacity while experts warned against unchecked preemption of state authority.
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Chairman Cruz opened a Senate Commerce Committee hearing by saying "America is at a crossroads in transportation policy" and urging lawmakers to use the surface transportation reauthorization bill to "create a national standard for AVs." Witnesses from Tesla, Waymo, the Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association and an academic warned that without federal rules the United States faces a patchwork of state laws that could undermine safety and innovation.
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