Regulation & Safety

Buttigieg: Congressional action needed to expand autonomous vehicle deployment

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg addresses members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation during a hearing on the department's 2023 budget priorities. (Screenshot)
May 03, 2022 05:57 PM

WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told a Senate panel Tuesday that while autonomous vehicles are a priority for the department, legislative action from Congress is needed to expand their testing and deployment.

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