Senate Commerce Committee Leaders Present Framework for Self-Driving Vehicle Bill

Three members of the Senate Commerce Committee, which plans a hearing Wednesday on self-driving vehicles (see 1706070060), released principles for bipartisan legislation on development and deployment of the technology. “We continue to make progress in writing what we expect will become the first ever changes in federal law helping usher in this new transportation era,” Chairman John Thune, R-S.D., said in a Tuesday news release. He, ranking member Bill Nelson, D-Fla., and Gary Peters, D-Mich., released principles that include being neutral on technology, enhancing cybersecurity and educating the public about such vehicles.