Pai Tweets Describe Busy Southwest Trip Including AI and Self-Driving Car

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai kept a busy schedule during the last part of his Southwest road trip Wednesday and Thursday. Thursday, Pai was in Reno, tweeting he would be “exploring Western #Nevada infrastructure” at a roundtable with Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev. Wednesday, Pai met with Arizona broadcasters and Arizona State University professor Subbarao Kambhampati to discuss artificial intelligence. Also Wednesday, Pai went for a ride in Chandler, Arizona, in a (Alphabet/Google) Waymo self-driving car. “Impressive reactions to speed bumps, construction crews, & more!” Pai tweeted. Pai said he met with the Bureau of Land Management‘s team in Arizona on siting issues.