CTA, Many Other Tech Groups Back Automated Vehicle Bill

Automated vehicle legislation will increase safety, improve mobility and make the U.S. more competitive, wrote more than 100 companies and groups Monday. CTA, CTIA, the Internet Association, Qualcomm, Telecommunications Industry Association and major automakers and chipmakers were among those signing a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in support of the AV Start Act (S-1885) that Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., introduced in September. “We are at the forefront of another technology transformation: The autonomous vehicle,” said Global Director and Associate General Counsel-IoT and Automated Driving Policy Marjorie Dickman of Intel, another signer.