The Road Ahead: Advanced Vehicle Technology and its Implications

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will hold a hearing on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. titled “The Road Ahead: Advanced Vehicle Technology and its Implications.” The hearing will explore the safety benefits, potential risks, and policy implications from the development and implementation of advanced vehicle technologies. These include advanced driver assistance systems such as adaptive cruise control and lane-keeping systems, partially and fully self-driving vehicles, vehicle-to-vehicle communication, as well as communications and entertainment devices for drivers.

THE ROAD AHEAD: ADVANCED VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS
Full Committee Hearing
Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Hearing Start Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: 253 Russell Senate Office Building

Please note the hearing will be webcast live via the Senate Commerce Committee website.  Refresh the Commerce Committee homepage 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time to automatically begin streaming the webcast.


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Majority Statement

  • Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV

    Chairman
    U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Minority Statement

  • Senator John R Thune

    Ranking Member
    U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Testimony

  • The Honorable David Strickland

    Administrator
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Witness Panel 2

  • Mr. Mitch Bainwol

    President and CEO
    Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
  • Dr. Peter Sweatman

    Director
    University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
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  • Dr. John D. Lee

    Emerson Electric Quality & Productivity Professor
    University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Mr. Jeffrey J. Owens

    Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
    Delphi Automotive
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