Tech Roundup 13 – Autonomous Vehicles: Where Are We Now?

RTP's Fourth Branch Podcast

Experts Marc Scribner and Adam Thierer join us to provide an update on autonomous vehicle (AV) policy. Why has Congress been unable to pass significant AV legislation? How have the Department of Transportation and state governments filled that void? What are the best and worst examples of how governments should approach AVs?

Related Reading:
- "Congress' failure to enact an automated vehicle regulatory framework is an opportunity for states"
(https://reason.org/commentary/congress-failure-to-enact-an-automated-vehicle-regulatory-framework-is-an-opportunity-for-states/)
- "Challenges and Opportunities for Federal Automated Vehicle Policy"
(https://reason.org/policy-brief/challenges-and-opportunities-for-federal-automated-vehicle-policy/)
- "10 Best Practices For State Automated Vehicle Policy"
(https://reason.org/policy-brief/10-best-practices-for-state-automated-vehicle-policy/)
- "Elon Musk and the Coming Federal Showdown Over Driverless Vehicles"
(https://www.discoursemagazine.com/economics/2021/11/22/elon-musk-and-the-coming-federal-showdown-over-driverless-vehicles/)

Featuring:
- Marc Scribner, Senior Transportation Policy Analyst, Reason Foundation
- [Moderator] Adam Thierer, Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center, George Mason University

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