Elaine Chao U.S. Secretary of Transportation remains pro AV

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https://www.transportation.gov/site...cles/360956/ensuringamericanleadershipav4.pdf
In a policy document published yesterday, the administrations policy remains pro innovation.

The release of Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies: Automated Vehicles 4.0 (AV 4.0) marks another milestone in American innovation. The White House and the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) developed AV 4.0 to unify efforts in automated vehicles across 38 Federal departments, independent agencies, commissions, and Executive Offices of The President, providing high-level guidance to Federal agencies, innovators, and all stakeholders on the U.S. Government’s posture towards AVs.
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This document ... outlines certain past and current Federal efforts, and compiles available key resources for innovators and entrepreneurs in the surface transportation AV domain. Our purpose is to document a sample of U.S. Government investments and resources related to AVs in order to support American leadership in AV and AV-related research and development (R&D).
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The U.S. Government will modernize or eliminate outdated regulations that unnecessarily impede the development of AVs—or that do not address critical safety, mobility, and accessibility needs—to encourage a consistent regulatory and operational environment.

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