Dusty Johnson: “Our country has unfortunately grown too reliant on China and…”

“LIDAR is hardly a household name, and yet this exquisite technology really does power a tremendous amount of future gains and efficiencies and effectiveness in the transportation space because it provides millimeter level data about what's going on in these interconnected systems. And Our country has unfortunately grown too reliant on China and Chinese companies when it comes to lidar. This bill makes it clear that our Department of Transportation is not going to be using federal funds to procure technology that would give that millimeter level data on our country's critical infrastructure to companies that are affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party.” (01:58–02:06)

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