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Sean Duffy: “This is a national security issue. We can't fall behind…”

Featuring: Sean Duffy, Republican | Secretary of Transportation | National

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Published | Video Starts at 57:32

I appreciate the question, and I think you make an incredibly important point, which is this is not just a wonderful technology that has a potential of making our roads safer, but This is a national security issue. We can't fall behind China or other countries as it comes to AV technology. Right now we have a patchwork of laws from state to state. I believe there has to be a federal law by which all of these innovators can abide by, no matter if they're in Texas or in California or somewhere else. (57:32–57:42)

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Asserts that autonomous vehicle technology is a national security issue and the U.S. must not fall behind China.

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