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Sean Duffy: “We keep losing 40,000 people, give or take, every year. I…”

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

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Discussion with Sean Duffy on Autonomous Vehicle Regulations at Austin Gigafactory

Published | Video Starts at 02:04

… things are growing across the country, I think autonomous vehicles can actually allow us to better, better manage the current road structures that we have. Reduce congestion and we lose. We keep losing 40,000 people, give or take, every year. I think this is going to save a lot of lives. I think autonomy as it develops. I mean, we're distracted by phones, without a doubt. So again, I think a lot of. (02:04–02:10)

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Asserts that autonomous vehicles could reduce the annual loss of approximately 40,000 lives.

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