The Automotive Service Association (ASA) reports that on Tuesday, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade held a hearing titled, “Disrupter Series: Self-Driving Cars.”

Subcommittee Chairman Michael Burgess checks out Tesla’s Model X during the self-driving
car demonstration held prior to the hearing.
The hearing is the latest in a series that is examining the effects of federal policy on emerging technologies. During the hearing, members addressed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Federal Automated Vehicles Policy guidance issued in September.
Witnesses included:
- Mitch Bainwol, president and CEO, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
- Mark