#175: The Driverless Future

Tech Policy Podcast

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4.8 • 45 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2017

⏱️ 24 minutes

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How close are we to a driverless future? Over 30,000 Americans die in car accidents every year, and autonomous vehicles have the potential to dramatically reduce that number. Self-driving Ubers already hit the streets of Pittsburgh, and automakers have been striking deals with tech companies. Can government agencies like the Department of Transportation keep up with the fast pace of technological change? How do state and local governments factor in the discussion? As more and more cars connect to the Internet, will concerns over privacy and cybersecurity stand in the way? Evan is joined by Jamie Boone, Senior Director of Government Affairs for the Consumer Technology Association.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Tech Policy podcast. I'm Evan Sportsdriver. On today's show, the future of driverless cars.
0:11.4	We've talked about the regulations before, you know, specifically that the National Highway Safety and Traffic Administration put out.
0:17.5	But we're going to take a step back and kind of look at this industry as a whole and
0:20.9	how it's evolving and when people can expect to see the cars on the roads and how the various
0:25.9	levels of government, state, local, and federal are going to be working together to address
0:29.9	things like privacy and cybersecurity. So joining me to discuss this topic is Jamie Boone,
0:35.3	senior director of government affairs for the Consumer Technology Association,
0:39.0	and prior to that, she worked on the Hill. Jamie, thanks for joining.
0:42.6	Thanks, Evan. I'm excited to be here and talk about my favorite topic.
0:46.0	So that's what everyone always wants to know, right? Is like, when is this going to happen?
0:49.9	Because, you know, people, maybe they're going to the dealership to buy a new car and they're like i don't know
0:54.4	should i hold off until there's a driverless future i mean just kind of give us that 30 000 foot
0:59.0	view of the industry and what people can be expecting in the next 5 10 20 years absolutely i know i
1:04.4	can't wait until i get this technology um i've had conversations with people that that has been
1:10.5	you know the next car that you buy will be the last one that you're going to drive yourself.
1:14.6	You know, maybe that's a little optimistic on my part because I can't wait for this technology to get here.
1:19.6	But, you know, it's coming. This technology is developing really quickly.
1:24.6	It's, you know, been around for, you know, for a while, actually. You know,
1:29.0	this all started back in, you know, 2004, 2007 with DARPA and the DARPA challenge. But industry
1:35.1	has just taken off. You're seeing, you know, partnerships between traditional automakers and, you know,
1:41.6	startups and tech companies that is really driving the pace of innovation.
1:45.8	So, you know, will we have totally self-driving cars? Well, you'll go and buy one in by 2020,
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