Hearing of the Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications and Connected Roadways of the Future

Hearing

Thank you Chairman Burgess and Ranking Member Schakowsky for
holding this hearing on vehicle-to-vehicle communication technologies. The
safety potential of V2V communication technologies is significant. It is in
everyone's best interest to reduce traffic fatalities and injuries, and it is my belief
that eventually this technology can be helpful to that end. I am also very interested
in how this technology can potentially benefit pedestrians, bicyclists, and those
riding motorcycles.

However, there are many issues to work out to make sure this technology
can be effective. I am encouraged that the U.S. Department of Transportation and
the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration is bringing all
stakeholders to the table to work through issues including reliability,
interoperability, data security, spectrum, and deployment. I appreciate the
deliberate process the DOT has been taking with this rulemaking, and look forward
to discussing the potential of these technologies to improve the safety of eastern
North Carolinians.

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