2026年美国自动驾驶汽车状况报告

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LetterfromAVIACEOJeffFarrah 4

OurMission

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AVIAMemberSurvey

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AdvancingAVPolicy

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UnitedforAutonomy

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InterviewwithGatikCEOGautamNarang

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WhatTheyareSaying

18

ConversationwithWaymoChiefPolicyOfficerSaswatPanigrahi

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InterviewwithTheUnitedSpinalAssociation

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PathtoAutonomybyGM’sShellyChaka

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InterviewwithaFirstResponder

32

FutureMobilityAlliance

36

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JEFF

FARRAH

ChiefExecutiveOfficerAutonomousVehicle

IndustryAssociation

TheAutonomousVehicleIndustryAssociationisproudtopresentourthirdannualStateofAVreport.WhenStateofAVwasfirst

pubIishedin20241autonomousvehicIesweredepIoyedinseIect

areasofthecountry.Sincethen1theindustryhasmaderemarkabIe

strides.RobotaxisnowoperatecommerciaIIyacrossthecountry1whiIeautonomoustruckshauIfreightacrossmuItipIestates.ThesafetydatacontinuestoconfirmwhatwehaveIongargued:automateddrivingsystemsoutperformhumandriversbysignificantmargins.

AVshavedrivenmorethan360millionmilesonAmericanroads1

morethandoubIingthefigurefromjustoneyearago.AndwitheachdepIoyment1theindustryisdeIiveringsafetyandeconomicbenefits.ForexampIe1anaIysisbyAVIAandAECOMestimates$71millionin

safety-reIatedeconomicsavingsforSanFranciscoresidentsbetween2022and2025duetoAVdepIoyment1representingfamiIieswho

didnItexperiencethetraumaofacrashandaheaIthcaresystemIessburdenedbypreventabIeinjury.

ProgressontheroadmustbematchedwithurgencyinWashington.WeneedafederaIAVpoIicyframeworkthatpromotesAmerican

IeadershipandcompIementstheworkunderwayatthestate

IeveI.EncouragingIy1momentumisbuiIding.IntheHouseof

Representatives1IegisIationisadvancing1andItestifiedbefore

theSenateCommitteeonCommerce1Science1&TransportationastheSenateIauncheditsIegisIativework.MeanwhiIe1SecretaryofTransportationSeanDuffyhasmadeAVsaprioritythroughhisAutomatedVehicIeFrameworkandconcreteactionitems.

AspoIicymakersdebate1Chinaisnotwaiting.BeijingisaggressiveIybackingdomesticAVcompaniestoexportthistechnoIogygIobaIIyandsetinternationaIstandards.Americancompaniespioneered

thisindustryandmustIeaditinthetwenty-firstcentury.TheUnitedStatescannotaffordtocedethatground.

ReIeaseofthisyear1sStateofAVisanopportunitytoreflectonhow

theindustryhasgrownsincethefirstedition.AVIAwiIIcontinue

workingwithpoIicymakers1safetyadvocates1andthepubIictoensuretheanswermatchestheambitionofthetechnoIogyandtheneedsoftheAmericanpeopIe.

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TheAutonomousVehicleIndustryAssociation’smissionistoadvocateforAmericanleadershipinthesafeandtimelydeploymentofautonomousdrivingtechnology.

Wearetheunifiedvoiceofthediversecompaniesadvancingsafeandtrustedautonomousvehiclestoincreaseroadsafety,strengthensupplychains,expandeconomicopportunity,andimprovemobilityforall.

Autonomousvehicleswilldramaticallyimprovesafety

onourroadsandhighwaysfor:

OverwheImingMajority

OFMOTORVEHICLECRASHESARECAUSEDBYHUMANERROR.

Equippedwithadvancedsensorsand360-degreeviewsandprogrammedasmodeldrivers,AVsdonotdrivedrowsy,distracted,impaired,orreckless.

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AVIASURVEYEDITSMEMBERSTOUPDATEAV

INDUSTRYDATAANDTRENDS.WEFOUND:

AVsHAVEDRIVENMORETHAN

MILLION

MILES

360

ONU.S.PUBLICROADS

AsofMay2025.

2.5X

INCREASE

inmilesdrivensincelastreportedinJune2025

DRIVINGAROUNDTHEEARTHMORETHAN

149000TIMES

TOPSTATESFORAVSOPERATIONS

TOPSTATESFORAVEXPANSION

MINNESOTA

WASHINGTON

MASSACHUSETTS

MICHIGAN

PENNSYLVANIA

IOWA

OHIO

WASHINGTON,D.C.MARYLAND

NEVADA

CALIFORNIA

NORTH

CAROLINA

TENNESSEE

NEBRASKA

MISSOURI

OKLAHOMA

ARIZONA

GEORGIA

ARKANSAS

ALABAMA

TEXAS

FLORIDA

LOUISIANA

MISSISSIPPI

21MILLION

ROBOTAXIRIDES

PROVIDED

AUTONOMOUSTRUCKDEPLOYMENTS

CustomersciteIMPROVEDSAFETY,highlevels

ofserviceandRELIABILITY,andLOWERCOSTSasreasonstopartnerwithautonomoustruckcompanies.

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AVIASURVEYEDTHECEOSOFMEMBERCOMPANIES

WHENASKEDABOUTTHEBIGGESTCHALLENGESFACINGTHEIRCOMPANY,THEMOSTCITED

ANSWERWAS“PUBLICPOLICYCHALLENGES,”FOLLOWEDCLOSELYBY“WORKFORCENEEDS.”

Yearafteryear1CEOscitefederalpolicymakingonAVsasthemostimportantchangepolicymakerscouldmaketosupporttheAVindustryandthatalackofaunified

federalregulatoryframeworkisthemostsignificantobstacletomass-marketdeploymentofAVsby2030.

100%

ofCEOsremainoptimisticthat

currentWashingtonleadership

canunlockthefederalframeworkneededfor2030deployment.

DAVEFERGUSON

Co-FounderandCo-CEO,Nuro

By2030,Ipredictprivately-ownedLevel

4vehicleswillbeavailabletoconsumers.

By2030,autonomousvehicleswill

TEKEDRA

MAWAKANA

bethebackboneofasafer,more

accessibleworldwherethe40,000

liveslostannuallyonU.S.roadsstartstofeellikeatragicrelicofthepast.

Co-CEO,Waymo

SincethelastStateofAVeditioninMay2025,AVIAhastakenafrontrowseatinpolicyadvocacyfortheindustry.Let’sexaminesomeofthekeymilestones.

2025

STATEADVOCACY

MontanaenactedanAVdepIoymentIawin

20251becomingthe26thstateinthenationto

authorizeLeveI4autonomousdrivingsystemsonpubIicroads.TexasstrengtheneditsexistingAVstatutefoIIowingdeepengagementfromAVIA1reinforcingthestateIsreputationasapremier

destinationforautonomousvehicIeinnovation.AndinDecember1theCaIiforniaDepartmentofMotorVehicIesreIeasedreviseddraftreguIationsthatrepresentyearsoffocusedadvocacyby

AVIA1signaIingmovementtowardareguIatoryframeworkthatfaciIitatesexpandedcommerciaIdepIoymentinthenationIsmostpopuIousstate.

2025aIsosawasignificantnumberofanti-

autonomousvehicIeproposaIsinstateIegisIatures.FortunateIy1noneofthesewereenactedintoIaw1reflectingthatIegisIatorsareincreasingIyseeing

autonomousvehicIesasatremendousbenefit.

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FEDERALADVOCACY

AVIAworkedin2025toadvanceitsfederaI

poIicyframework1caIIed

SecuringAmerican

LeadershipinAutonomousVehicles

.TheproposaIreflectsafreshandboIdapproachbytheAV

industrythatwasmetwithenthusiasmandsupportfromthepoIicymakingcommunity.

InMay1AVIAconveneditsthirdannuaIDC

AdvocacyDay1whereAVIAmemberCEOsand

executivesheIdmeetingswithSecretaryDuffy

andnumerousmembersoftheHouseandSenate.Attheevent1AVIApresenteditsAVChampion

AwardstoRepresentativesGusBiIirakisandGregStantoninrecognitionoftheirsustainedcommitmenttoforward-IookingAVpoIicy.

InJune1AVIACEOJeffFarrahtestifiedbefore

theHouseEnergyandCommerceCommittee1

makingthecasedirectIytoIawmakersfora

strongnationaIframework.Thattestimony

cameamidaproductivestretchofIegisIative

activity1incIudingRepresentativeVinceFong’s

AMERICADRIVESAct1RepresentativesBrian

MastandGregStanton’sAVAccessibiIityAct1andRepresentativeBobLatta’sSELFDRIVEAct.

ProgressextendedweIIbeyondCapitoIHiII.

SecretaryofTransportationSeanDuffyinstitutedfavorabIeAVpoIicydirectionacrossthe

department1withNHTSAAdministratorJonathanMorrisonadvancingconsequentiaIreguIatory

reformsandFMCSAAdministratorDerekBarrs

takingconstructiveactiononcab-mounted

warningbeacons.ThesedeveIopmentstransIatedAVIAIspoIicyvisionintoconcretefederaIaction.

NovemberbroughtanotherIandmark:theformationof

UnitedforAutonomy

1abroadcoaIitionofnearIy30industryassociations1

accessibiIityorganizations1andsafetyadvocates

unifiedaroundthepushforafederaIAV

framework.ThecoaIitionIsIaunchreflectsthereaIitythatthebenefitsofautonomousvehicIeswiIIbefeItacrossmanyconstituenciesandtheU.S.economy.

AVIAcappedofftheyearinDecemberwith

AutonomySummit251whichbroughttogether

IeadingfederaIpoIicymakersandindustry

executivestoadvancepro-AVpoIicy.Speakers

incIudedSenatorsToddYoungandGaryPeters1

RepresentativeVinceFong1AuroraCEOChris

Urmson1NHTSAAdministratorJonathanMorrison1WaymoChiefSafetyOfficerMauricioPeña1

andLyftChiefPoIicyOfficerJerryGoIden.

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2026

InFebruary1JeffFarrahtestifiedbeforetheU.S.

SenateCommitteeonCommerce1Science1

&TransportationaboutthecriticaIneedfor

federaIactiononAVs.ThehearingdemonstratedstrongbipartisansupportforincIuding

autonomousvehicIeIegisIationintheupcomingsurfacetransportationreauthorization.

AIsoinFebruary1theSELFDRIVEActwas

successfuIIypassedthroughakeysubcommitteeintheHouseEnergy&CommerceCommittee.

AVIAhasacIearmandatetoadvancefederaIandstatepoIicythatfaciIitatesAmericanIeadership.

AVIAcontinuestodeIiver.InMarch1AVIAonce

againhosteditsStateAdvocacyDayinSacramento1CaIifornia.TheeventbroughttogethercommittedmembersoftheindustrytoadvocateforcommonsensepoIicyinCaIiforniaonautonomousvehicIes.

FoIIowingtheadvocacyday1AVIAawardeditsAVChampionawardstoAssembIywomanLoriWilsonandSenatorTonyStrickland.

AVIAentered2026workinghardtoadvance

afederaIpoIicyframeworkwhiIeprotecting

state-IeveIgainsfromanunreIentingwaveof

restrictiveIegisIation.Acrossbothfronts1the

associationdeIivered.FromSacramentotoCapitoIHiII1AVIAIsadvocacytransIatedintoIegisIative

victories1IandmarkcoaIitionbuiIding1and

meaningfuIreguIatoryprogressthatpositionstheUnitedStatestoIeadonautonomous

vehicIedepIoymentforyearstocome.

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WhatisUnitedforAutonomy?

ThelaunchofUnitedforAutonomyinlate2025markedasignificantevolutioninthepushforafederalpolicyframeworkonautonomousvehicles.Membersofthegroupinclude:NationalFederationofthe

Blind,NationalAssociationofManufacturers,UnitedSpinalAssociation,AmericanTruckingAssociations,andBlindedVeteransAssociation.OrganizedbyAVIA,UnitedforAutonomybringstogetherdozensofdiverseorganizationsfromabroadarrayofstakeholdergroupsandindustriestoadvocateforfederal

policythatpromotesAVdeployment.

Four

PillarsofAdvocacy

1

SAFETY

HighlightingthepotentialforAVstoreducethemorethan409000annuaItrafficfataIities,thevastmajorityofwhicharecausedbyhumanerror,suchasdistractionandimpairment.

2

ACCESSIBILITY

Partneringwithadvocacygroupstodemonstratehowautonomoustechnologyprovidesessential

independenceforthe25millionAmericanswithdisabilities.

Thecoalitioncentersitsmessagingonthereal-worldbenefitsthataunifiedfederalpolicywouldunlock:

3

ECONOMICRESILIENCE

Advocatingforautonomous

truckingasasolutionto

strengthensupplychainsandaddressthechronicshortageoflong-hauldrivers.

4

GLOBALLEADERSHIP

Stressingtheurgencyoffederal

actiontoensuretheU.S.remainstheglobalhubforinnovation,

especiallyasinternational

competitorsacceleratetheirownnationalframeworks.

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GatikrecentIyannounced$600

miIIionincontractedrevenueand609000fuIIydriverIessdeIiverieswithoutincident.Whatdoes

thatmiIestonesignaIforthe

autonomoustruckingindustry?

Autonomoustruckingisnolongerafutureconcept—itisoperatingatscaletoday.

GAUTAMNARANG

CEOandCo-Founder,Gatik

ThisisanundeniablesignalthatGatikisinthebusinessofautonomousfreight.$600millionincontractedrevenue

reflectsreal,scaledoperationsembeddedinlivesupply

chains,movinggoodseverydayforleadingretailers,

grocers,consumerpackagedgoods(CPG),ande-commercecompaniesacrossmultiplemarkets.

Ourperformanceontheroadmakesthattangible.With

morethan60,000fullydriverlessdeliveriescompleted

withoutincident,Gatikisoperating24/7onpublicroads,

safely,reliably,andinreal-worldconditions,servingmillionsofAmericanhouseholds.Whatmattersisnotjustthat

autonomyworksbutthatitimproveswitheverymile.

Thisiswhatscaledautonomylookslikeintherealworld.

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Gatik’sgrowthmirrorstheunderlyingsurgeinfreightdemand.IntheU.S.,freightvolumesareprojectedtorisebyabout50%,reachingnearly29billiontonsby2050.

Atabasiclevel,thatreflectswhatconsumersexpecttoday:moreproducts,deliveredfaster,withfewerdisruptions.Retailersarealreadyfeelingthatpressureintheirday-to-dayoperations.Gatikoffersanalways-on,safesolutionforthesecompanies,enablingthemtomeetthatdemandwithconfidence.

Whatthismilestoneultimatelysignalsisabroadershift:autonomoustruckingisbecomingcriticalinfrastructureforthemodernsupplychain.

GatikgsfocusonregionaI

IogisticsnetworksisfairIyunique.HowhasthatfocusheIpedyoubuiIdsafe9

reIiabIeoperationsatscaIeforyourpartners?

Wemadeadeliberatedecisionearlyontofocus

onregional,high-frequencyroutesbetween

distributioncentersandretaillocations,which

representsomeofthemostcriticalandstructuredflowsinthesupplychain.

Thatfocusiswhatallowsustooperateconsistentlyatscale.Thesenetworksrunwithhighfrequencyandrepetition,whichenablesustobuildadeep,

data-drivenunderstandingofeachcorridorand

continuouslyimprovehowthesystemperformsinreal-worldconditions.

Overtime,thatlearningcompounds.Thesystembecomesmorecapable,morereliable,andmorepredictablewitheverymile,deliveringthelevelofsafetyandperformancerequiredforcommercialoperations.

Today,weoperateroutesofupto400miles,withtheflexibilitytoaddorreconfigurestopsinreal-timewhilemaintainingconsistentperformance.

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Thisisautonomyoperatingaspartofthesupplychain;continuouslylearningwhiledeliveringrealoutcomes.

Ourapproachistoscalewithinandacrosstheseregionalnetworks,

expandingcoverage,increasingcomplexity,anddeepeningintegrationwithourpartners.Thisishowreal-worldautonomyscales:throughhigh-frequencyoperations,continuouslearning,anddisciplinedexpansion.

ThismodelhasallowedustoexpandrapidlyacrossmultiplemarketsinNorthAmericawhilemaintainingaconsistentstandardofsafetyand

reliability,anditisdefininghowautonomousfreightnetworksarebuilt.

BeforeIaunchingdriverIessoperations9GatikcompIetedanindependentsafetyassessmentandbriefedfederaIand

statereguIators.Whywasthatprocessimportant9andwhatroIedoreguIatorspIayasautonomoustruckingexpands?

Safetyisfoundationaltoeverythingwedo.Itshapeshowwedesignthesystem,howwetestit,andhow,where,andwhenwedeployit.

Thestakesareclear.AccordingtoNHTSA,nearly43,000peoplelosttheir

livesonU.S.roadsin2022,withhumanerroraleadingfactor.Anycompanyoperatingautonomousvehiclesonpublicroadsmustmeetthatrealitywithahigher,measurablestandardofsafety.

Fromtheoutset,wehavetakenarigorousandtransparentapproach.

Beforelaunchingdriverlessoperations,wecompletedanindependent

safetyassessmentwithgloballyrecognizedorganizations,evaluatingkeyelementsofourSafetyCaseandfunctionalsafetyapproach.Inparallel,weengagedleadingthird-partyexpertstoassessourbroadersafety

engineering,riskmanagement,andsystemdevelopmentprocesses.

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Together,theseeffortsprovidedindependent

validationofoursafetyframeworkandreadinessfordriverlessdeployment.

Engagementwithregulatorsisequallycritical.

Weworkcloselywithfederalandstateauthoritiesateverystageofdeploymenttoensurealignmentonhowthesystemoperates,howrisksare

managed,andhowaccountabilityismaintained.Thatcollaborationisessential,notjustfor

compliance,butforbuildingconfidenceinhowthistechnologyisintroducedatscale.

Ultimately,thisapproachreflectsabroader

principle:scalableautonomyrequiresscalabletrust.Independentvalidation,regulatory

alignment,andtransparencyarewhatmake

thatpossibleandwhatwillenableautonomoustruckingtoexpandresponsibly.

TheU.S.continuestoface

atruckdrivershortage

whiIefreightdemandkeepsgrowing.HowcanGatik

andautonomoustruckingheIpaddressthoseduaI

chaIIenges9andhowshouIdtheindustrythinkabouttheworkforceimpact?

Theshortageoftruckdriversisoneofthemost

immediateconstraintsontheU.S.supplychain

today,evenasfreightdemandcontinuestogrow.TheAmericanTruckingAssociationestimatesthattheshortfallcouldexceed160,000driversby2030,withthegapespeciallypronouncedinshort-haulandmiddle-mileoperations.

Autonomoustruckingaddressesthiswherethe

systemisalreadyunderstrain:high-frequency,

short-haulroutesbetweendistributioncentersandretaillocations.Theseareroutesthatrunmultipletimesaday,requirestrictschedules,andoften

facehighturnoverandunfilledshifts.Autonomy

providesconsistentcapacityinpartsofthenetworkwheredemandalreadyexceedsavailablelabor.

Itisimportanttobeclearabouttheworkforce

impact.Thisisnotaboutreplacingdrivers,ratheraboutaugmentingasystemthatalreadydoes

nothaveenoughdrivers.Bytakingonthemost

repetitive,schedule-drivenmovements,autonomyreducesfragmentationindriverworkloadsand

allowshumandriverstofocusonrolesthatrequireflexibility,judgment,andtechnicalexpertise,

wheretheyaddthemostvalue.

Asthetechnologyscales,itwillalsocreate

newcategoriesofworkacrossfleetoperations,

maintenance,andsystemoversight.This

transitionmustbemanagedthoughtfully,inclosecoordinationwithindustryandpolicymakers.

Ultimately,autonomoustruckingispartofthesolutiontoastructuralimbalance,expandingcapacitywhileenablingamoresustainableandresilientworkforcemodelforthefuture.

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WhatdoesastrongenabIingenvironmentIookIikeforautonomoustruckingto

expandsafeIyintonewmarkets9andwheredoyouseetheindustryheadingnext?

Astrongenablingenvironmentstartswithclarityandconsistency.

Whilethevastmajorityofstatesallowautonomoustruckstooperatetoday,acoherentfederalframeworkiscriticaltoscalingsafelyand

efficientlyacrossallmarkets.

Nationalalignmentonhowautonomoussystemsareevaluated,

deployed,andgovernedwillprovideconfidencetocustomers,

regulators,andthepublic,andensuretheU.S.continuestolead

inthisstrategicallyimportantsector.Weareencouragedbythe

administration’sfocusonadvancingthisagendaandlookforwardtocontinuingtoworkcloselywithCongressandtheU.S.DOTtosupportthedevelopmentofpoliciesthatenhancesafetyandstrengthenthenation’ssupplychain.

Lookingahead,theindustryisenteringaphaseofdisciplined

expansion.Thismeansscalingdriverlessoperationswithinregional

networks,expandingintoadjacentcorridors,anddeepeningintegrationwithcustomersupplychains.

Ultimately,thecompaniesthatsucceedwillbethosethatcandeliverconsistentsafety,reliability,andperformanceatscaleovertime.Thatiswhatwilldefinethenextphaseofautonomoustruckingandwhatwillenableittobecomefoundationalinfrastructureforhowgoodsmove.

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Innovationgotyouhere.

Operationstakesyoufurther.

Scalingacommercialfleetrequiresthesamerigorthatwentinto

buildingit—precisionremoteoversight,reliablefieldcoverage,andtrainingdatathatkeepsyourAIsharpateveryedgecase.TaskUs

providestheoperationalinfrastructureAVprogramsrunon.

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ContactUs

https://taskus.me/AVOperations

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Americamustleadthewayintransportationinnovation.

Ifwedon’t,ouradversarieswillfillthevoid.Therulesofthe

roadneedtobeupdatedtofittherealitiesofthe21stcentury.Ourchangeswilleliminate

redundantrequirements

SEAN

DUFFY

U.S.SecretaryofTransportation

andbringusclosertoasingle

nationalstandardthatspurs

innovationandprioritizessafety.

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AVsareprovidingmobilitytothedisabled,improvingautosafety,andadvancingtechnologiesthathavethepotentialtosavemillionsofwastedhoursintraffic.Even

moreimportantly,tosavetensofthousandsofAmericanlives...

Evenassomestatesseeminglywishtoputupmetaphorical

roadblockstoAVs,otherstatesaresmartlygettingintothefastlane.MyhomestateofTexas

understandsthatclearrulesenablegrowth,investment,andsafety.InTexas,AVsaremovingfreightonsome

highwaysandoperatingastaxisincitieslikeAustin.

Nevadahasbeenattheforefront

ofautonomousvehicletestinganddeployment,Iamproudtosay.

AVsofferenormouspotentialto

improvesafety,reducecongestion,expandmobilityforseniors

andpeoplewithdisabilities.

TEDCRUZ

U.S.Senator(R-TX)

JACKYROSEN

U.S.Senator(D-NV)

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TODD

YOUNG

U.S.Senator(R-IN)

VINCEFONG

MemberofCongress(R-CA)

Isharetheexcitementand

enthusiasmthatmanyofmy

colleagueshaveforautonomous

vehiclesandtheirpotential

deployment…Ithinkit'sessentialweseizethismomentofopportunity.

Ithinkitisouroneopportunityforthiscongresstomakesomeseriousheadwayforthebenefitsofsafety,mobility,andeconomicbenefits.

AsAmericacontinuestoleadtheworldintechnological

innovation,autonomousvehiclesandautonomoustruckshave

enormouspotentialtoenhanceourtransportationsystems.

Thistechnologyholdsimmensepromise,whetherit’sboostingsupplychainefficiencyor

improvingroadwaysafety.

Butwithoutaclearandconsistentnationalframework,weriskstallingprogressandcreatingaconfusingpatchworkofstateregulations

thatthreatenpublicsafety,

innovationandeconomicgrowth.

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Autonomousvehicletechnologyhasthepotentialtoprotect

millionsofAmericansfrom

trafficaccidentsandfatalities,whilemakingourcommunitiessaferandmoreaccessible.

Withtherightframeworkin

place,wecanprioritizesafety,

transparency,andinnovation

whilekeepingpacewith

advancementsinAVtechnology.

Autonomousvehicles

areakeypartofthefuture

oftransportation.

BOBLATTA

MemberofCongress(R-OH)

DARRENSOTO

MemberofCongress(D-FL)

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Yougveoftensaidthat

the"inflectionpoint"for

autonomousvehicIeshasfinaIIyarrived.Whatmakesthismomentdifferent?

It’snolongerabout"if"or"when"—it’saboutthefact

thatitishappeningrightnow.InWaymo’scase,we’vemovedpasttheeraofnicheexperimentsandenteredaphaseofmeaningfulscale.Whenyoulookatthedata,it’sundeniable.Ourvehicleshavedrivenhundredsof

millionsofmiles.Thedatashowstheyareinvolvedin

92%fewerseriousinjuryorworsecrashescompared

tohumandriverswhereweoperate.That’snota

simulationoratheory;atthescaleweareatnow,that’soneseriousinjurypreventedeveryeightdays.Forthefirsttime,the"magic"ofthetechnologyismeetingtherigorofsafetyatscale.

SASWAT

PANIGRAHI

Waymo’sChiefProductOfficer

Beyondthesafetystats9yougvespokenpassionateIyabout

howthistechnoIogychangesdaiIyIife.Howdoesthat

manifestforatypicaIrider?

It’saboutgivingpeopletheirtimeback,andmaking

transportationeasier,safer,andmoreaccessible.I

thinkaboutparentspickinguptheirkidsfromsoccerpractice.Usually,you’restressed,staringatthebumperinfrontofyou,andonlyhalf-listeningtoyourchild.InaWaymo,youcanturnaround,lookthemintheeye,andactuallyhearabouttheirday.

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HowisWaymo's"driver"evoIvingasyoumoveintomorecompIexcities?

Wedon’thaveto"re-teach"theAIforeverynewcity.Muchlikeahumandriverwhoknowshow

todriveinPhoenixcanadapttothehillsofSan

Francisco,our"GeneralizableDriver"justneeds

abitofreorientation.Ourstrategyofmasteringthetwoextremes—suburbanPhoenixanddense,urbanSanFrancisco—hasgivenusablueprinttoscaleanywhereinbetween.

Lookingahead9howdoyouseeAVsreshapingthephysicaIfootprintofourcities?

Thisiswhattrulyexcitesme.Today,manycities

subsidizemoreparkingthanhousing.Thatisa

massivewasteofhumanpotentialandrealestate.AsAVsbecomeamainstreamutility,wecan

reclaimthose"sleeping"parkingspacesforparks,housing,andcommunityhubs.Wearebuildingtowardafuturewheretransportationisn'tjust

saferandmoreaccessible,butwhereourcitiesaredesignedforpeople,notforparkedcars.

We’rejustgettingstarted.

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UnitedSpinaI's

MissionandImpact

ForthoseunfamiIiarwithyour

organization9pIeaseteIIusaboutUnitedSpinaI'smissionandthecommunitiesyouserve.

TheUnitedSpinalAssociation

representsournation’s5.5miIIionwheelchairusers.Weadvocateforourquality-of-lifeissues,fromAtoZ.

Accessibletransportationhaslongbeenapillarofourmission.Workingwithindustrypartnersandthe

publicsectorforpracticalsolutions,weputthelatesttechnologiesto

worksothatwheelchairuserscangowhenandwherewewant.

5.5MILLION

WHEELCHAIRUSERS

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UnitedSpinaIhasbeenastrongadvocatefor

autonomousvehicIedeveIopment.HowdoyouseethistechnoIogytransformingindependenceandquaIityofIifeforpeopIewithdisabiIities?

Unfortunately,despitealltheadvancementsintransportationoverthelastdecades,

wheelchairusershavenotalwayssharedthebenefits.Forexample,eventhoughmajorcitiesnowofferon-demandride-shareservices,mostparatransitservicesstillrequiretrip

reservationstobemadeadayinadvanceandthatapickuptimefromadropoffbeatleastanhourinlength.Whoneedsanhourtopickupaprescriptionordinner?That’swhythe

safe,reliable,on-demand,accessibletransportationthatautonomousvehiclescoulddeliverforuswouldbeatruegamechangerinourdailylives.

A

recentanalysis

bytheNationalDisabili