Oversight of Automated Technology in Transportation

Friday, December 18, 2020
Oversight of Automated Technology in Transportation

Oversight of Automated Technology in Transportation

Transportation—whether it's planes, trains, boats or cars—is becoming more automated. While automated technology holds promise—such as improving your ability to parallel park—recent accidents caused by automated technology have demonstrated its potential safety challenges. Wow is this technology being monitored to ensure it is safe? We talk to GAO's Heather Krause to learn more
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