Google Says Self-Driving Cars May Cut Need for Transit, Roads
- Company to testify at U.S. Senate hearing on autonomous cars
- Technology seen as improving safety, reducing parking needs
Google to Testify at Senate on Driverless Cars
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Self-driving cars may revolutionize U.S. transportation enough so that the government can spend less money on roads, parking garages and public transportation systems, a Google Inc. executive is scheduled to tell senators Tuesday.
“Congress has a huge opportunity to further this field by enabling the U.S. Department of Transportation to pave the way for the deployment of this innovative safety technology,” Chris Urmson, Google’s director of self-driving cars, said in testimony prepared for the hearing.