According to The Hill, lawmakers stalled (again) over autonomous vehicles. At the same time, CleanTechnica reported that the NHTSA will be releasing automated vehicle safety data this month.
Autoblog reported on the House Committee that discussed rising US traffic deaths, and so did The Truth About Cars. The National Motorists Association was not invited to testify. After the hearing, Democratic senators sent a letter asking for a federal action plan to curb motor vehicle fatalities and gave Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg a deadline.
Politico detailed the draft of a bipartisan bill that breaks the stalemate on federal data privacy negotiations.