{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://graves.house.gov/media/press-releases/future-surface-transportation-highway-chairman-graves-leads-debate-autonomous", "The Future of Surface Transportation: Highway Chairman Graves Leads Debate on Autonomous Vehicle Technology", "2016-12-06", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "MO", "Sam Graves", "G000546", "graves.house.gov", "graves", "https://graves.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Representative Sam Graves this morning led a roundtable focused on the policy implications of autonomous vehicle technology in America. Graves, the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, welcomed guests from across the industry to take part in the discussion, including under Secretary for Policy at U.S. DOT Blair Anderson, and ATA President & CEO Chris Spear.\n\n\u201cThe possibilities for our nation\u2019s surface transportation system are endless over the next decade,\u201d Rep. Graves said. \u201cAutonomous vehicle technology \u2013 and the opportunity it presents to make roads safer and highway travel more efficient \u2013 is a huge part of that. But policy makers and legislatures across the country must be ready to deal with the regulatory implications of these advancements.\u201d\n\nAmong the specific topics addressed at the roundtable, entitled \u201cGetting Smart on Autonomous Vehicles: Opportunities and Challenges for Transportation Transformation,\u201d were NHTSA\u2019s recently-issued guidance document on autonomous vehicles and its impact on future rulemaking processes.\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s roundtable gave us a much needed forum to hear from both public and private sector entities on the progress made \u2013 and the impediments to additional growth \u2013 in this emerging industry. And given the disruptive nature of this technology, it\u2019s important to consider the diverse interests of all those involved in the process,\u201d Graves continued. \u201cIt is a worthwhile and necessary conversation, and it will not be the last one we have in the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T21:09:43Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://graves.house.gov/media/press-releases/future-surface-transportation-highway-chairman-graves-leads-debate-autonomous"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.843974994495511, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}