Pete Buttigieg

So my approach was- And they have, yeah.

Yeah.

So my approach was we do need to be conservative as a safety regulator to make sure it's safe.

Not because I don't believe in the technology, but because I do.

Because I think if people see it unfolding safely, there's going to be more acceptance.

But are there things we could or should do or could or should have done to accelerate AV adoption?

I think the answer is yes.

Like the simple reality is we can't tolerate like it's no big deal.

Human drivers killing more than 100 people a day on our roads.

Yeah, I'm seriously concerned about it.

Yeah, I'm seriously concerned about it.

And part of that's from growing up in the industrial Midwest.

And part of that's from growing up in the industrial Midwest.

We were told, I grew up in Northern Indiana, a lot of auto industry supply chain companies there.

We were told, I grew up in Northern Indiana, a lot of auto industry supply chain companies there.

And in the 90s and 2000s, a lot of trade and automation, but the truth is mostly automation.

And in the 90s and 2000s, a lot of trade and automation, but the truth is mostly automation.

came in and everybody was told, you know, don't worry too much about what you're doing today.

came in and everybody was told, you know, don't worry too much about what you're doing today.

The pie is going to get so much bigger that everybody will be better off.