0:40
Laura Chase
44:38 - 45:19
"Federal leadership plays a critical role. A clear national approach to transportation technology will provide direction reduce fragmentation, and give public agencies and private partners alike greater confidence to invest. Establishing consistent national frameworks for areas such as automated vehicles, data privacy, and system interoperability can help ensure that innovation is deployed safely and at scale"
“Federal leadership plays a critical role. A clear national approach to transportation technology will provide direction reduce fragmentation, and give public agencies and private partners alike greater confidence to invest. Establishing consistent national frameworks for areas such as automated vehicles, data privacy, and system interoperability can help ensure that innovation is deployed safely and at scale”
- Speaker
- Laura Chase
- Timestamp
- 44:38 – 45:19
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- June 9, 2026
From the transcript
Addressing that challenge is essential to unlocking the full value of innovation. Federal leadership plays a critical role. A clear national approach to transportation technology will provide direction reduce fragmentation, and give public agencies and private partners alike greater confidence to invest. Establishing consistent national frameworks for areas such as automated vehicles, data privacy, and system interoperability can help ensure that innovation is deployed safely and at scale across the country. Just as providing funding flexibility and incurring outcomes-based approaches can help agencies deploy solutions that evolve over time and deliver measurable results.
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