U.S. Secretary of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg popped into this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), albeit virtually, to discuss the criticality of technology in the future of transportation, focusing specifically on the role that the government must take in order to facilitate growth and innovation, but also, keep the public safe.
“As policymakers, we have to prioritize,” Buttigieg said. “We need to assess which important innovations will develop on their own and which require federal support for basic research,” he continued. “We must consider when a technology should be given as much room as possible to develop on an experimental basis and when it’s reached the point when it raises concerns that require regulation to keep people safe.”
