Pete Buttigieg Admits Biden Administration Should've Done More To Grow Autonomous Vehicles — Says DOGE-Like Department 'Makes Tons Of Sense'

Group 1 - The Biden administration, represented by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, acknowledges that more could have been done to promote the adoption of autonomous vehicles (AVs) in the U.S. [1][2] - Buttigieg claims that current autonomous driving technologies are already safer than human drivers, with the potential to significantly reduce traffic fatalities, which currently claim hundreds of lives daily [2] - The comparison of road safety regulations to aviation highlights the urgent need for improved safety measures, as daily road fatalities are likened to filling a 737 aircraft [2] Group 2 - Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi predicts that the majority of vehicles will be autonomous within the next 20 years, suggesting that human driving will become less safe compared to robotic driving as technology advances [5]