House Energy and Commerce leaders probe self-driving car security, mull reintroduction of SELF DRIVE Act

House Energy and Commerce Democratic leaders are scrutinizing how the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is regulating emerging technologies involved with self-driving cars, as senior Republicans on the committee are working to reintroduce legislation on autonomous vehicles.

In a letter to NHTSA Deputy Administrator Heidi King on Wednesday, Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and subcommittee on consumer protection and commerce Chairwoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) requested that NHTSA “update the Committee with information regarding NHTSA's current workload,” and...