House Energy and Commerce panel seeks feedback by Friday on autonomous vehicle legislation

The House Energy and Commerce Committee wants stakeholder feedback by the end of this week on draft bill language that would direct the Transportation Department to craft and enforce cybersecurity regulations for autonomous vehicles.

The cybersecurity section of the draft bill mandates that each manufacturer “has developed, maintains and executes cybersecurity practices and processes to minimize cybersecurity risks to motor vehicle safety."

The requirements include creating a process and corrective actions to mitigate against vulnerabilities; finding ways to detect,...