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Ed Markey: Autonomous vehicles are just computers without drivers. That's all they are.

On the recordJune 13, 2017
Autonomous vehicles are just computers without drivers. That's all they are.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey emphasizes that autonomous vehicles are fundamentally computers, highlighting the need for safety.

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