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Gary Peters: “We think, NHTSA believes, we can eliminate nearly all auto crashes. Eighty percent of auto crashes could be eliminated.”

On the recordJanuary 10, 2017
We think, NHTSA believes, we can eliminate nearly all auto crashes. Eighty percent of auto crashes could be eliminated.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Peters discusses the potential safety benefits of autonomous vehicles.

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