John Thune actually said...

"Self-driving vehicles have the potential to make transportation smarter, safer, and more accessible."

"I believe that public-private partnerships between the Department of Transportation, industry, academia, and proving grounds will help ensure continued American leadership in innovation."

"Yesterday, Chairman Thune, Ranking Member Nelson and I released principles for bipartisan legislation that will address these problems."

"Left unchanged, these standards would make it challenging for manufacturers to test and deploy these potentially life-saving vehicles."