Dr. Atkinson-Palombo has been appointed to the Task Force on Autonomous Vehicles for the State of Connecticut.  The task force will evaluate the standards established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regarding state responsibilities for regulating fully autonomous vehicles, evaluate laws, legislation and regulations proposed or enacted by other states to regulate fully autonomous vehicles, recommend how the state should regulate fully autonomous vehicles through legislation and regulation, and evaluate the pilot program to be established in Connecticut.

For more details on the Task Force and their responsibilities:  https://www.cga.ct.gov/2017/act/pa/pdf/2017PA-00069-R00SB-00260-PA.pdf

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