as i mentioned mentioned earlier, doctor mary, missy louise cummings, the autonomy lab and duke robotics at duke university. welcome to all of you. thank you for participating today. will start on my left and you're right with doctor empson and proceed. if you could conclude states a five-minute time allotment so we have ample time for members trust question. we'll have to participation today. thank you for being here today. >> thank you chairman, ranking member nelson, and other members of the committee thank you for biting me to testify today for self driving cars to improve lives everywhere. i've been meeting the technology of google self driving car program since 2009. the video we would have shown earlier captures many of the reasons we are excited about the technology. we estimate 30,000 people were killed on america's roads last year, 94% accidents 4% accidents involve human error. self driving cars can help us change that. not only could i roads be safer but self driving cars could bring everyday destinations a new opportunities within reach of those who might otherwise be exclud

mary missy louise cummings, director of human and autonomy lab and duke robotics at duke university.o welcome to all of you. thank you for participating today. we'll start on my left and your right with dr. urmson and proceed as each of you complete and as close as possible stay to the five-minute time allotment for we have ample time for members questions. thank you all for being here. dr. urmson. >> thank you, chairman thune, ranking member nelson and members of the committee. thank you for inviting me to testify today about the potential of self-driving cars to improve the lives of people everywhere. i name is chris urmson and leading the google self-driving car since 2009. the video we would have shown earlier captures many of the reasons why we're excited about this technology. nsta estimated 38,000 people were killed on america's roads last year and 94% involve human error. not only could the roads be a lot safer but self-driving cars could bring every day destinations and new opportunities in reach of those who might be excluded by the inability to drive a war. we believe that

mary missy louise cummings, director of human and autonomy lab and duke robotics at duke university. so welcome to all of you. thank you for participating today. we'll start on my left and your right with dr. urmson and proceed as each of you complete and as close as possible stay to the five-minute time allotment for we have ample time for members to ask questions. i think we will have good participation today. thank you all for being here. dr. urmson. >> thank you, chairman thune, ranking member nelson and members of the committee. thank you for inviting me to testify today about the potential of self-driving cars to improve the lives of people everywhere. my name is chris urmson and i've been leading the google self-driving car since 2009. the video we would have shown earlier captures many of the reasons why we're excited about this technology. nsta estimated 38,000 people were killed on america's roads last year and 94% involve human error. self-driving cars can help us change that. not only could the roads be a lot safer but self-driving cars could bring every day destinations