vehicle and you collide with a ntsa level four. how do you start breaking that out and assigning liability to various parties? it is something i think the courts will hopefully be role prepared -- well prepared to do with. that is the option we have as opposed to regulation and crystal ball kind of statutory changes. you can do a lot more harm doing that as opposed to just waiting and seeing. >> i always forget the second question when people ask two questions. >> driverless cars will encourage motorists to commute more? why is it not already happening? >> people who commute by transit more thant twice commuting than car. that is already happening. >> the question from the front. >> my name is gabriel. thank you for a very interesting presentation. that every self driving car has to know where it is at any time. -- it necessary for others to know where the car is? in other words, do self driving which is to be tracked what i think i understood was said. >> i am not sure i understand the question. they are going to be connected. the

but happens if you are in a ntsa level three automated vehicle and you collide with a ntsa level for how do you start breaking that out and assigning liabilities of various parties? it's going to be interesting but something the courts will be well-prepared to deal with. that is the best option we have now as opposed to the preemptive prescription regulation of the sort of crystal ball statutory changes. i think you can do a lot more harm as opposed to just waiting and seeing. when people ask two questions i always forget the second question. >> [inaudible] people who commute by transit spent twice as long and people who commute by car. according to the census data so it is already happening. >> we have a question in the front, please. >> my name is gabriel. thank you for the very interesting presentations. i understand that every self-driving cars has to know where it is at any time. is it necessary for others to know where the car is in other words my question is do self-driving cars have to be tracked which is what i think i understood mr. thierer to say. >> i'm not sure you under

and so ntsa was very instrumental in getting mine off the ground. also, when we implemented the scram bracelet, they bought a hundred bracelets for me, and those are $1,400 a pop. and they haven't asked for them back yet, and i appreciate that. but they also gave us a charge we had to figure out how to pay for them ourselves, and that turned out to be a challenge that worked to our benefit. because we had to then deal with that. so i certainly owe them a large thank you. and i think they're helping me yet. >> let me see now if there are any questions from the audience. let me ask that you identify yourself, and ask the question and get right to the point. the woman back there. >> hi. angela frazo with the national association of defense lawyers. two quick questions. one for judge alm. can you talk a little bit -- i think i may have missed it in the beginning -- about the folks who actually are able to get into hope? are they -- is everyone required to do drug testing, even if drug and alcohol was not part of these initial offenses? and the second pa

now, ntsa first said 4.5 million vehicles were affected but later corrected that.ally nearly 8 million. and a senior administration official says a review is under way to ensure a mistake like that doesn't happen again and the agency's safety culture is also under review with a focus on its risk management procedures. essentially, they want to find out, should ntsa have acted with urgency to recall these cars sooner? rene marsh, cnn, washington. >>> well, coming up here, they have taken up arms to protect their people from isis. we'll show you the all-women kurdish army on the front lines facing the same dangers as the men. >>> also ahead, ernest hemingway and george orwell are just two of the many writers whose books line one of baghdad's colorful street markets. and people say this particular market is helping keep baghdad alive. we'll have a report. ♪ (boys screaming) totino's pizza rolls... ready so fast, ...it's scary! a single ember that escapes from a wildfire can travel more than a mile. that single ember can ignite and destroy your home or even your commun

i worry about ntsa, but faa ntsa look like some permissionless authority. until those are resolved, that is a big problem. >> aerial drones is the headline onceer, but the reality is autonomous vehicles are out there and able to deliver goods to people, i think the desire to use aerial drones will decline. wait problems will be significant and it will be easier to use a ground vehicle. >> that brings the q&a session to a close. what remains is lunch and you were all invited. please make your way to the left into the conference center. lunch will be served. the rest rooms are to your right. people look out for the yellow wall. all that is left for me is to thank our panelists. please, join me in thanking them. [applause] >> on tuesday, the first debate was held for louisiana's u.s. senate seat. louisiana has an open primary system in which all candidates in office run against each other with the majority vote-getter getting the election. however, run off election will occur between the top two candidates in the clear winner cannot be determined. here is a po

and so ntsa was very instrumental in getting mine off the ground. also, when we implemented the scram bracelet, they bought a hundred bracelets for me, and those are $1,400 a pop. and they haven't asked for them back yet, and i appreciate that. but they also gave us a charge we had to figure out how to pay for them ourselves, and that turned out to be a challenge that worked to our benefit. because we had to then deal with that. so i certainly owe them a large thank you. and i think they're helping me yet. >> let me see now if there are any questions from the audience. let me ask that you identify yourself, and ask the question and get right to the point. the woman back there. >> hi. angela frazo with the national association of defense lawyers. two quick questions. one for judge alm. can you talk a little bit -- i think i may have missed it in the beginning -- about the folks who actually are able to get into hope? are they -- is everyone required to do drug testing, even if drug and alcohol was not part of these initial offenses? and the second pa

ntsa is the safety authority. they should get the message right.nderstand the facts. >> reporter: the problem with the air bags is the inflaters' explosive deployment. it can send metal shards flying. at least four deaths are linked to the air bags. angela said her recall notice came after her 2012 accident near dallas, in which shards injured her and cut up the bag. >> it makes me angry. just thinking about the people that are driving currently right now. >> reporter: the air bags were made by the japanese company takata. now 11 carmakers are recalling and replacing those bags. >> that was david curly reporting. the company that makes camel cigarettes is turning its offices into no-smoking zones. reynolds tobacco informed the employees today starting next year, the use of cigarettes, cigars or pipes will no longer be allowed at desks, conference rooms or elevators. reynolds said it's making a change to accommodate nonsmokers who work or visit their facilities. reynolds will continue to allow the use of smokeless tobacco products. >>> wells fargo s

ntsa was not confident. it was a field action and now it's a recall. tell people it's important that you be proactive. tell your dealer that you don't feel safe driving the vehicle and that you want to get a loaner. it is important that you give yourself 12 inches from the center of your chest to the air bag no matter what you're driving. >> all right, lauren, thank you so much. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> we will have more right after this. >> all right. welcome back to the newsroom. nick is here with the other news making the headlines. >> let's get right to them. we're learning more about one of the suspects accused of fatally shooting two sheriff's deputies in california on friday. marquez had been deported to mexico twice. they are in custody after allegedly going on a six-hour shooting rampage in the sacramento area. friday's shootings in washington state could have been more deadly. a teacher ran towards the shooter and confronted him. she is now being hailed for her courage. members of the community will gather at the school to begin the he

so now they're challenged with, okay, how do i deal with the spectrum issue, whether it's fcc and ntsa terms of providing the bandwidths for dsrc, et cetera, how do i deal with 4g-lte, et cetera, so you have a lot of dynamic issues. the one thing we realize in the automotive industry is whatever we put on that vehicle, we want it to be safe. number one, we want it to be safe. it can't fail. it can't go to the blue screen of death. it's got to operate seamlessly, flawlessly. yet, on the other hand, we want to be responsive to our customers. the ultimate consumer that's going to purchase those features and functions. all of that is possible, but we need to do it in such a way that it's effective and it's affordable and we truly can benefit from it. we don't want to have our technologies legislated or mandated that drive us to a solution that ultimately won't pan out because we won't survive one failure. we want it to be done right. secondly, the industry needs the opportunity to continue to innovate so we get proven solutions that work and we understand the ramifications. so we're on tha

i worry about ntsa, but faa ntsa look like some permissionless authority. until those are resolved, that is a big problem. >> aerial drones is the headline onceer, but the reality is autonomous vehicles are out there and able to deliver goods to people, i think the desire to use aerial drones will decline. wait problems will be significant and it will be easier to use a ground vehicle. >> that brings the q&a session to a close. what remains is lunch and you were all invited.