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The first of the year hasWORLD OF INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION AND THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY.continue to be important to those workingKaryGranger(R-TX)asrankingmember.already brought announcements of an even to control the agenda.EleanorHolmesNorton(D-DC)takesthegreater emphasis for Autonomous Vehicles gavel as chair of the House Subcommittee(AV),ConnectedandAutomatedVehicles PeterDeFazio(D-OR),anoutspokenon Highways and Transit with the ranking(CAV),CellularVehicle-to-Everything proponentofaddressinginfrastructuremember left undecided.(C-V2X), and cities and states continue to funding,assumesthechairoftheroll out autonomous shuttles and set aside HouseTransportationandInfrastructureThe remainder of the Senate committeesboth real-life and true testing grounds.Committee. 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