MEDIA ADVISORY: Chairman Walden to Join Axios ‘Connecting the Future’ Event

MEDIA ADVISORY: Chairman Walden to Join Axios ‘Connecting the Future’ Event

The following press release was published by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Feb. 23, 2018. It is reproduced in full below.

WASHINGTON, DC - Next Wednesday, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) will join Axios’s Mike Allen at Connecting the Future for a discussion on technology, the future of transportation, and the SELF DRIVE Act.

Originating in the Energy and Commerce Committee, the SELF DRIVE Act is first-of-its-kind legislation to adapt federal motor vehicle safety standards to emerging autonomous technology, and clarify federal and state roles with respect to self-driving cars. It passed the House by voice vote last year.

WHO: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Axios co-founder Mike Allen.

WHAT: Axios’s Connecting the Future event.

WHERE: AJAX, 1011 4th Street NW, Washington, DC, 20001.

WHEN: Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. ET.

To RSVP, please email Ali Rubin at Ali@Axios.com.

Source: House Committee on Energy and Commerce