we are used to dealing with nhtsa. the other element of the new ecosystem or not and we have to deal with that. >> i think the point that their new city more collaboration among the various players in this field is absolutely right. i also think there needs to be collaboration among those doing the regulating. i think we have seen that more pronounced perhaps in the last few months, last year or so, where we are talking about privacy. we are talking by the federal trade commission, we are talking about policies, the federal communications commission, and nhtsa and its traditional area. i am not sure there is enough -- i would argue perhaps that there is not enough cooperation and collaboration among those regulators as well. i think we have seen that play out most profoundly in the vehicle to vehicle mitigation space of late. >> the fcc works with nhtsa because we are integrating these services. but coming back to the original idea, so would it help with studies like the 3000 vehicles in ann arbor, and that v-to-v stud

--nhtsa do? guest: it as two missions. safety responsible for standards and behavioral safety, trying to encourage people to wear seatbelts, not drive impaired or distracted. in addition to the safety mission, there is the mission on fuel economy. shares jurisdiction responsibility with the environmental protection agency. when you think about cafÉ standards, nhtsa has been responsible for 30 years. host: you have worked -- you worked at nhtsa from 2010-to- 2013, and "a wall -- a wall article saidl" your initiative -- your legacy -- guest: we look at a number of issues including the level of fines, our ability to reach andrtant vehicles -- issues vehicles themselves. there was a conversation with congress, and they agreed to some of those changes, and the agency has been fortunate to have that increased authority that will pay off for the safety of americans for years to come. host: how might viewers to ignite your work at nhtsa? what were some of the major headlines? been a numberas of things the agency has been successf

we are used to dealing with nhtsa. these other elements of this new ecosystem we are not and we have to deal with them. >> i would also like to add, the point that there needs to be more collaboration, cooperation among the first players in the field is right. i also think we need to emphasize there needs to be collaboration and cooperation among those that are doing the regulating. i think we see that more pronounced perhaps in the last few months, last year or so where we are talking about privacy, but by the federal trade commission. we are talking of spectrum policy can talk about the federal king occasions commission and batangas with nhtsa and its traditional area. i'm not sure there's -- i would argue perhaps there's not enough cooperation and collaboration among those regulars as well. i think we've seen it play out most profound perhaps in the vehicle-to-vehicle communications space of late. >> that is certainly my questions, does the fcc work with nhtsa, because we are integrating all these different services

we are used to dealing with nhtsa. the other element of the new ecosystem or not and we have to deal with that. >> i think the point that their new city more collaboration among the various players in this field is absolutely right. i also think there needs to be collaboration among those doing the regulating. i think we have seen that more pronounced perhaps in the last few months, last year or so, where we are talking about privacy. we are talking by the federal trade commission, we are talking about policies, the federal medications commission, and nhtsa and its traditional area. i am not sure there is enough -- i would argue perhaps that there is not enough cooperation and collaboration among those regulators as well. i think we have seen that layout out most profoundly in the vehicle to vehicle mitigation space of late. >> the sec work with nhtsa -- because weth nhtsa are integrating these services. but coming back to the original idea, so would it help with studies like the 3000 vehicles in ann arbor, and that of

nhtsa has to do this and we will. i have a strong team that will continue that work at everybody in this room is responsible to. we are going to hold these goals we have to make sure we have the trust of the american people for all these wonderful innovations that you see on the floor. that is my hope and that is my wish. i want to thank everybody that is in this round and all the partners over the past four years that is frankly made this the most dynamic time that any nhtsa administrator has ever had an office and i want to say you guys truly have the ability to do gods work so keep talking, keep planning and keep innovating, keep growing and please keep safe the year number one priority. henke very much. [applause] >> thank you very much. that was very interesting. we are going to talk about privacy only today. you know i've been coming to the show out to las vegas for almost 25 years and technology shows. i have heard innovation revolution and tell i was deaf from hearing it but honestly this year we are really se

--nhtsa do? guest: it as two missions. safety responsible for standards and behavioral safety, trying to encourage people to wear seatbelts, not drive impaired or distracted. in addition to the safety mission, there is the mission on fuel economy. shares jurisdiction responsibility with the environmental protection agency. when you think about cafÉ standards, nhtsa has been responsible for 30 years. host: you have worked -- you worked at nhtsa from 2010-to- 2013, and "a wall -- a wall article saidl" your initiative -- your legacy -- guest: we look at a number of issues including the level of fines, our ability to reach andrtant vehicles -- issues vehicles themselves. there was a conversation with congress, and they agreed to some of those changes, and the agency has been fortunate to have that increased authority that will pay off for the safety of americans for years to come. host: how might viewers to ignite your work at nhtsa? what were some of the major headlines? been a numberas of things the agency has been successf

built in and nhtsa and the industry it regulates, the automakers were able to agree that all new cars and trucks should have an e.d.r. in place in september, 2014. i'm not sure everyone that buys a car is aware of this but by 2014, every single car and truck will have this capability. nhtsa, though, does not have the authority to address the consumer privacy concerns related to e.d.r.'s that have remained outstanding for two entire years as we've seen this enormous increase in new cars and trucks containing the e.d.r.'s. that's where senator hoeven comes in in. congress does have the authority to clarify ownership of e.d.r. data and that's why we are intiewftion the driver privacy act along with 12 other senators. our bill makes crystal clear that the owner of the vehicle is the rightful owner of the data collected by that vehicle's e.d.r. and it may not be retrieved unless a court authorizes retrieval of the data, the vehicle owner or lessee -- lessee, the information is retrieved to determine the need for emergency medical response following a crash or the information is retrieved f

first, remarks from david strickland, nhtsa administrator. this hour-long event was part of the consumer electronics summit in las vegas. >> good afternoon, everybody. i hope you are enjoying the first day of ces. i will be the moderator for today's panel, but before we start the brief introductions and the full discussion, we have some opening remarks, and i want to introduce the next speaker. he has been -- over four years, and a couple of weeks left. it has been a very interesting four years. it promises to be a revolution in what is going on in the automobile industry. i would like to please welcome david strickland. [applause] >> thank you so much, and wow, this is a superstar panel. i need to be staying to learn a little something here. as a number of you may be aware, i will be stepping down at my post as nhtsa administrator in a couple of weeks, but i wanted to share a couple of perspectives. i was told five minutes, and i will keep it to five. we first begin our work during my tenure on distraction starting in earnest in 2009, 2010,

nhtsa has to do that and we will and the team will continue that work but everybody in this room has a responsibility we have to make sure we have the trust of the american people for all of these wonderful innovations. that is my hope period my wish. again everybody in this brutal the partners of the past four years that have made this the most dynamic time anti-nhtsa has ever had in office and you are truly have the ability to do god's work. keep talking, a key planning come to keep innovating come to keep growing and please keep safety as the number one priority. thank you very much. [applause] >> that was very interesting. talk about privacy only today. [laughter] i have been coming to this show and was vegas almost 45 years and have heard innovation revolution and tell i was sick but the issue rereleasing the start of something that will revolutionize travel travel, safety, david alluded to the idea of zero fatalities that people realistically talk about now but there is a long road to get there. that is the starting point. i will very quickly burned through the of folks on the

but when it comes to driverless cars and nhtsa, they could come up with some rules this year, they could be looking at more research, or a combination. in the meantime, you have states looking at this. nevada, california, florida. think about the problems that could create for car companies, if they have a patchwork of rules while trying to come up with this technology. >> let me play devil's advocate. the internet of things is already out there. it has been going on years and years. how many problems have there been to date, or is this a group of suppose it security x brits making their living because they want to make everyone nervous claiming everything can go wrong? to date, i do not see a lot of issues. of ftc enforcement action, there was a case, trendnet, where they settled, where home video cameras were hacked into. new.f this is very once self driving cars become commonplace, you can imagine, once you have a lot on the road, there will always be accidents, so there will always be questions of liability. whether it is the technology's fault or it was a malicious hack, these are t

i wouldn't sort of characterize this as, you know, as being at odds with nhtsa in any significant way. we just wanted to make sure we clarified to customers that they don't need to bring their car in. they could be under the wrong impression that they need to bring their car in and that's simply not the case. >> is this a necessary upgrade for people though? in other words, is it an upgrade they need and ought to make in tesla's opinion? >> well, the over the air update has already taken place. it took place last month. >> the reason i ask is this. there's something very different between what you're kind of describing as a software or hardware upgrade and a bug or an issue or a problem that needs to be fixed. which one is it? >> no, i think you're creating a false dichotomy there. the remedy in this case was to do an over the air update which we did last month, and obviously bringing the car in is kind of pointless because the software has already been updated. >> but it is a remedy. am i correct, elon, not to cut you off? >> yeah, yeah, it's certainly a remedy. it's just that -- the