Ep. 1 — A Conversation with Adam Thierer
In this episode of Smarter Cars, we discuss with Adam Thierer the role of government in regulating autonomous vehicles. Should regulators allow “permissionless innovation” or enact rules that require government pre-approval before cars can be deployed? What role should NHTSA play when the technology is still developing and it’s not clear what the right rules will be? How might voluntary guidance from NHTSA work in practice? Adam shares his views on how government can protect public safety while also permitting a nascent industry to develop without stifling innovation.
Adam is a Senior Research Fellow with the Technology Policy Program at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. His writings have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, the Washington Post, the Atlantic, and Forbes, and he has appeared on national television and radio. Adam has authored or edited eight books on topics ranging from media regulation and child safety issues to the role of federalism in high-technology markets. His latest book is Permissionless Innovation: The Continuing Case for Comprehensive Technological Freedom. He also contributes to the Technology Liberation Front, a leading tech policy blog. Previously, Adam was president of the Progress & Freedom Foundation, director of telecommunications studies at the Cato Institute, and a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation. Thierer received his MA in international business management and trade theory at the University of Maryland and his BA in journalism and political philosophy from Indiana University.
You can find more information about Adam’s work at the Mercatus Center here: https://www.mercatus.org/adam-thierer
His contributions to the Technology Liberation Front blog are here: https://techliberation.com/author/adam-thierer/
Adam’s book Permissionless Innovation: The Continuing Case for Comprehensive Technological Freedom is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Permissionless-Innovation-Continuing-Comprehensive-Technological-ebook/dp/B01CZBH3Z6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490930465&sr=8-1&keywords=adam+thierer
You can follow Adam on Twitter @AdamThierer and on Medium @Adam Thierer
