ASA leadership meets with Capitol Hill policymakers, administration on automated vehicle issues

April 25, 2018
On April 19, ASA Chairman Roy Schnepper, and ASA President and Executive Director Dan Risley, met with key leaders in Washington, D.C., to discuss automated vehicle policy and data access. During Capitol Hill meetings, Schnepper and Risley outlined the importance of data access to independent automotive repairers.

On April 19, ASA Chairman Roy Schnepper, and ASA President and Executive Director Dan Risley, met with key leaders in Washington, D.C., to discuss automated vehicle policy and data access. During Capitol Hill meetings, Schnepper and Risley outlined the importance of data access to independent automotive repairers.

They highlighted U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe’s, R-Okla., amendment to S. 1885, the AV START Act, which would form an advisory committee on automated vehicle data access issues. The amendment provides for the HAV Data Access Advisory Committee, comprised of stakeholders, to provide a report to Congress within 30 months of enactment. This process allows for independent repairers to educate federal regulators about the importance of this issue to repairers. 

ASA Chairman Roy Schnepper and President and Executive Director Dan Risley were in Washington, D.C., last Thursday to join ASA’s D.C. representative, Robert L. Redding Jr., in meetings with lawmakers and government officials on vehicle data access and new technologies.

From left: Roy Schnepper, U.S. Congressman Richard Hudson, R-N.C.; Dan Risley; and Robert L. Redding Jr.

ASA also met with officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation to share views about the importance of continued access to vehicle repair information. Following the meetings, Schnepper said, “Automated vehicle policy will affect the entire automotive industry, not just OEs and consumers. These issues are complicated and nuanced, and we were encouraged to hear that our leaders in Washington are taking this seriously. If passed, the Inhofe amendment in the AV bill will allow more time for the industry to provide additional insights to Congress and the Administration.”

The Automotive Service Association is the largest not-for-profit trade association of its kind dedicated to and governed by independent automotive service and collision repair professionals. ASA serves an international membership base that includes numerous state affiliate and chapter groups.

ASA advances professionalism and excellence in the automotive repair industry through education, representation and member services. To take advantage of the many benefits of membership in ASA, please visit ASAshop.org or call (817) 514-2900, ext. 2.

For additional information about ASA, including past news releases, go to www.ASAshop.org, or visit ASA’s legislative website at TakingTheHill.com.

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