Via Auto News.com

The auto industry and Silicon Valley tech firms formed a new coalition to advance connected-car, autonomous vehicle and safety technologies and promote their benefits before federal policymakers and lawmakers.

The group is calling itself the Smart Transportation Innovation Coalition. Its member groups are:

• Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, which represents Detroit’s automakers and Germany luxury brands among its 12 member companies

• Association of Global Automakers, which primarily represents Asian manufacturers

• National Automobile Dealers Association

• Information Technology Industry Council, a trade group representing nearly 60 technology firms including Apple, Google, Intel and Microsoft

• Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association, which represents auto suppliers

• Intelligent Transportation Society of America

• Intelligent Car Coalition

The proliferation of technologies such as 4G data connection, powerful computer processors and advanced graphics in new cars is gaining momentum, creating common areas of interest for automakers and technology firms. But government oversight of connected vehicles, self-driving cars and the privacy of data collected by autos is still in its infancy.

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