Self-driving car companies Waymo, Tesla to testify at key Senate committee on regulating growing industry

Top officials from self-driving car companies Waymo and Tesla are headed to the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday as lawmakers consider the future of federal regulation in the growing industry. 

"We believe Congress has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to secure American leadership in this industry by creating a national AV legislative framework that sets a high safety standard for this industry," Waymo Chief Safety Officer Mauricio Peña will say in his written testimony at the hearing.