Senator Ted Cruz Defends ICE and Supports Self-Driving Cars

Summary

Senator Ted Cruz discusses ICE enforcement controversies in Minneapolis, defending ICE and criticizing left-wing protesters and Democratic rhetoric. He also appears after a Senate hearing on autonomous vehicle safety, supporting a national regulatory framework and citing safety benefits of self-driving cars. Cruz expects House passage of his aviation safety legislation after the DCA collision. The main market implication is a potential policy tailwind for autonomous vehicles.

• Ted Cruz defends ICE enforcement in Minneapolis and blames left-wing protesters and Democratic rhetoric for violent confrontations.
• Cruz supports DHS body cameras for ICE agents and opposes calls to de-mask ICE agents.
• The Senate held a hearing on autonomous vehicle safety and a national regulatory framework.
• Waymo testified that its vehicles are much less likely to be in serious injury collisions over 100 million miles.
• Cruz says he would ride in a self-driving car and cites safety benefits, especially versus human error.
• Cruz expects the House to pass his bipartisan aviation safety legislation after the DCA crash.
• The NTSB reportedly concluded that the DCA crash would have been avoided if the legislation had been law.