America’s liquor distributors are throwing their weight behind self-driving cars
https://qz.com/1219768/self-driving-cars-have-a-vocal-new-supporter-americas-liquor-distributors/
The Coalition for Future Mobility, which has been lobbying the US government to get self-driving cars on American roads faster, recently signed up four new members. For a group that mainly represents automakers, tech companies, and the ride-sharing industry, one of the new members stands out: the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America.
Jeff Solsby, a spokesman for the wholesalers organization, said the trade group joined the Coalition for Future Mobility because it’s concerned with impaired driving and looking for “innovative ways to improve roadway safety.” He noted that about 20,000 of the 74,000 employees at the wholesalers belonging to the group are drivers whose livelihoods depend on safe roads.