Michigan Senator on Autonomous Cars: Biggest Tech in Auto Industry
Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) spoke with Cheddar about sexual assault allegations against his Democratic colleague Senator Al Franken. He said he supports and investigation by the Ethics Committee into the incident.
Moments after the House Republicans passed its version of a tax reform bill, the Michigan Senator gave us his thoughts on the plan. He worries about the debt younger generations will inherit if the House or Senate versions of the bill make it to President Trump's desk.
Senator Peters also believes the autonomous vehicles will cause a technology revolution, similar to the assembly line. He is working on legislation to advance testing and development of self-driving car.
Fintech company CurrencyWorks partnered with Enderby Entertainment on a new platform called Vuele featuring the actor Anthony Hopkins in a film called “Zero Contact.” But it won't be coming to theaters or streaming — it's an NFT. Cameron Chell, founder and chairman of CurrencyWorks and co-head of Vuele, joined Cheddar’s Closing Bell to provide some insight into how it all works. Chell described Vuele as the first-ever direct-to-consumer film viewing platform that incorporates NFT tech making the movie a digital collectible, not for mass-market viewing.
