Sacks says he thinks the hearing was a case of people in the lead wanting to maintain their lead by creating red tape. Sacks: Sam just went straight for the endgame here which is regulatory capture. He said that he would create safety standards specific tests of the mall has to pass before it can be deployed. The question is do we really need any of this stuff, she asks.
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