The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing on June 3, titled “The State of Transportation and Critical Infrastructure: Examining the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic.” The discussion was focused on how surface transportation and the supply chain have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

John Bozzella, President of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators), outlined how the automotive industry has grappled with challenges throughout the pandemic, and generally, how it has impacted the automotive market. The Auto Innovators stressed that the auto supply chain is currently facing a high level of uncertainty and that the government should assist in the automotive markets’ recovery and growth in the future.