Leave technology winners to the private sector
What the document says“It is the role of the private sector, not the government, to pick winners and losers in technology development.”
The chapter adds that if a technology underperforms the private sector should bear the liability rather than the government, and that the department's role is to oversee testing and deployment so that communities and individuals can choose what fits them.
What the document actually says“It is the role of the private sector, not the government, to pick winners and losers in technology development.”
Firms should pick which one wins. That is not a job for government.
New transport technology is being tested. The book says government should not choose which kind wins. Firms should take that risk.
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