Fiat Chrysler's pattern of poor performance put millions of its customers and the driving public at risk, this action will provide relief to owners of defective vehicles, will help improve recall performance throughout the auto industry, and gives Fiat Chrysler the opportunity to embrace a proactive safety culture.

Mark Rosekind

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It's not necessarily fair, it's people judging. I have control and I'm Mark Rosekind, but I don't know about that robot.

We didn't come up with that idea. by Mark Rosekind

We didn't come up with that idea.

We need to figure out how to make sure this is not a patchwork (of state regulations), we are pretty deep into looking at our regulatory framework that we currently have.

We keep talking nimble, flexible. Two years is like ancient now.... by Mark Rosekind

We keep talking nimble, flexible. Two years is like ancient now. That's being reviewed.

Our regulations don't line up with what's actually going on. by Mark Rosekind

Our regulations don't line up with what's actually going on.

Unfortunately there have been too many decisions that are made - 'Oh, prices went down, it's OK again,'.

The increase in smartphones in our hands is so significant, there's no question that has to play some role. But we don't have enough information yet to determine how big a role.

I have directed staff to provide options for the agency to consider quickly, so that we can make a final decision on whether to invoke our accelerated remedy authority by Thanksgiving.

Save lives, prevent injuries - that should be the highest incentive that anybody needs to add advanced technologies.

It goes beyond the 11. by Mark Rosekind

It goes beyond the 11.

It would not surprise me if other people decide to deal earlier a... by Mark Rosekind

It would not surprise me if other people decide to deal earlier and faster with these issues.

Think about age, high humidity, all the different factors. Now yo... by Mark Rosekind

Think about age, high humidity, all the different factors. Now you add design of the vehicle.

So far the testing is showing that the newer ones seem to be soli... by Mark Rosekind

So far the testing is showing that the newer ones seem to be solid.

We need to make sure the priorities are clear, make sure the supplies are going to be available, make sure the quality assurance is taken care of. The remedy has to work.

The supplier didn't just supply radios to Chrysler but to a lot of other manufacturers, a lot of our work now is trying to find out how broad the vulnerability could be.

This is the shot across the bow. Everybody's been saying 'cybersecurity'. Now you've got to step up, you've got to see the entire industry proactively dealing with these things.

It's not just about the hack. It's what the response from the industry has been to see whether or not their issues have been acknowledged and what they're planning. And that's the part we have to see going forward.

There will be action, what you've heard here is that there's a pattern that's been going on for some time.

You'll probably look for action very soon after the docket closes... by Mark Rosekind

You'll probably look for action very soon after the docket closes (on July 17).

It is important to note that this number is an estimate and will be refined, we know that there are almost certainly vehicles that are counted twice.