This information is from the Oct. 2017 American Motorcyclist Magazine – page 14.
AMA President/CEO and VP for Gov. Affairs Wayne Allard met Ms. Chao and spent significant time discussing autonomous vehicles and the fact that motorcycles are not being adequately considered in the development of this technology. After this conversation this concern is now on her radar. The Motorcyclist Advisory Council status was also moved up on her list of the thousands of committees to be appointed.