Our industry partners will address these priorities and roadmaps in greater detail. In the beginning, our first efforts were designed to identify what relevant programs were being carried out in the Federal government. We conducted an assessment of grant and contract programs, as well as Federal mission research. However, our most useful mechanism for informing our industry partners of the technology resources available in the government has been government laboratory visits. So far there have been 20 such meetings.
Commerce is responsible for overall interagency coordination.
Energy is responsible for managing the definition of the overall architecture of the vehicle systems. The National Research Council conducts a peer review process for independent confirmation of our priorities and resource commitments. This publication pinpoints areas that need major improvements or innovations to ensure the technical goals of the program are met. First, let me say that we are on schedule. We have had considerable success, most of which will be addressed by our industry partners later in this hearing.