The U.S. regulatory agency overseeing transportation at the federal level has announced a new official committee on automation, be it autonomous driving, drones or other self-guided modes of getting around. The committee is designed to help the Department of Transportation (DOT) learn from industry experts regarding how it should be shaping policy and research in these emerging fields.

Members of the committee include industry experts like Co-Chairs Mary Barra (GM CEO); politicians including Eric Garcetti (LA Mayor); along with researchers like Vice Chair Dr. J Chris Gerdes of Stanford University’s engineering department. Other noteworthy members include Waymo CEO John Krafcik, Delphi Automotive engineering VP Mary Gustanski, Uber North America GM Rachel Holt, Lyft co-founder John Zimmer, as well as Apple VP of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives Lisa Jackson – plus, American hero and one-time Tom Hanks role Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger. A full list of committee members follows below.

The committee’s first meeting takes place January 16, so prior to Trump’s inauguration, and outgoing U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx noted in a release announcing the news that the committee is designed to help continue the organization’s work under his leadership to encourage continuing technological advances in transportation safety while also helping to “boost” economic, reliability and efficiency factors.

The formation of the committee does seem to also line up with the priorities of inbound Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao, whose confirmation hearing took pace Tuesday morning, and who seemed to encounter no major roadblocks during the proceedings. Chao repeatedly articulated the need for an open dialog between government and private interests, in order to help the DOT avoid being a hurdle to innovation while still doing its utmost to ensure safe deployment of advanced technologies.

Here’s the full list of automation committee members from the DOT: