GHG and CAFE Credits for Autonomous and Connected Vehicle Technology

On April 9, 2018, Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE) released a report that looks at the potential positive impact upon fuel economy of various autonomous vehicle technologies.  The report finds that these technologies could result in an improvement in fuel efficiency of 18-25% when implemented system-wide.

SAFE suggests that regulators allow automakers to earn compliance credits for 3 – 5 years as part of a research program to deploy autonomous and connected vehicle technology, collect data about the technology’s performance, and share the data with the regulators.  They argue that doing so will help accelerate the adoption of the technology. 

For a copy of the report, click here.