NHTSA ANPRM Regarding the Removal of Regulatory Barriers for Vehicles with Automated Driving Systems
May 28, 2019
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On May 28, 2019, NHTSA published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) in the Federal Register seeking public comment on the near- and long-term challenges of testing and verifying compliance with existing crash avoidance (100-series) safety standards for Automated Driving System-Dedicated Vehicles (ADSDVs) that lack traditional manual controls. Specifically, the notice seeks comments on the suitability of various approaches that could be used to address compliance verification challenges that exist for crash avoidance standards that either (1) require a manual control; or (2) specify the use of manual controls in a compliance test procedure. It is stated that NHTSA’s long-term goal is to use what is learned from this ANPRM and other efforts to develop a proposal to amend the crash avoidance standards.
Comments are due July 29, 2019.
Docket Ref: NHTSA-2019-0036.
NHTSA contact: For technical issues: David Hines, Director, Office of Crash Avoidance Standards (Phone: 202-366-1810; Fax: 202-493-0073). For legal issues: Sara R. Bennett, Attorney-Advisor, Vehicle Rulemaking and Harmonization, Office of Chief Counsel (Phone: 202-366-2992; Fax: 202-366-3820).