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Autonomous Vehicles Category: Subject Description: Information on self-driving cars and vehicle driving aids. Page Sections: Article Index |
| Date | Article | Details |
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| 30 September 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Incident Reporting for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) The currently approved information collection request for which NHTSA intends to request an extension requires certain manufacturers of motor vehicles and equipment and operators of motor vehicles to submit incident reports for certain crashes involving Automated Driving Systems and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems. | Federal Register Notice  (text)Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ann E. Carlson |
| 8 November 2021 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption from ZF Group's Commercial Vehicle Control Systems Division The FMCSA announces its decision to grant the application of ZF Group's Commercial Vehicle Control Systems Division for a limited five-year exemption to allow its advanced driver-assistance systems camera to be mounted lower in the windshield on commercial motor vehicles than is currently permitted. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Meera Joshi Topic: ZF |
| 29 December 2021 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Incident Reporting for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) NHTSA recently requested emergency review of its request for approval of this information collection and received a six-month approval. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Ann E. Carlson |
| 7 March 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Title: FMVSS Considerations for Vehicles With Automated Driving Systems: Seating Preference Study NHTSA proposes to collect information from the public regarding occupant/passenger seat preference in Automated Driving System-Dedicated Vehicles. Participants will ride in one passenger vehicle and two ADS-DVs on a closed test track. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu |
| 9 March 2022 | New Car Assessment Program In addition to star ratings for crash protection and rollover resistance, the NCAP program recommends particular advanced driver assistance systems technologies and identifies the vehicles in the marketplace that offer the systems that pass NCAP performance test criteria for those systems. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF)Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff |
| 30 March 2022 | Occupant Protection for Vehicles With Automated Driving Systems This final rule amends the occupant protection Federal motor vehicle safety standards to account for future vehicles that do not have the traditional manual controls associated with a human driver because they are equipped with Automated Driving Systems. | Federal Register Notice ( PDF) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Steven S. Cliff |
| 2 June 2022 | Request for Information on Transit Bus Automation Research and Demonstrations The FTA continues to research Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and Automated Driving Systems in public transportation use cases. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Transit Administration Byline: Nuria I. Fernandez |
| 21 September 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information Collection: Human Factors Considerations in Commercial Motor Vehicle Automated Driving Systems It is a driving simulator study with a series of questionnaires that will evaluate how commercial motor vehicle drivers engage in Society of Automotive Engineers Level 2 and Level 3 automated driving system-equipped CMVs. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 22 September 2022 | FY 2022 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) for Transit Buses Demonstration and Automated Transit Bus Maintenance and Yard Operations Demonstration FTA is exploring the use of driving automation technologies in bus transit operations as described in the Strategic Transit Automation Research (STAR) Plan. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Transit Administration Byline: Nuria I. Fernandez |
| 27 December 2022 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Child Passenger Safety Perceptions and Practices in Ridesharing and Autonomous Vehicles NHTSA received two sets of comments from three organizations, which we address below. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan |
| 13 January 2023 | Certain Rotating 3-D LiDAR Devices, Components Thereof, and Sensing Systems Containing the Same; Notice of a Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Terminating the Investigation Based on Withdrawal of the Complaint; Termination of Investigation The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the United States after importation of certain rotating 3-D LiDAR devices, components thereof, and sensing systems containing the same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,969,558 and U.S. Patent No. 9,983,297. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: International Trade Commission Byline: Katherine Hiner Topic: Velodyne |
| 1 February 2023 | Safe Integration of Automated Driving Systems (ADS)-Equipped Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs) FMCSA previously published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on May 28, 2019, seeking comments on FMCSRs that may need to be amended, revised, or eliminated to facilitate the safe introduction of ADS-equipped CMVs onto the Nation's roadways. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Robin Hutcheson |
| 3 March 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Waymo LLC, and Aurora Operations, Inc. The exemption sought would allow Waymo and Aurora to operate CMVs operated by a Level 4 automated driving system equipped with warning beacons mounted on the truck cab in lieu of traditional warning devices placed around a stopped autonomous CMV, as required by current regulations. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topics: Aurora Innovation, Waymo |
| 9 March 2023 | Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Waymo LLC, and Aurora Operations, Inc. FMCSA clarifies its March 3, 2023, notice announcing an application from Waymo and Aurora Operations for a 5-year exemption from the required placement of warning devices around stopped commercial motor vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topics: Aurora Innovation, Waymo |
| 20 March 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Title: FMVSS Considerations for Vehicles With Automated Driving Systems: Seating Preference Study Adults aged 18 and older will participate in an on-road study after giving informed consent. Participants will ride in one passenger vehicle and two ADS-DVs on a closed test track. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu |
| 31 March 2023 | Ford Motor Company--Petition for Temporary Exemption From Various Requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for an Automated Driving System-Equipped Vehicle; Withdrawal A copy of Ford's petition can be found in the docket referenced at the beginning of this notice. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: K. John Donaldson Topic: Ford Motor Company |
| 6 April 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing (AV TEST) Initiative The AV TEST Initiative involves the voluntary collection of information from entities testing vehicles equipped with automated driving systems and from States and local authorities involved in the regulation of ADS testing. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou-Lin Chen |
| 21 April 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Approval of a New Information Collection Request: Human Factors Considerations in Commercial Motor Vehicle Automated Driving Systems and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems It is a driving simulator study with a series of questionnaires that will evaluate how commercial motor vehicle drivers engage in CMVs equipped with SAE International Level 2 advanced driver assistance systems and Level 3 automated driving systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 11 May 2023 | Waymo announces expansion of autonomous taxi coverage in Arizona, San Francisco This included opening a new stop at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, with up to four passengers permitted in a robotaxi. | News Article (text) Publisher: Wikinews Topic: Waymo |
| 8 June 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information Collection: Safety Impacts of Human-Automated Driving System (ADS) Team Driving Applications It is a driving simulator study with a series of questionnaires that will quantify the safety implications of team driving applications between humans and ADS-equipped commercial motor vehicles. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 23 June 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Approval of a New Information Collection Request: Human Factors Considerations in Commercial Motor Vehicle Automated Driving Systems and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems It is a driving simulator study with a series of questionnaires that will evaluate how commercial motor vehicle drivers engage in CMVs equipped with SAE International Level 2 advanced driver assistance systems and Level 3 automated driving systems. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Thomas P. Keane |
| 30 June 2023 | Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing (AV TEST) Initiative The purpose of this collection is to provide information to the public about ADS testing operations in the United States and applicable State and local laws, regulations, and guidelines. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou-Lin Chen |