Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Lytx Inc.

Topics:  Lytx

Larry W. Minor
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
24 June 2020

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 122 (Wednesday, June 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 38018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13600]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2019-0244]


Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application 
for an Exemption From Lytx Inc.

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of correction.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA corrects the permissible mounting location for Lytx, 
Inc.'s (Lytx) advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) in the 
windshield of commercial motor vehicles (CMV), as identified in a May 
21, 2020, notice of final disposition granting a limited five-year 
exemption to motor carriers utilizing the Lytx ADAS.

DATES: This correction is applicable June 24, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jos[eacute] R. Cestero, Vehicle 
and Roadside Operations Division, Office of Carrier, Driver, and 
Vehicle Safety, MC-PSV, (202) 366-5541, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, 20590-0001. 
If you have questions regarding viewing or submitting material to the 
docket, contact Docket Operations, (202) 366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 21, 2020 (85 FR 31021), FMCSA 
published a notice granting a limited 5-year exemption to allow motor 
carriers to mount the Lytx ADAS lower in the windshield than is 
currently permitted by the Agency's regulations. In its exemption 
application, Lytx stated that the ADAS needs to be mounted 
approximately 204 mm (8 inches) below the upper edge of the windshield 
wipers to utilize a mounting location that allows optimal functionality 
of the camera system. In evaluating the Lytx application and the public 
comments received, FMCSA agreed that the camera system needs to be 
mounted in this location because the size of the camera system 
precludes mounting it (1) higher in the windshield, and (2) within 4 
inches from the top of the area swept by the windshield wipers to 
comply with the regulations.
    However, in the ``Terms and Conditions for the Exemption'' section 
of the May 21 notice of final disposition, FMCSA inadvertently stated 
that during the temporary exemption period, motor carriers using the 
Lytx ADAS must ensure that the bottom edge of the camera housing is 
mounted such that it is approximately 8 inches below the upper edge of 
the windshield, instead of 8 inches below the upper edge of the area 
swept by the windshield wipers.
    The corrected text should read ``During the temporary exemption 
period, motor carriers will be allowed to operate CMVs equipped with 
Lytx's ADAS in the approximate center of the top of the windshield and 
such that the bottom edge of the camera housing is approximately 8 
inches below the upper edge of the area swept by the windshield wipers, 
outside of the driver's and passenger's normal sight lines to the road 
ahead, highway signs and signals, and all mirrors.''

Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020-13600 Filed 6-23-20; 8:45 am]
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