[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 18 (Thursday, January 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 4199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01628]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Standards and Performance Metrics for On-Road Autonomous 
Vehicles: Workshop

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; Public Workshop.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will 
be hosting a virtual workshop on the development of Standards and 
Performance Metrics for On-Road Autonomous Vehicles on March 8-9, 2022. 
During this two-day event, attendees will have an opportunity to 
actively provide feedback in facilitated discussions regarding 
technical focus areas for NIST to develop standards, measurement 
science, and performance metrics for on-road autonomous vehicle 
technology. NIST will release a discussion draft that addresses the 
following technology areas: Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, 
Communication, Perception, Infrastructure, and Safety, prior to the 
workshop. NIST will use stakeholder feedback from the workshop to 
revise the discussion draft.

DATES: The workshop will begin on March 8, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern 
Time, and will adjourn on March 9, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. 
Registration will be open until midnight on March 7, 2022, or until 
registration reaches capacity.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held virtually via webinar. For 
instructions on how to participate in the workshop, please see the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this workshop 
contact: Vinh Nguyen, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute 
of Standards and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 
20899, telephone (301) 975-2455, email autonomousvehicles@nist.gov. 
Please direct media inquiries to NIST's Office of Public Affairs at 
(301) 975-2762.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Registration

    The workshop schedule and registration information are posted 
online at: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2022/03/standards-and-performance-metrics-road-autonomous-vehicles.

Engagement

    Other opportunities to engage in the development of standards and 
performance metrics in autonomous vehicles will be posted on the NIST 
Autonomous Vehicles web page as they become available (https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/nist-and-autonomous-vehicles), and will 
be announced through the NIST Autonomous Vehicles mailing list (https://groups.google.com/a/list.nist.gov/g/autonomousvehicles).

Objectives

    On-road autonomous vehicles are projected to influence key aspects 
of everyday life including transportation, goods delivery, 
manufacturing, public safety, and security. However, autonomous 
vehicles can pose a risk in the event of unexpected system performance. 
Goals of this workshop include the following:
     Solicit stakeholder feedback to identify key areas where 
NIST can develop standards and performance metrics to help advance the 
autonomous vehicle field.
     Foster a multidisciplinary community consisting of 
stakeholders from a variety of disciplines and domains in autonomous 
vehicles.
    During the workshop, attendees will have an opportunity to actively 
provide feedback in facilitated discussions regarding technical focus 
areas for NIST to develop standards, measurement science, and 
performance metrics for on-road autonomous vehicle technology. NIST 
will release a discussion draft that addresses the following technology 
areas: Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Communication, 
Perception, Infrastructure, and Safety, prior to the workshop. NIST 
will then use stakeholder feedback from the panel and breakout sessions 
at the workshop to revise the discussion draft.
    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272(b) & (c).

Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2022-01628 Filed 1-26-22; 8:45 am]
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