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Autonomous Vehicles

Category: Subject
Description: Information on self-driving cars and vehicle driving aids.
Page Sections: Bibliography · Documents · Article Index

Bibliography

Title & SubtitleDetails

Autonomous

Year & Type: 2018 Fiction
Author: Andy Marino
Publisher: Freeform Books
Dimensions: 5.875" x 8.5" hardcover w/jacket
Content: 361 pages
ISBN: 978-148477390-1
Subject: Autonomous Vehicles
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Driven

The Race to Create the Autonomous Car
Year & Type: 2021 Nonfiction
Author: Alex Davies
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Dimensions: 6.375" x 9.25" hardcover w/jacket
Content: 291 pages w/black & white photo section
ISBN: 978-1-5011-9943-1
Subject: Autonomous Vehicles
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Documents

DateDocumentDetails
20 November 2019
hearing date
Highly Automated Vehicles: Federal Perspectives on the Deployment of Safety Technology
Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Hearing Transcript ( PDF) 20.1MB · 171 pages
Publisher: United States Senate
2 February 2022
hearing date
The Road Ahead for Automated Vehicles
Remote Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Hearing Transcript ( PDF) 9.2MB · 217 pages
Publisher: U.S. House of Representatives
13 September 2023
hearing date
The Future of Automated Commercial Motor Vehicles: Impacts on Society, the Supply Chain, and U.S. Economic Leadership
Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Hearing Transcript ( PDF) 2.9MB · 147 pages
Publisher: U.S. House of Representatives


Article Index

DateArticleDetails
30 September 2021Agency 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 2021Parts 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 2021Agency 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 2022Agency 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 2022New 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 2022Occupant 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 2022Request 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 2022Agency 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 2022FY 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 2022Agency 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 2023Certain 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 2023Safe 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 2023Parts 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 2023Parts 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 2023Agency 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 2023Ford 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 2023Agency 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 2023Agency 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 2023Waymo 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 2023Agency 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 2023Agency 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 2023Agency 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
12 December 2023Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Human Interaction With Driving Automation Systems
NHTSA has proposed to perform research involving the collection of information from the public as part of a multi-year effort to learn about how humans interact with driving automation systems.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Cem Hatipoglu
8 March 2024Agency Information Collection Activities; Approval of a New Information Collection Request: 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
11 June 2024Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Human Interaction With Driving Automation Systems
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proposed to perform research involving the collection of information from the public as part of a multi-year effort to learn about how humans interact with driving automation systems.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Cem Hatipoglu




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