A new report released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) examines current Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) and seeks to provide a framework on how these rules can be adapted to reasonably cover autonomous vehicles and seek to address these concerns. The NHTSA proposed to modernize numerous FMVSS and clarify ambiguities in current occupant protection standards for vehicles equipped with automated driving system that are designed without traditional manual controls. The notice of proposed rulemaking is to make changes to safety crash standards intended to protect passengers, proposing that vehicles without passengers cannot and should not be subjected to the same rules. The report also recognizes that test procedures to verify FMVSS compliance for autonomous vehicles will also keep advancing. As the work on more complex standards progresses, the standards designated for near-term research might need to be revisited and potentially updated or characterized differently.
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