USDOT Releases New Guidance for Vehicles With Automated Driving Systems

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September 15th, 2017

The U.S. Department of Transportation and its National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued new voluntary guidance about developing vehicles using automated driving systems, in what was widely reported to be a more industry-friendly version than guidance last year by the Obama administration.

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said the latest guidance, dubbed 2.0, “supports further development of this important new technology, which has the potential to change the way we travel and how we deliver goods and services. The safe deployment of automated vehicle technologies means we can look forward to a future with fewer traffic fatalities and increased mobility for all Americans.”