2127-AM06 202010 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2127 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Occupant Protection for Automated Driving Systems

This action proposes to amend crashworthiness regulations that may be necessary to facilitate the certification of motor vehicles equipped without driver controls. The agency published a Federal Register notice on January 18, 2018 requesting comment on existing regulatory barriers that may block the introduction and certification of ADS-equipped vehicles, particularly those without human controls. In response to comments received from the January notice, the agency initiated this NPRM to begin the rulemaking process. NHTSA will consider comments received from this notice, agency research, stakeholder engagement, and internal agency analysis to remove crashworthiness-related regulatory barriers.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 49 CFR 571 delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 No NPRM 03/30/2020 85 FR 17624 NPRM Comment Period End 05/29/2020 Final Rule 04/00/2021 No No None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No Louis Molino Chief, Light Duty Vehicle Division 2127 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA 202 366-1833 202 366-4329 louis.molino@dot.gov Office of Crashworthiness Standards, NVS-112, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington DC 20590