“This is a new and exciting opportunity for all of us,” Ann Carlson, the acting administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, told an audience of industry executives, transportation officials and academics gathered at the Automated Road Transportation Symposium.
She said NHTSA expects to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking on AV STEP this fall.
While the exact number of vehicles allowed remains to be determined, industry experts expect it to be substantially more than the 2,500-vehicle maximum currently permitted through a process that allows companies to request an exemption from federal motor-vehicle safety standards.
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