NHTSA Eliminates Requirement Of Manual Driving Controls For Self-Driving Prototypes | Carscoops carscoops
with futuristic interiors treating all people as passengers. The only exception in terms of interior configuration is that children should not be allowed to sit in what was formerly known as the driver’s seat, given that this is not designed to protect them in a crash situation. However, as reported by, “if a child is in that seat, the car will not immediately be required to cease motion”.
“For vehicles designed to be solely operated by an ADS, manually operated driving controls are logically unnecessary,” NHTSA said. Despite the changes, it will still be required byto provide the same levels of safety as conventional manually-driven vehicles, with Steven Cliff, NHTSA Deputy Administrator, adding: “As the driver changes from a person to a machine in ADS-equipped vehicles, the need to keep the humans safe remains the same and must be integrated from the beginning”.
In February, General Motors’ Cruise petitioned National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for permission toFollowing NHTSA’s revision in regulations, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety issued a statement highlighting their concerns.
According to the Advocates, NHTSA’s announcement “does not address the urgent need for minimum performance standards for ADS”. They also describe the information provided by the Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing Initiative as “untrustworthy, underwhelming and unreliable” in terms of the safety and performance of vehicles with ADS. Advocates propose making more ADAS mandatory equipment for every vehicle.
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