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B-334208 Jul 12, 2022 1 (2022-07-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaoniw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-334208 July 12, 2022 The Honorable Maria Cantwell Chairwoman The Honorable Roger F. Wicker Ranking Member Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr. Chairman The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican Leader Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Occupant Protection for Vehicles With Automated Driving Systems Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) entitled Occupant Protection for Vehicles With Automated Driving Systems (RIN: 2127-AM06). We received the rule on April 12, 2022. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on March 30, 2022. 87 Fed. Reg. 18560. The effective date is September 26, 2022.1 According to NHTSA, the final rule amends the occupant protection federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSSs) to account for future vehicles that do not have the traditional manual controls associated with a human driver because they are equipped with Automated Driving Systems (ADS). NHTSA states this final rule makes clear that, despite their innovative designs, vehicles with ADS technology must continue to provide the same high levels of occupant protection that current passenger vehicles provide. According to the agency, the occupant protection standards are currently written for traditionally designed vehicles and use terms such as driver's seat and steering wheel, that are not meaningful to vehicle designs that, for example, lack a steering wheel or other driver controls. NHTSA states that this final rule updates the standards in a manner that clarifies existing terminology while avoiding unnecessary terminology, and, in doing so, resolves ambiguities in applying the standards to 1 This report is delayed because we waited for confirmation of receipt of the rule by both the House and the Senate. The Senate received the rule on April 25, 2022, and the Congressional Record reported this on May 3, 2022. 168 Cong. Rec. S2273 (daily ed. May 3, 2022). The House received the rule on April 26, 2022, but the Congressional Record did not report this fact until June 23, 2022. 168 Cong. Rec. H5876 (daily ed. June 23, 2022).

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