On July 7, 2026, the Department of Transportation released its 2026 unified rulemaking agenda. Many of the items on it relate to autonomous driving systems. They signal that the Trump […]
On June 26, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published another proposed rulemaking designed to promote the deployment of autonomous vehicles on public roads. The proposal would amend Federal Motor […]
On May 22, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved the BUILD America 250 Act, a five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill intended to replace the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act […]
On May 1, three members of the D.C. Council introduced a new bill, titled the Autonomous Vehicle Deployment Authorization Amendment Act of 2026, that would create a pathway for the […]
On April 29, 2026, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) took a rare step: It issued a final decision ordering a recall of vehicle equipment—in this case, air bag […]
On April 28, the California Department of Motor Vehicles released the finalized version of the state’s new autonomous vehicle regulations. More than a year in development and shaped by extensive […]
The Chinese government recently took a significant step toward establishing nationwide standards for autonomous vehicles. On April 13, the public comment period closed on the Ministry of Industry and Information […]
A new statute in Washington state allows certain manufacturers of electric vehicles to sell their vehicles directly to consumers, rather than through independent dealers. The law, passed as SB 6354, […]
On March 16, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published two proposed rulemakings designed to ease the path for manufacturing autonomous vehicles and deploying them on public roads. Both proposals […]
In late January, a United Nations regulatory body, the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles (GRVA), approved a Global Technical Regulation on Automated […]