EFS Consulting
01/20/2021

Framework for Automated Driving System Safety

NHTSA is requesting comments on the development of a framework for Automated Driving System (ADS) safety. 

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in USA is requesting comments on the development of a framework for Automated Driving System (ADS) safety. The framework’s aim is to define, assess, and manage the safety of ADS performance while ensuring the flexibility needed to enable further innovation. 

The Agency is seeking to draw upon existing Federal and non-Federal foundational efforts and tools in structuring the framework as ADS continue to develop.  It seeks specific feedback on key components that can meet the need for motor vehicle safety while enabling innovative designs, in a manner consistent with agency authorities. 

In the request for comments, NHTSA asks several open questions, such as: 

  • How could the Agency best assess whether each manufacturer had adequately demonstrated the extent of its ADS’ ability to meet each prioritized element of safety? 
  • What types and quanta of evidence would be necessary for reliable demonstrations of the level of performance achieved for the core elements of ADS safety performance? 
  • Which safety standards would be considered the most effective as improving safety and consumer confidence and should therefore be given priority over other possible standards? 
  • What are the pros and cons of incorporating the elements of the framework in new FMVSS or alternative compliance pathways? 
  • What additional research would best support the creation of a safety framework? 

Written comments are due no later than February 1, 2021. 

The full text of the request for comments can be accessed: here. 

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