The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a notice inviting public comments on proposed revisions to the information collection process associated with the "Automated Driving Systems 2.0: A Vision for Safety." This proposal seeks to extend and revise the currently approved collection, which helps entities demonstrate their safety practices concerning automated driving systems (ADS) through Voluntary Safety Self-Assessments (VSSA). NHTSA plans to keep the current framework, which allows entities flexibility in how they communicate safety information, without requiring changes to the existing information collection structure. They estimate approximately 2,400 total annual burden hours for four responses from entities developing and deploying ADS technology.
Simple Explanation
The government is asking people to share ideas about how self-driving cars can be safe and wants companies to keep telling everyone how they make sure their cars are safe, but they don’t have to if they don’t want to.