FederalAutomatedVehiclesPolicyAcceleratingtheNextRevolutionInRoadwaySafetySeptember20161TABLEOFCONTENTSIntroductoryMessage...............................................................................................................................3ExecutiveSummary....................................................................................................................................5I.VehiclePerformanceGuidanceforAutomatedVehicles.........................................11II.ModelStatePolicy.................................................................................................................37III.NHTSA’sCurrentRegulatoryTools.................................................................................48IV.ModernRegulatoryTools...................................................................................................68Glossary.........................................................................................................................................................83AppendixI:NHTSA’sCurrentRegulatoryTools.............................................................................87AppendixII:RegulatoryToolsUsedbyFAA.....................................................................................95AppendixIII:NextSteps..........................................................................................................................99Notes...............................................................................................................................................103FederalAutomatedVehiclesPolicyFederalAutomatedVehiclesPolicy23INTRODUCTORYMESSAGESECRETARYANTHONYR.FOXXU.S.DEPARTMENTOFTRANSPORTATIONTechnologyintransportationisnotnew.Infact,theairplane,theautomobile,thetrainandthehorse-drawncarriageallintroducednewopportunitiesandnewcomplicationstothesafemovementofpeopleandgoods.Asthedigitaleraincreasinglyreachesdeeperintotransportation,ourtaskattheU.S.DepartmentofTransportationisnotonlytokee...
