{"description":"Documents matching 'impaired driving prevention technology' and from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","count":97,"total_pages":5,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bagencies%5D%5B%5D=national-highway-traffic-safety-administration&conditions%5Bterm%5D=impaired+driving+prevention+technology&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Advanced Impaired Driving Prevention Technology","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This document initiates rulemaking that would gather the information necessary to develop performance requirements and require that new passenger motor vehicles be equipped with advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology through a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS). In this document, NHTSA presents its various activities related to preventing drunk and impaired driving and discusses the current state of advanced impaired driving technology. NHTSA also asks many questions to gather the information necessary to develop a notice of proposed rulemaking on advanced drunk and impaired driving technology.","document_number":"2023-27665","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/01/05/2023-27665/advanced-impaired-driving-prevention-technology","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-01-05/pdf/2023-27665.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-27665.pdf?1704375914","publication_date":"2024-01-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"Executive Summary \n II. Introduction \n A. Background Information About <span class=\"match\">Impaired</span> <span class=\"match\">Driving</span> States \n B. Many Different Behavioral Strategies Exist, Yet <span class=\"match\">Impaired</span> <span class=\"match\">Driving</span> Persists \n C. NHTSA's Authority \n III. Advanced Drunk and <span class=\"match\">Impaired</span> <span class=\"match\">Driving</span> <span class=\"match\">Prevention</span> Safety Problem \n A. Drunk <span class=\"match\">Driving</span> \n B. Distracted <span class=\"match\">Driving</span> \n C. Drowsy <span class=\"match\">Driving</span> \n IV. Overview of Current Efforts To Address Drunk and <span class=\"match\">Impaired</span> <span class=\"match\">Driving</span> \n A. State and Federal Behavioral <span class=\"match\">Prevention</span> Activities \n 1. Deterrence \n 2. <span class=\"match\">Prevention</span> \n 3. Communications Campaigns \n 4. Alcohol and Drug Treatment, Monitoring"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Advanced Drunk Driving Prevention Technology Telltale Development","type":"Notice","abstract":"NHTSA invites public comments about our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new information collection. Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from OMB. Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit public comment on proposed collections of information, including extensions and reinstatement of previously approved collections. This document describes a collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval on the development and evaluation of an advanced drunk driving prevention technology telltale.","document_number":"2025-22762","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/15/2025-22762/agency-information-collection-activities-notice-and-request-for-comment-advanced-drunk-driving","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-15/pdf/2025-22762.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22762.pdf?1765547116","publication_date":"2025-12-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"requirements before continuing with Study 1B sober visit procedures.\n \n \n (9) \n Combined <span class=\"match\">Driving</span> Questionnaire—Study 1B &amp; Study 2 (NHTSA Form 2083): \n This form is necessary for obtaining demographic information (\n e.g., \n age, sex, race/ethnicity, household income, employment status, education, <span class=\"match\">driving</span> experience and comfort, licensure, history of crashes) and gathering opinions and <span class=\"match\">driving</span> behaviors related to alcohol and <span class=\"match\">driving</span>. Prior experience with alcohol and <span class=\"match\">driving</span> could influence telltale comprehension and acceptance. This form is administered"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Advanced Drunk Driving Prevention Technology Telltale Development","type":"Notice","abstract":"In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. This document describes a new collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval on the development and evaluation of an advanced drunk driving prevention technology telltale. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on December 15, 2025. NHTSA received ten comments. While process improvements are planned in response to the comments, there were no changes to the design of the information collection that affects the burden calculation.","document_number":"2026-15189","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/28/2026-15189/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-28/pdf/2026-15189.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-15189.pdf?1785156316","publication_date":"2026-07-28","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"ensuring that research aligns with the real-world deployment of <span class=\"match\">impaired</span> <span class=\"match\">driving</span> <span class=\"match\">prevention</span> <span class=\"match\">technologies</span>. Auto manufacturers possess extensive expertise with respect to human factors, \n \n telltales, and <span class=\"match\">impairment</span> detection <span class=\"match\">technologies</span>. To ensure the proposed telltale symbols reflect current technological capabilities, this project will include active collaboration with international standards bodies. Furthermore, the project team will leverage a gap analysis of existing industry <span class=\"match\">technologies</span> and regulations (such as FMVSS 101) to ensure that the novel"},{"title":"Highway Safety Program Guidelines","type":"Notice","abstract":"This notice revises four of the existing highway safety uniform guidelines to better reflect NHTSA's commitment to promoting highway safety programs that are based on traffic safety data. The revisions will also align these guidelines with a recent Executive order. The guidelines are Guideline No. 7: Judicial and Court Services; Guideline No. 8: Impaired Driving; Guideline No. 12: Prosecutor Training; Guideline No. 20: Occupant Protection.","document_number":"2025-09990","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/03/2025-09990/highway-safety-program-guidelines","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-03/pdf/2025-09990.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-09990.pdf?1748868312","publication_date":"2025-06-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"for effectiveness. Adequate resources should be devoted to the problem and costs should be borne, to the extent possible, by <span class=\"match\">impaired</span> drivers. Each \n \n State should include the following as part of its <span class=\"match\">impaired</span> <span class=\"match\">driving</span> program:\n \n \n • \n Task Forces or Commissions: \n Convene <span class=\"match\">Driving</span> While <span class=\"match\">Impaired</span> (DWI) task forces or commissions to foster leadership, commitment, and coordination among all parties interested in <span class=\"match\">impaired</span> <span class=\"match\">driving</span> issues, including both traditional and non-traditional parties, such as highway safety enforcement, criminal justice, driver"},{"title":"ADS-Equipped Vehicle Safety, Transparency, and Evaluation Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This document proposes a voluntary framework for the evaluation and oversight of motor vehicles equipped with automated driving systems (ADS). The ADS-equipped Vehicle Safety, Transparency, and Evaluation Program (AV STEP) would establish a national program for ADS-equipped vehicles that operate or may operate on public roads in the United States under NHTSA's oversight with the goal of improving public transparency related to the safety of certain ADS-equipped vehicles, while allowing for responsible development of this technology. This proposal includes procedures for application, participation, public reporting, and program administration. It identifies content requirements for applications, including independent assessments of ADS safety processes, such as the safety cases used and conformance to industry standards. These application requirements will inform NHTSA's decisions on terms and conditions for participation. The proposal also contains reporting requirements for participants, including periodic and event-triggered reporting.","document_number":"2024-30854","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/15/2024-30854/ads-equipped-vehicle-safety-transparency-and-evaluation-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-15/pdf/2024-30854.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30854.pdf?1736862320","publication_date":"2025-01-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"as partial <span class=\"match\">driving</span> automation systems.\n 5 \n \n For these features, the human driver remains responsible for supervising the system and must stay engaged and attentive.\n \n \n \n 5 \n  Partial <span class=\"match\">driving</span> automation systems are described by SAE International (SAE) as executing “both the lateral and longitudinal vehicle motion control subtasks of the [dynamic <span class=\"match\">driving</span> task] with the expectation that the driver . . . supervises the <span class=\"match\">driving</span> automation system.” SAE International, “J3016 APR2021: Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms Related to <span class=\"match\">Driving</span> Automation"},{"title":"New Car Assessment Program Final Decision Notice-Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and Roadmap","type":"Notice","abstract":"This final decision notice adds four new advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) technologies--blind spot warning (BSW), blind spot intervention (BSI), lane keeping assist (LKA), and pedestrian automatic emergency braking (PAEB)--to the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) and enhances the performance evaluation of ADAS technologies currently in NCAP. The notice also finalizes a 10-year roadmap for updating NCAP through multiple phases for the period 2024 through 2033. This notice responds in part to the provisions in section 24213 of the Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act.","document_number":"2024-27447","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/03/2024-27447/new-car-assessment-program-final-decision-notice-advanced-driver-assistance-systems-and-roadmap","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-03/pdf/2024-27447.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-27447.pdf?1733147118","publication_date":"2024-12-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"following sections discuss in detail: (1) NHTSA's proposal for each <span class=\"match\">technology</span>, (2) the Agency's response to the comments received to the questions posed, and (3) final decisions on the proposed changes to NCAP specific to the <span class=\"match\">technology</span>. \n IV. Updating Forward Collision <span class=\"match\">Prevention</span> <span class=\"match\">Technologies</span> \n \n NHTSA is updating assessments for FCW and AEB <span class=\"match\">technologies</span> (\n i.e., \n CIB and DBS) in NCAP's crash avoidance program. As discussed in NHTSA's March 2022 RFC notice, these <span class=\"match\">technologies</span>, designed to address forward collisions (rear-end crashes), have the"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Examining the Effectiveness of Lane Departure Warning and Lane Keep Assist Advanced Driver Assistance Systems for Improving Driver Response","type":"Notice","abstract":"NHTSA invites public comments about our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new information collection. Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from OMB. Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit public comment on proposed collections of information, including extensions and reinstatement of previously approved collections. This document describes a collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval titled \"Examining the Effectiveness of Lateral Control Warnings (ADAS) for Improving Driver Response\".","document_number":"2024-19625","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/03/2024-19625/agency-information-collection-activities-notice-and-request-for-comment-examining-the-effectiveness","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-09-03/pdf/2024-19625.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-19625.pdf?1725021920","publication_date":"2024-09-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"controlled <span class=\"match\">driving</span> tests on the Virginia Smart Roads facilities with one of the test vehicles. Each series of controlled <span class=\"match\">driving</span> tests on the Smart Roads will last about 2 hours and will be preceded by a 15-minute familiarization with the vehicle, followed by a 30-minute post-<span class=\"match\">driving</span> questionnaire and debriefing session. The drivers who complete the first session will return a different day for a second <span class=\"match\">driving</span> session in which they will be instructed to drive a prescribed route on public roads in Southwest Virginia. This second <span class=\"match\">driving</span> session will"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Examining Distraction and Driver Monitoring Systems To Improve Driver Safety","type":"Notice","abstract":"In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. This document describes a new collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval titled Examining Distraction and Driver Monitoring Systems to Improve Driver Safety. A Federal Register Notice with a 60- day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on July 14, 2023. Four comments were received during the comment period. This 30-day notice includes a summary of those comments, responses to the comments (no changes to the study are expected as a result of the comments), and an update to the estimated burden hours from the 60-day notice.","document_number":"2024-09776","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/06/2024-09776/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-06/pdf/2024-09776.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-09776.pdf?1714740329","publication_date":"2024-05-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"drivers about their age, sex, driver license status, sleep and <span class=\"match\">driving</span> habits, and general health history to determine eligibility for the study. Those interested in participating will be asked about their ability to adhere to various requirements of the protocol (\n e.g., \n abstain from caffeine) and availability for a study appointment. Those who participate in the study will come to the University of Iowa <span class=\"match\">Driving</span> Safety Research Institute (DSRI), home of the National Advanced <span class=\"match\">Driving</span> Simulator (NADS). Both tracks involve a consent process, breath"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety Field Operational Test","type":"Notice","abstract":"In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. This document describes the collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval to allow NHTSA to continue to conduct research on the development of a driver alcohol detection system. NHTSA is seeking an extension of the information collection, titled \"Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety Field Operational Test\" (OMB Control Number 2127-0734), which is currently approved through March 31, 2022. The extension is necessary to complete data collection that was delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions. The burden hour and cost calculations have been adjusted to reflect only the remaining data collection, adjustments for recruitment based on current experience, and adjustments in participation based on current experience. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on December 30, 2021. One comment was received in response to this notice.","document_number":"2022-05418","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/03/15/2022-05418/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-03-15/pdf/2022-05418.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-05418.pdf?1647261954","publication_date":"2022-03-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"December 30, 2021 (89 FR 74427).\n \n \n NHTSA received one comment in response to this notice. Mothers Against Drunk <span class=\"match\">Driving</span> (MADD) “supports NHTSA's request for an extension of the information collection.” They further urge action to help meet the deadline mandated in the advanced <span class=\"match\">technology</span> provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act calling for the Agency to mandate that drunk and <span class=\"match\">impaired</span> <span class=\"match\">driving</span> <span class=\"match\">prevention</span> <span class=\"match\">technology</span> become standard equipment in all new passenger motor vehicles. MADD recognizes the timing of completion of NHTSA efforts"},{"title":"Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; FMVSS No. 305a Electric-Powered Vehicles: Electric Powertrain Integrity Global Technical Regulation No. 20 Incorporation by Reference","type":"Rule","abstract":"Consistent with a Global Technical Regulation on electric vehicle safety, NHTSA is establishing Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 305a to replace FMVSS No. 305, \"Electric-powered vehicles: Electrolyte spillage and electrical shock protection.\" Among other improvements, FMVSS No. 305a applies to light and heavy vehicles and includes performance requirements for the propulsion battery. NHTSA is also establishing a new regulation, part 561, \"Documentation for Electric-powered Vehicles,\" that requires manufacturers to compile risk mitigation documentation and to submit standardized emergency response information to assist first and second responders handling electric vehicles.","document_number":"2024-28707","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/20/2024-28707/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-fmvss-no-305a-electric-powered-vehicles-electric-powertrain","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-20/pdf/2024-28707.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-28707.pdf?1734615913","publication_date":"2024-12-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"hours. Prevost and EMA opposed the <span class=\"match\">driving</span> through standing water test for heavy vehicles. Prevost said, “Since NHTSA suggests improving vehicle washing test by adding the underside of the vehicle to the scope of the test, the <span class=\"match\">driving</span> through standing water tests does not seem to add value to the safety of the vehicle, as the washing test with the underbody included will be a harsher requirement than <span class=\"match\">driving</span> through 10cm of water at 20kph . . . Since facilities providing the infrastructures to perform the <span class=\"match\">driving</span> through standing water test will be"},{"title":"Event Data Recorders","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule amends regulations regarding event data recorders (EDRs) to extend the EDR recording period for timed data metrics from 5 seconds of pre-crash data at a frequency of 2 Hz to 20 seconds of pre-crash data at a frequency of 10 Hz. This final rule responds to the mandate of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) to establish the appropriate recording period in NHTSA's EDR regulation.","document_number":"2024-29862","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/18/2024-29862/event-data-recorders","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-18/pdf/2024-29862.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29862.pdf?1734443149","publication_date":"2024-12-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"survey. No. DOT HS 812 115. 2015.\n \n \n \n \n 30 \n  Dingus, Thomas A., et al. “Driver crash risk factors and prevalence evaluation using naturalistic <span class=\"match\">driving</span> data.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113.10 (2016): 2636-2641.\n \n \n \n \n 31 \n  Khattak, Asad J., et al. “A taxonomy of <span class=\"match\">driving</span> errors and violations: Evidence from the naturalistic <span class=\"match\">driving</span> study.” Accident Analysis &amp; <span class=\"match\">Prevention</span> 151 (2021): 105873.\n \n \n In response to SAE's critique that speed, braking, and steering were studied exclusive to each other in Phase 1 of the EDR"},{"title":"Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection, Seat Belt Reminder Systems, Controls and Displays","type":"Rule","abstract":"This document amends Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, \"Occupant crash protection,\" to require a seat belt use warning system for rear seats. The rule also updates and enhances the current seat belt warning requirements for the driver's seat belt and extends these requirements to the front outboard passenger seat. The final rule applies (with some exceptions) to passenger cars, trucks, most buses, and multipurpose passenger vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or less. This document also makes related amendments to FMVSS No. 101, \"Controls and displays.\"","document_number":"2024-30340","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/03/2024-30340/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-occupant-crash-protection-seat-belt-reminder-systems-controls","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-03/pdf/2024-30340.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30340.pdf?1735825509","publication_date":"2025-01-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"g., \n 68 FR 46262 (Aug. 5, 2003). See \n also \n Buckling Up: <span class=\"match\">Technologies</span> to Increase Seat Belt Use. Special Report 278 at 18, Committee for the Safety Belt <span class=\"match\">Technology</span> Study, Transportation Research Board of The National Academies (2003).\n \n \n \n \n 7 \n  Charles J. Kahane, Lives Saved by Vehicle Safety <span class=\"match\">Technologies</span> and Associated Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, 1960 to 2012—Passenger Cars and LTVs—With Reviews of 26 FMVSS and the Effectiveness of Their Associated Safety <span class=\"match\">Technologies</span> in Reducing Fatalities, Injuries, and Crashes. 89 DOT HS 812"},{"title":"Request for Comments on Barriers and Solutions for Submitting Toxicology Data to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System Pursuant to Recommendations for Toxicological Investigation of Drug-Impaired Driving and Motor Vehicle Fatalities","type":"Notice","abstract":"Section 25025 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act requires NHTSA to submit a report to Congress that, in accordance with recommendations made in Recommendations for Toxicological Investigations of Drug-Impaired Driving and Motor Vehicle Fatalities-- 2021 Update, (1) \"identifies any barriers the States encounter in submitting alcohol and drug toxicology results to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System;\" and (2) \"provides recommendations on how to address the barriers identified\" pursuant to providing the data described in the above recommendations for toxicological investigations. This notice requests public comments on any barriers that States may encounter that would affect their ability to provide the toxicological data described in the 2021 Update of the Recommendations document to FARS, as well as recommendations to address those barriers identified.","document_number":"2022-08776","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/04/25/2022-08776/request-for-comments-on-barriers-and-solutions-for-submitting-toxicology-data-to-the-fatality","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-04-25/pdf/2022-08776.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-08776.pdf?1650631531","publication_date":"2022-04-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"adequate data to determine the scope and magnitude of the drug <span class=\"match\">impaired</span> <span class=\"match\">driving</span> problem presents a major challenge in addressing the issue of drug-<span class=\"match\">impaired</span> <span class=\"match\">driving</span>.\n xi xvi \n Estimates show that comprehensive societal costs for alcohol-<span class=\"match\">impaired</span> <span class=\"match\">driving</span> were approximately $194 billion in 2010; \n xvii \n however, the data required for conducting similar analyses for the comprehensive societal costs of drug-<span class=\"match\">impaired</span> <span class=\"match\">driving</span> are lacking. The data currently available on drug-<span class=\"match\">impaired</span> <span class=\"match\">driving</span> and motor vehicle crashes have many shortcomings.\n xviii \n These"},{"title":"Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; FMVSS No. 305a Electric-Powered Vehicles: Electric Powertrain Integrity Global Technical Regulation No. 20, Incorporation by Reference","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"Consistent with a Global Technical Regulation on electric vehicle safety, NHTSA proposes to establish Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 305a to replace FMVSS No. 305, \"Electric- powered vehicles: Electrolyte spillage and electrical shock protection.\" Among other improvements, FMVSS No. 305a would apply to light and heavy vehicles and would have performance and risk mitigation requirements for the propulsion battery. Relating to a National Transportation Safety Board recommendation, FMVSS No. 305a would also require manufacturers to submit standardized emergency response information for inclusion on NHTSA's website that would assist first and second responders handling electric vehicles.","document_number":"2024-07646","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/15/2024-07646/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-fmvss-no-305a-electric-powered-vehicles-electric-powertrain","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-15/pdf/2024-07646.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-07646.pdf?1712925914","publication_date":"2024-04-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"Indicator of active <span class=\"match\">driving</span> possible mode. \n At least a momentary indication shall be given to the driver each time the vehicle is first placed in active <span class=\"match\">driving</span> possible mode after manual activation of the propulsion system. This requirement does not apply under conditions where an internal combustion engine directly or indirectly provides the vehicle's propulsion power when the vehicle is first placed in the active <span class=\"match\">driving</span> possible mode after manual activation of the propulsion system.\n \n \n S6.6.2 \n Indicator of active <span class=\"match\">driving</span> possible mode when"},{"title":"Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: Automatic Emergency Braking Systems for Light Vehicles","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This NPRM proposes to adopt a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard to require automatic emergency braking (AEB), including pedestrian AEB (PAEB), systems on light vehicles. An AEB system uses various sensor technologies and sub-systems that work together to detect when the vehicle is in a crash imminent situation, to automatically apply the vehicle brakes if the driver has not done so, or to apply more braking force to supplement the driver's braking. The AEB system proposed in this NPRM would detect and react to an imminent crash with a lead vehicle or pedestrian. This NPRM promotes NHTSA's goal to equip vehicles with AEB and PAEB, and advances DOT's January 2022 National Roadway Safety Strategy that identified requiring AEB, including PAEB technologies, on new passenger vehicles as a key Departmental action to enable safer vehicles. This NPRM also responds to a mandate under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law directing the Department to promulgate a rule to require that all passenger vehicles be equipped with an AEB system.","document_number":"2023-11863","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/06/13/2023-11863/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-automatic-emergency-braking-systems-for-light-vehicles","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-06-13/pdf/2023-11863.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-11863.pdf?1686573919","publication_date":"2023-06-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"by 27 percent.\n \n \n \n 39 \n  ADAS <span class=\"match\">technologies</span> use advanced <span class=\"match\">technologies</span> to assist drivers in avoiding a crash. NCAP currently recommends four kinds of ADAS <span class=\"match\">technologies</span> to prospective vehicle purchasers—forward collision warning, lane departure warning, crash imminent braking, and dynamic brake support (the latter two are considered AEB). \n https://www.nhtsa.gov/equipment/driver-assistance-<span class=\"match\">technologies</span>. \n In a March 2, 2022 request for comments notice, \n infra, \n NHTSA proposed to add four more ADAS <span class=\"match\">technologies</span> to NCAP.\n \n \n \n \n 40 \n  Cicchino"},{"title":"Heavy Vehicle Automatic Emergency Braking; AEB Test Devices","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This NPRM proposes to adopt a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) to require automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems on heavy vehicles, i.e., vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds). This notice also proposes to amend FMVSS No. 136 to require nearly all heavy vehicles to have an electronic stability control system that meets the equipment requirements, general system operational capability requirements, and malfunction detection requirements of FMVSS No. 136. An AEB system uses multiple sensor technologies and sub-systems that work together to sense when the vehicle is in a crash imminent situation and automatically applies the vehicle brakes if the driver has not done so or automatically applies more braking force to supplement the driver's applied braking. This NPRM follows NHTSA's 2015 grant of a petition for rulemaking from the Truck Safety Coalition, the Center for Auto Safety, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety and Road Safe America, requesting that NHTSA establish a safety standard to require AEB on certain heavy vehicles. This NPRM also responds to a mandate under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, as enacted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, directing the Department to prescribe an FMVSS that requires heavy commercial vehicles with FMVSS-required electronic stability control systems to be equipped with an AEB system, and also promotes DOT's January 2022 National Roadway Safety Strategy to initiate a rulemaking to require AEB on heavy trucks. This NPRM also proposes Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations requiring the electronic stability control and AEB systems to be on during vehicle operation.","document_number":"2023-13622","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/07/06/2023-13622/heavy-vehicle-automatic-emergency-braking-aeb-test-devices","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-07-06/pdf/2023-13622.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-13622.pdf?1688561115","publication_date":"2023-07-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"},{"raw_name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","id":181,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/181","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"Description of <span class=\"match\">Technologies</span> \n \n For the convenience of readers, this section describes various <span class=\"match\">technologies</span> of an AEB system. An AEB system employs multiple sensor <span class=\"match\">technologies</span> and sub-systems that work together to sense a crash imminent scenario and, where applicable, automatically apply the vehicle brakes to avoid or mitigate a crash. Current systems utilize radar- and camera-based sensors. AEB has been implemented in vehicles having electronic stability control <span class=\"match\">technology</span>, which itself leverages antilock braking system <span class=\"match\">technologies</span>. It also builds"},{"title":"Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Anti-Ejection Glazing for Bus Portals; Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule establishes Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 217a, \"Anti-ejection glazing for bus portals; Mandatory applicability beginning October 30, 2027,\" to drive the installation of advanced glazing in over-the-road buses (motorcoaches) and other large buses to reduce passenger and driver ejections. This final rule, issued pursuant to the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), specifies impactor tests of the glazing material of side and roof windows. The impactor and impact speed simulate the loading from an average size unrestrained adult male impacting a window on the opposite side of a large bus in a rollover.","document_number":"2024-24462","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/30/2024-24462/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-anti-ejection-glazing-for-bus-portals-bus-emergency-exits-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-30/pdf/2024-24462.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-24462.pdf?1730205920","publication_date":"2024-10-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":" 0 \n \n \n Intercity Bus \n 117 \n 96 \n 213 \n \n \n Other Bus \n 46 \n 13 \n 59 \n \n \n Unknown Bus \n 8 \n 3 \n 11 \n \n \n Other Means of Injury <span class=\"match\">Prevention</span> \n In Greyhound's comment, it urged the agency to consider alternative <span class=\"match\">technologies</span> to prevent passenger ejection and reduce injuries. Greyhound suggested that the advanced glazing will not prevent fatalities due to ejection. Greyhound suggested that there are “other <span class=\"match\">technologies</span>, including those in use in the automotive and trucking industries, which may have a higher likelihood of retaining passengers in the"},{"title":"Czinger Vehicles-Grant of Petition for Temporary Exemption From Certain Requirements of FMVSS No. 205, Glazing Materials","type":"Notice","abstract":"This notice grants the petition of Czinger Vehicles (Czinger) for a temporary exemption from windshield abrasion resistance requirements in Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) No. 205, Glazing materials. The basis for the exemption is that compliance with these requirements would cause substantial economic hardship to a low volume manufacturer that has tried in good faith to comply with the standard. This action follows our publication in the Federal Register of a document announcing receipt of Czinger's petition and soliciting public comments. We received no comments on the petition.","document_number":"2023-11453","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/05/31/2023-11453/czinger-vehicles-grant-of-petition-for-temporary-exemption-from-certain-requirements-of-fmvss-no-205","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-05-31/pdf/2023-11453.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-11453.pdf?1685450725","publication_date":"2023-05-31","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"petitioner's U.S. work force.”\n \n \n \n 6. The 21C's innovative <span class=\"match\">technology</span> is a benefit to the public.\n 70 \n \n \n \n \n 70 \n  \n Id \n at page 12.\n \n \n \n In support of this assertion, Czinger states that the 21C offers very significant public interest benefits—the use of Additive Manufacturing <span class=\"match\">technology</span>, weight-saving <span class=\"match\">technology</span>, advanced hybrid drivetrain <span class=\"match\">technology</span>, and innovative crash protection <span class=\"match\">technology</span>.\n 71 \n \n Czinger states that granting its requested exemption would expedite bringing these <span class=\"match\">technologies</span> to the U.S. market.\n 72 \n \n \n \n \n 71 \n  \n Id. \n \n"},{"title":"Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant Programs","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule makes changes and clarifications to the revised uniform procedures implementing State highway safety grant programs in response to comments received on the notice of proposed rulemaking published September 15, 2022.","document_number":"2023-01819","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/02/06/2023-01819/uniform-procedures-for-state-highway-safety-grant-programs","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-02-06/pdf/2023-01819.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-01819.pdf?1675431919","publication_date":"2023-02-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"resets the distracted <span class=\"match\">driving</span> incentive grant program by significantly amending the statutory compliance criteria. The statute establishes two types of distracted <span class=\"match\">driving</span> grants—distracted <span class=\"match\">driving</span> awareness on the driver's license examination and distracted <span class=\"match\">driving</span> laws. A State may qualify for both types of distracted <span class=\"match\">driving</span> grants. As proposed in the NPRM, a State may qualify for a distracted <span class=\"match\">driving</span> law with four different types of laws: (1) prohibition on texting while <span class=\"match\">driving</span>; (2) prohibition on handheld phone use while <span class=\"match\">driving</span>; (3) prohibition"},{"title":"Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment, Adaptive Driving Beam Headlamps","type":"Rule","abstract":"This document amends NHTSA's lighting standard to permit the certification of adaptive driving beam (ADB) headlamps. ADB headlamps utilize technology that actively modifies a vehicle's headlamp beams to provide more illumination while not glaring other vehicles. The requirements adopted today are intended to amend the lighting standard to permit this technology and establish performance requirements for these systems to ensure that they operate safely. ADB has the potential to reduce the risk of crashes by increasing visibility without increasing glare. The agency initiated this rulemaking in response to a petition for rulemaking from Toyota Motor North America, Inc.","document_number":"2022-02451","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/02/22/2022-02451/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-lamps-reflective-devices-and-associated-equipment-adaptive","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-02-22/pdf/2022-02451.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-02451.pdf?1645191920","publication_date":"2022-02-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"Safety (49 U.S.C. 30101 \n et seq. \n ).\n \n Glare, Visibility, and Adaptive <span class=\"match\">Driving</span> Beam <span class=\"match\">Technology</span> \n Adaptive <span class=\"match\">driving</span> beam headlamps utilize <span class=\"match\">technology</span> that actively modifies the headlamp beams to provide more illumination while not glaring other vehicles. The requirements adopted today are intended to amend FMVSS No. 108 to permit this <span class=\"match\">technology</span> and ensure that it operates safely. \n \n Vehicle headlamps must satisfy two different safety needs: Visibility and glare <span class=\"match\">prevention</span>. The primary function of headlamps is to provide forward visibility for drivers"}]}