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NHTSA is granting Zoox's application on the basis that compliance with these requirements would prevent Zoox from selling, or otherwise commercially deploying, a motor vehicle with an overall safety level at least equal to the overall safety level of a vehicle that complies with all applicable FMVSS. NHTSA grants Zoox an exemption subject to certain specified terms and conditions, including the application of an enhanced oversight condition. Under this condition, NHTSA will issue Operational Authorizations that may update and expand as Zoox's ADS technology matures.","action":"Notice of grant of application for temporary exemption from portions of eight Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS).","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"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2026/07/31/2026-15485.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"91 FR 48494","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"NHTSA grants Zoox's exemption effective from July 31, 2026 through July 31, 2028.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. NHTSA-2025-0523"],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"2026-01-28 Appendix C - 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