The vehicles must comply with all state and local laws;
Nuro must retain ownership of the vehicles; and
Nuro must provide a hotline for safety concerns.
These terms are similar to terms the agency has imposed on noncompliant AVs that were imported under the 49 CFR Part 591 temporary exemption for research and demonstration purposes.
Granting the Nuro exemption, with the additional conditions, provides a look at how the agency may respond to similar exemption petitions in the future. Due to the low speed and lack of passengers, the burden on Nuro to demonstrate “safety equivalence” is lower than it would be for a vehicle that will carry passengers. Similarly, low-speed vehicles subject to FMVSS 500 are subject to fewer performance requirements than conventional motor vehicles. In comparison, NHTSA has not yet resolved a similar exemption petition by General Motors for a passenger AV based upon the Chevy Bolt, which was submitted to NHTSA in 2018. The greater complexity of pass
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Over the past few years, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the primary regulator of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment and their manufacturers, has been balancing its work of keeping pace with technology innovations against its work on compliance enforcement. As the Biden administration begins to take shape, the priorities of the U.S. Department of Transportation and NHTSA will shift to reflect the regulatory philosophy and priorities of the new administration. This change in administrations offers some particularly interesting differences, as NHTSA spent the entirety of the Trump administration without an administrator. One focus of the Biden administration will likely be changing environmental policies, which almost certainly will lead to another round of changes to the fuel economy standards.
Autonomous Vehicle Industry Faces Inconsistent Guidelines
As autonomous vehicle testing advances without cohesive federal guidelines, companies are operating under inconsistent or nonexistent rules for how and whether a vehicle is monitored and controlled on the road. by Riley Beggin and Kalea Hall, The Detroit News / April 6, 2021 Shutterstock/Zapp2Photo
(TNS) As autonomous vehicle testing advances without cohesive federal guidelines, companies are operating under inconsistent or nonexistent rules for how and whether a vehicle is monitored and controlled on the road.
There are no federal rules requiring companies testing self-driving vehicles on public roads to have the ability to control them remotely. And of the five states where companies most frequently test autonomous vehicles
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GOED Board approves nine companies that will grow skilled labor force
The Nevada Governor s Office of Economic Development Board approved nine companies to get $4.7 million in two years.
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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) â The Nevada Governor s Office of Economic Development Board approved nine companies to get $4.7 million in two years. These companies will create more than 1,300 permanent jobs within the next five years and bring $116 million in capital investment and tax revenue to Nevada over the next 10 years, said Gov. Steve Sisolak. Nevada s return on investment is very high - resulting in job creation, new businesses, and business expansion that will help stimulate our economic recovery.