NHTSA proposes lighting rules for driverless vehicles
The proposal would drop some manual controls and allow optional cyan marker lamps. Comments are due Nov. 26.
NHTSA has proposed new lighting rules for vehicles built to run only on automated driving systems. The agency says the changes would reduce equipment burdens for vehicles built without traditional manual driving controls.
The proposal would remove the need for some manual controls, including physical turn signals. It would also set performance standards for marker lamps that identify an automated vehicle.
Manufacturers could use cyan marker lamps to show that a vehicle is operating without a driver. The lamps would be allowed but not required.
The move follows a recent FMCSA exemption for driverless trucks that use cab-mounted warning beacons while stopped on a highway shoulder.
NHTSA will accept comments through Nov. 26. The docket number is NHTSA-2026-1519.
About 30 comments were on file as of Nov. 2. Some commenters raised concerns about how other drivers may react to driverless vehicles and about LED headlight glare.
Source: Land Line — https://landline.media/dot-clearing-path-for-driverless-vehicles/
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