Notice2026-02503
NHTSA Automated Vehicle Safety Public Meeting: March 2026
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February 9, 2026
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Transportation DepartmentNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Abstract
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will hold a public meeting on March 10, 2026. The event will provide updates and insights into ongoing vehicle automation activities across NHTSA. The meeting will be held in-person and will feature keynote addresses from the DOT leadership and industry executive panel discussions on key Automated Driving Systems (ADS) topics in the morning. The second portion of the meeting will build upon the ADS workshop held November 20, 2025. NHTSA gleaned valuable information from stakeholders on various topics. In this subsequent meeting, NHTSA intends to gather specific input on potential actions, including potential future guidance to the safe domestic development, testing and deployment of ADS equipped vehicles. NHTSA intends to utilize stakeholder input to better inform the agency's upcoming activities. The event will not be live streamed.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 26 (Monday, February 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5801-5802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02503]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2026-0265]
NHTSA Automated Vehicle Safety Public Meeting: March 2026
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
will hold a public meeting on March 10, 2026. The event will provide
updates and insights into ongoing vehicle automation activities across
NHTSA. The meeting will be held in-person and will feature keynote
addresses from the DOT leadership and industry executive panel
discussions on key Automated Driving Systems (ADS) topics in the
morning. The second portion of the meeting will build upon the ADS
workshop held November 20, 2025. NHTSA gleaned valuable information
from stakeholders on various topics. In this subsequent meeting, NHTSA
intends to gather specific input on potential actions, including
potential future guidance to the safe domestic
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development, testing and deployment of ADS equipped vehicles. NHTSA
intends to utilize stakeholder input to better inform the agency's
upcoming activities. The event will not be live streamed.
DATES: NHTSA will hold the Automated Vehicle Safety public meeting on
March 10, 2026. Attendees must register no later than March 5, 2026.
The public docket will remain open for comments for 30 days following
the public meeting, until April 10, 2026.
ADDRESSES: The Automated Vehicle Safety public meeting be held in-
person at the DOT Headquarters: 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West
Building Atrium, Washington, DC 20590.
Registration: Attendees must register at <a href="https://www.nhtsa.gov/events/av-public-meeting-2026">https://www.nhtsa.gov/events/av-public-meeting-2026</a>. Please follow the registration
instructions presented on the registration site.
Comments: You may submit comments about either the public meeting
or the workshop by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
<bullet> Mail: Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
<bullet> Hand Delivery or Courier: 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001, between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
To be sure someone is there to help you, please call 202-366-9826
before coming.
<bullet> Fax: 202-366-1767.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number. Note that all comments received will be posted without
change to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal
information provided. Please see the Privacy Act discussion below.
Docket: For access to the docket go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>
at any time or to 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. Telephone: 202-366-
9826.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78), or you may visit <a href="http://www.regulations.gov/privacy.html">http://www.regulations.gov/privacy.html</a>.
Confidential Business Information: If you wish to submit any
information under a claim of confidentiality, you must submit your
request directly to NHTSA's Office of the Chief Counsel. Requests for
confidentiality are governed by part 512. NHTSA is currently treating
electronic submission as an acceptable method for submitting
confidential business information to the agency under part 512. If you
would like to submit a request for confidential treatment, you may
email your submission to Dan Rabinovitz in the Office of the Chief
Counsel at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1d597c73747871334f7c7f7473726b7469675d797269337a726b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2b6f4a45424e4705794a494245445d425f516b4f445f054c445d">[email protected]</span></a> or you may contact him for a
secure file transfer link. At this time, you should not send a
duplicate hardcopy of your electronic CBI submissions to DOT
headquarters. If you claim that any of the information or documents
provided to the agency constitute confidential business information
within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4), or are protected from
disclosure pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1905, you must submit supporting
information together with the materials that are the subject of the
confidentiality request, in accordance with part 512, to the Office of
the Chief Counsel. Your request must include a cover letter setting
forth the information specified in our confidential business
information regulation (49 CFR 512.8) and a certificate, pursuant to
Sec. 512.4(b) and part 512, appendix A. In addition, you should submit
a copy, from which you have deleted the claimed confidential business
information, to the Docket at the address given above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about the public
meeting, please contact Debbie Sweet at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#37735255555e521964405252437753584319505841"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="216544434348440f725644445561454e550f464e57">[email protected]</span></a> or 202-
366-7409.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 24, 2025, Secretary Duffy announced
NHTSA's Automated Vehicle (AV) Framework. The AV Framework is built on
three principles:
<bullet> Prioritize the safety of ongoing AV operations on public roads
<bullet> Unleash innovation by removing unnecessary regulatory barriers
<bullet> Enable commercial deployment of AVs to enhance safety and
mobility for the American public.
The Agency continues to execute actions to further the AV Framework
in support of Administration and DOT priorities. As the next step,
NHTSA is holding an Automated Vehicle Safety meeting on March 10, 2026.
This meeting is intended to inform the public and NHTSA stakeholders
about the agency's ongoing activities AV safety. DOT executive
leadership will discuss recent work and planned future activities.
The second portion of the event will include several workshopping
tables to allow NHTSA to hear from stakeholders on a variety of ADS
topics, including on NHTSA's intent to provide updated guidance. NHTSA
encourages attendees to prepare to provide input on ADS operations and
safety. Updates and additional details on the working group topics will
be posted at <a href="https://www.nhtsa.gov/events/av-public-meeting-2026">https://www.nhtsa.gov/events/av-public-meeting-2026</a> in
advance of the event, and NHTSA will notify registrants by email when
new information becomes available.
NHTSA seeks public comments on the information presented, as well
as input on the agency's AV priorities, need for Federal guidance, and
additional gaps or needs the public may believe NHTSA should address.
Additionally, NHTSA seeks input on topics for future stakeholder
meetings.
Registration is required for anyone planning to attend either or
both the public meeting and the ADS workshop. Instructions for
registration as well as accessing the docket are found under the
ADDRESSES heading. Updates on this event will be available at <a href="https://www.nhtsa.gov/events/av-public-meeting-2026">https://www.nhtsa.gov/events/av-public-meeting-2026</a> and NHTSA recommends
checking back periodically for updates or potential schedule changes.
NHTSA is committed to providing equal access to this event for all
participants and accommodation requests may be sent to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0b45435f584a25486466667e6562686a7f6264654b6f647f256c647d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5c1214080f1d721f3331312932353f3d283533321c383328723b332a">[email protected]</span></a> by March 2, 2026.
Should it be necessary to cancel or reschedule the meeting due to
an unforeseen circumstance, NHTSA will take all available measures to
notify registered participants as soon as possible. The event will not
be live streamed.
Issued on February 4, 2026.
Jonathan Morrison,
Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
[FR Doc. 2026-02503 Filed 2-6-26; 8:45 am]
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