The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Wednesday released details of requests submitted by Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. to waive some federal safety standards for automated driving programs, moving the automakers a step closer to their AV visions.
The petitions detail how automated vehicles would meet standards differently than human-driven vehicles. Ford last year requested exemptions for vehicles that have the automated driving systems for controlled deployment of the vehicles on tested roadways.
GM is seeking exemptions for the Cruise Origin, the self-driving shuttle Cruise LLC, a majority-owned GM company, is making in partnership with Honda Motor Co. In February, GM submitted an application with NHTSA for approval to build and commercially deploy the self-driving shuttle.
