U.S. DOT Announces New Autonomous Vehicle Guidelines

The White House and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) unveiled ‘Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies: Automated Vehicles 4.0’. The guidelines were announced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, NV this week.

AV 4.0 is the third set of autonomous vehicle guidance the DOT has released. AV 4.0 has three core areas of focus: prioritizing safety and security, promote innovation, and ensure a consistent regulatory approach. The guidelines build upon the previously released ‘Preparing for the Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicles 3.0’ and ‘Automated Driving Systems: A Vision for Safety 2.0’.

To view the U.S. DOT’s press release, click here.