Elon Musk‘s Cybercab goals may have gotten a major boost as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed amendments to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS).
NHTSA Proposes Amended Safety Standards
The agency, in a filing on Monday, proposed amending the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 102, which dictates “Transmission shift position sequence, starter interlock, and transmission braking effect.” The amendments outline that AVs without a steering wheel and pedals would not need to have a gear position indicator.
“As the transmission shift position display does not fulfill the same safety need in an ADS-equipped vehicle without manually operated driving controls, the amendment will not impact vehicle safety,” NHTSA said in the filing. The change would not affect traditional vehicles.
Tesla Cybercab
The amendment could provide a major boost to Musk’s Cybercab, which will have no steering wheel or pedals and is set to enter production at the company’s Gigafactory in Texas. The company is also reportedly setting up the …
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