The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has recognized innovators who have proactively released voluntary safety self-assessments.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Wednesday issued a final ruling to streamline the application and review process for vehicle petitions submitted by manufacturers.

Final U.S. highway fatality numbers for 2017 are down following two consecutive years of large increases. In addition, preliminary estimates for the first six months of 2018 appear to show that this downward trend continues into this year.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently released new federal guidance for automated driving systems, called A Vision for Safety 2.0.

U.S. Department of Transportation leaders reaffirmed their commitment to ensure the adoption and implementation of automated technologies across transportation modes, the agency indicated in a new policy document.