On January 8, 2020, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao released the Trump Administration’s third major policy document pertaining to automated vehicle policy, Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies: Automated Vehicles 4.0 (“AV 4.0”).
SAFE’s analysis shows AV 4.0 provides a full overview of the range of activities that the entire U.S. government is undertaking to prepare for automated vehicles (AVs). AV 4.0 catalogs the efforts of 38 federal agencies to support the safe and expeditious deployment of AVs through research and development activities, preparations to adjust regulatory frameworks, and interagency collaborations.
