NHTSA Calls Out Autonomous Cars for Interfering with First Responders

Self-driving cars keep getting in the way of first responders, and Uncle Sam just ran out of patience

NHTSA's chief says driverless cars keep blocking ambulances and fire trucks, and he's giving companies a deadline to fix it.

NHTSA calls out autonomous cars for interfering with first responders

The NHTSA says it identified a 'pattern of driverless AVs' interfering with first responders. It's now demanding a solution from AV makers.

NHTSA Slams Self-Driving Cars For Blocking Fire Trucks And Ambulances

A federal safety crackdown is forcing autonomous vehicle developers to deal with the ongoing problem of their driverless cars physically impeding emergency services and putting lives at risk.  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued an urgent call to action, explicitly warning the industry that an automated vehicle

NHTSA Warns AV Devs -Respond to First Responders or Else

NHTSA cites a pattern of robotaxis blundering into fires, blocking ambulances and ignoring flares, and gives developers until month's end to explain how they will fix it. In a two-page letter addressed simply to "Driverless Automated Driving System Developers," the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's administrator, Jonathan Morrison, told the industry that a recurring failure