On April 21, 2023 the FMCSA published in the Federal Register (Vol. 88 No. 77; Docket No. FMCSA-2022-0174) a Notice and a Request for Comment concerning its Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The subject OMB request deals with a new collection of information regarding Human Factors Considerations in CMVs with ADS and ADAS.
FMCSA is planning a driving simulator study with a series of questionnaires that will evaluate how drivers engage in CMVs equipped with SAE International Level 2 (L2) ADAS and Level 3 (L3) ADS. Approximately 100 CMV drivers will participate in the study. The purpose for obtaining data in this study is to evaluate driver readiness to assume control in SAE L2 ADAS and L3 ADS-equipped CMVs and develop and test a CMV driver distraction training program designed to improve driver readiness.
FMCSA published a Federal Register notice on September 21, 2022. The comment period closed on November 21, 2022 (87 FR 57748) with 93 comments. These comments revolved around nine issues: general safety concerns with CMV ADS, concern for job loss due to ADS-equipped CMVs, concerns related to the operation of ADS within specific operational design domains, concerns with specific ADS and/or ADAS, the failure of ADS sensors, the security of ADS-equipped CMVs, driver inattention/distraction when operating an ADS, data collection efforts, and support for the study.
Comments for this request must be submitted by May 22, 2023.
This Notice and Request for Comment is available on InterRegs.NET for our US Federal subscribers and is also available at www.selectregs.com.