NHTSA issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking that initiates rulemaking to gather the information necessary to develop performance requirements and require that new passenger motor vehicles be equipped with advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology through a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS). In this document, NHTSA presents its various activities related to preventing drunk and impaired driving and discusses the current state of advanced impaired driving technology. NHTSA also asks many questions to gather the information necessary to develop a notice of proposed rulemaking on advanced drunk and impaired driving technology. Comments should be submitted no later than March 5, 2024.
Agency Contact: Chontyce Pointer, Office of Crashworthiness Standards (202-366-7304).
PUBLISHED: 1/5/24; ACTION: Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; REFERENCE: 89 FR 830 REFERENCE: 49 CFR Part 571.