# 2025-15605: Feds Ask Public for Self-Driving Car Safety Hacks Nationwide

2025-15605, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology; Request for Information-Research Ideas To Support Nationwide Automated Vehicle (AV) Deployment, is a Federal Register notice from Transportation Department published 2025-08-18 (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-15605
- Title: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology; Request for Information-Research Ideas To Support Nationwide Automated Vehicle (AV) Deployment
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Transportation Department
- Citation: 90 FR 40141
- Published: 2025-08-18
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Feds Ask Public for Self-Driving Car Safety Hacks Nationwide

## Summary

The U.S. Department of Transportation wants your ideas to help make self-driving cars safer and easier to use all across the country. They’re asking everyone—from drivers to tech experts—to share thoughts on how to fix problems and improve these smart vehicles. This research will guide future projects and policies to get automated cars on the road smoothly and safely.

## Abstract

The U.S. Department of Transportation's (U.S. DOT) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) is seeking information from the public, industry, infrastructure owner/operators, and other stakeholders to inform coordinated national research supporting Automated Driving Systems (ADS) transportation technology deployment and realizing safe efficient operations on our Nation's roadways. ADS-equipped vehicles have significant potential to transform safety and mobility but in order for national deployment to scale effectively, research questions relating to the challenges and opportunities of ADS, including understanding disengagements, identifying factors that contribute or detract from reliable and consistent operations and interactions, and facilitating interoperable data standardization and real-time analytics, among others, are important to investigate further to support deployment and broad public acceptance.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2025-15605 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/18/2025-15605/office-of-the-assistant-secretary-for-research-and-technology-request-for-information-research-ideas)
- [2025-15605 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-18/pdf/2025-15605.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15605 (as of 2026-06-08).