# 2026-02503: NHTSA Automated Vehicle Safety Public Meeting: March 2026

2026-02503, NHTSA Automated Vehicle Safety Public Meeting: March 2026, is a Federal Register notice from Transportation Department, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published 2026-02-09, effective 2026-03-10 (as of 2026-06-08).

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- As of: 2026-06-08
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-02503
- Title: NHTSA Automated Vehicle Safety Public Meeting: March 2026
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Transportation Department; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 5801
- Published: 2026-02-09
- Effective: 2026-03-10
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## Summary

On March 10, 2026, NHTSA is hosting a live meeting in Washington, DC, to talk about the future of self-driving cars. They want input from car makers, safety experts, and the public to help shape new safety rules and guidance. If you’re interested, register by March 5 and share your thoughts by April 10—this could impact how automated vehicles roll out safely in the U.S.

## Abstract

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will hold a public meeting on March 10, 2026. The event will provide updates and insights into ongoing vehicle automation activities across NHTSA. The meeting will be held in-person and will feature keynote addresses from the DOT leadership and industry executive panel discussions on key Automated Driving Systems (ADS) topics in the morning. The second portion of the meeting will build upon the ADS workshop held November 20, 2025. NHTSA gleaned valuable information from stakeholders on various topics. In this subsequent meeting, NHTSA intends to gather specific input on potential actions, including potential future guidance to the safe domestic development, testing and deployment of ADS equipped vehicles. NHTSA intends to utilize stakeholder input to better inform the agency's upcoming activities. The event will not be live streamed.

## Effects PRIA read

- Meeting is in-person only — no livestream: cost, low. The Automated Vehicle Safety meeting is in-person at DOT Headquarters on March 10, 2026, and the event will not be live streamed. If you want to attend, you must register by March 5, 2026 and be able to travel to 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC.
- Public comment period open until April 10: benefit, low. The public docket for the meeting will remain open for 30 days after March 10, 2026, meaning you may submit comments until April 10, 2026 via regulations.gov, mail, hand delivery, or fax. This gives the public and stakeholders a formal chance to provide input on automated driving system topics and…
- Accessibility accommodations available by March 2: benefit, low. NHTSA commits to providing equal access to the event and asks that accommodation requests be sent to the specified email by March 2, 2026. If you need an accommodation to attend the in-person meeting, you should request it by that date.

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## Sources
- [2026-02503 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/09/2026-02503/nhtsa-automated-vehicle-safety-public-meeting-march-2026)
- [2026-02503 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-09/pdf/2026-02503.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-02503 (as of 2026-06-08).