New Vehicle Technologies
Number of Alternative Fueling Stations Nearly Doubles Since 2020; EV Charging Leads the Way
ASA Driven By Policy Newsletter: February 2026 ASA leads panel on new EV laws as alt-fueling stations nearly double since 2020 Last week, ASA’s Washington, D.C. representative, Robert L. Redding, Jr., moderated a panel at the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) in Richmond, VA on the electric vehicle (EV) provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act…
Read MorePA Senator Introduce Bill to Allow AV Testing Without a Driver
ASA Driven By Policy Newsletter: February 2026 Pennsylvania State Transportation Secretary Yasmin Gramian and State Senator Wayne Langerholc, along with 9 cosponsors, introduced SB 965, a bill intended to allow testing of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on PA roads without a driver. Companies such as Argo AI and Locomotion have been developing AV technology in Pennsylvania,…
Read MoreSenate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Holds Hearing on The Future of Automotive Mobility, Safety and Technology
ASA Driven By Policy Newsletter: February 2026 The Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight and Ports held a hearing entitled “Driving Innovation: the Future of Automotive Mobility, Safety and Technology. The hearing featured witness testimony from John Bozzella, the President and CEO of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Ann Wilson, the Senior Vice President…
Read MoreAutomakers Release Guidelines on Automated Vehicle Systems
ASA Driven By Policy Newsletter: February 2026 The Alliance for Automotive Innovation released today principles for driving monitoring technology. These guidelines come after the Tesla crash in Texas, which caused two deaths. Automakers are seeking to distance themselves from Tesla to ensure that consumers have continued confidence in new technologies and automated driving systems. These…
Read MoreASA Urges the U.S. Congress to Pursue Autonomous Vehicle Legislation
ASA Driven By Policy Newsletter: February 2026 Today, the Coalition for Future Mobility (CFM), a group that includes the Automotive Service Association and 44 other auto industry stakeholders, sent a letter to the U.S. Congress encouraging the support of autonomous vehicle (AV) legislation this year. In the letter, CFM urged the U.S. Congress to establish…
Read MoreNHTSA Finalizes Rule to Modernize Driverless Vehicle Safety Standards
ASA Driven By Policy Newsletter: February 2026 The National Highway Transportation Safety Association (NHTSA) published a final rule today that is intended to streamline innovation of autonomous vehicles by making it easier to manufacture and test new vehicle technology. The final rule clarifies some ambiguities within the agency vehicle safety standards, such as the crashworthiness…
Read MoreNHTSA Releases Updated Cybersecurity Guidelines for Modern Vehicles
ASA Driven By Policy Newsletter: February 2026 Today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a draft version of “Cybersecurity Best Practices for the Safety of Modern Vehicles”. This document is an updated version of a 2016 document of the same name and provides guidelines and recommendations from NHTSA to the automotive industry for…
Read MoreDepartment of Transportation Releases Plan for Autonomous Vehicles
ASA Driven By Policy Newsletter: February 2026 The Department of Transportation (DOT) released today a comprehensive plan for autonomous vehicles. This document builds on previous work from DOT to regulate autonomous vehicle production and is organized into three main goals: promote collaboration and transparency, modernize the regulatory environment, and prepare the transportation system. To…
Read MoreNHTSA Allows Domestic Vehicles to Apply for Research Exemptions– AV Rule Does Not Contain Vehicle Data Access Pathway
ASA Driven By Policy Newsletter: February 2026 NHTSA has recently released an interim final rule that would allow manufacturers in the United States, particularly those manufacturing autonomous vehicles, to obtain permission from NHTSA to manufacture and test vehicles that do not currently comply with the Federal motor safety standards. To date, NHTSA has only…
Read MoreAlliance for Automotive Innovation Releases 4-Year Policy Roadmap for AV Innovation
ASA Driven By Policy Newsletter: February 2026 The Alliance for Automotive Innovation released today the “Policy Roadmap to Advance Automated Vehicle Innovation: A four-year plan to revolutionize transportation”. This roadmap contains 14 specific recommendations organized into three main pillars: reform regulations to allow for AV deployment at scale, harmonize federal, state, and international policies, and…
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