The notice sets out enhanced application instructions for automated-driving exemptions and discloses 517 alleged ADS crashes and 787 alleged Level 2 crashes reported from June to December 2025.
The agency will replace its nine-year-old ADS 2.0 guidance chapter by chapter, publishing drafts as they are ready and keeping the docket open until July 2027.
The Federal Register notice exempts Zoox's purpose-built vehicle from eight FMVSS requirements written around human drivers, clearing paid rides for up to 2,500 vehicles a year.
Second-quarter results put Rivian's software and services segment at $515 million, $308 million of it from the Volkswagen Group technology joint venture.
The US Transportation Secretary ordered NHTSA to accelerate national AV performance standards, update ten federal safety rules and streamline exemptions.
Active FSD (Supervised) subscriptions reached 1.48 million, up 56 percent year over year against deliveries up 25 percent, with a record attach rate in North America.