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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “NHTSA must be given imminent hazard authority to protect against potentially widespread catastrophic defects with ACMVs…”

On the recordJune 7, 2022
NHTSA must be given imminent hazard authority to protect against potentially widespread catastrophic defects with ACMVs, and criminal penalties to ensure manufacturers do not willfully and knowingly put defective ACMVs into the marketplace.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton emphasizes the need for NHTSA authority to prevent defects in automated commercial motor vehicles.

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