[SystemSafety] NHTSA request for comment on automotive safety and security standards

Philip Koopman koopman at ece.cmu.edu
Sun Nov 16 20:30:45 CET 2014


The US Dept. of Transportation/NHTSA has put out a call for comments on 
automotive electronics safety and security standards (including 
software).  I encourage everyone involved in this type of research to 
submit comments so they have input from the research community in 
addition to the likely submissions from automotive manufacturers.

It seems that the question at hand is the degree to which safety 
standards should be required (if at all) for future vehicle 
development.  The current situation in the US is that, more or less, 
there is no such governmental requirement.  There is reactive handling 
of identified problems, and there is litigation, and there are vehicle 
behavioral level safety standards, and so on.  But none of this directly 
requires following a defined safety process during development. Nor is 
there a requirement for a safety argument.  Nor is there a requirement 
for safety certification.  If you'd like to see a change, this is your 
chance to weigh in with an opinion.

"SUMMARY: This notice presents the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration’s research program on vehicle electronics and our 
progress on examining the need for safety standards with regard to 
electronic systems in passenger motor vehicles. The agency undertook 
this examination pursuant to the requirements of the Moving Ahead for 
Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21) Division C, Title I, Subtitle 
D, Section 31402, Subsection (a). In addition, and in accordance with 
MAP– 21, we are seeking comment (through this document) on various 
components of our examination of the need for safety standards in this 
area. As MAP–21 also requires this agency to report to Congress on our 
findings pursuant to this examination, we intend to submit a report to 
Congress based in part on our findings from this examination and public 
comments received in response to this document.
  DATES: You should submit your comments early enough to ensure that 
Docket Management receives them no later than December 8, 2014."

Complete call for comments here:
   http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-10-07/pdf/2014-23805.pdf

-- 
Phil Koopman -- koopman at cmu.edu -- www.ece.cmu.edu/~koopman



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