[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
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