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AV Fact Sheet - Current Regulatory Tools

This fact sheet summarizes how existing regulatory tools will be used to promote the safe development and deployment of automated vehicles, including interpretations, exemptions, notice-and-comment rulemaking, and defects and enforcement authority.

Last updated: Tuesday, September 20, 2016