Chao tells automated vehicle summit DOT “3.0” guidance could be issued in early summer
Updated federal guidance for manufacturers and states seeking to deploy self-driving vehicles could be released as early as summer, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao told hundreds of executives attending the automated vehicle policy summit here. The new policy, to be called AV 3.0, will specifically address automated policy guidance for trucks as well as cars, rail and mass transit, Chao told some 400 executives.