WASHINGTON, July 23 -- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a notice called: New Car Assessment Program; Extension of Comment Period.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on July 23 by Jonathan Morrison, Administrator.
Summary: In response to a request from Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators), NHTSA is announcing a 30-day extension of the public comment period for the Request for Comment (RFC) notice published on May 28, 2026 proposing updates to the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) by adding rear automatic braking (RAB) systems with pedestrian avoidance ability to the advanced driver assistance systems technologies NHTSA currently recommends. The comment period for the RFC was originally...