US agency expands exemption program for self-driving vehicles, retains reporting rules

April 24 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said Thursday it will expand a program to exempt some self-driving vehicles from all safety requirements and will maintain rules requiring reporting of safety incidents involving advanced vehicles.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it will streamline but continue its requirement that vehicles equipped with certain advanced driver assistance systems or self-driving systems report safety incidents but will streamline reporting requirements. The agency will also expand its Automated Vehicle Exemption Program to now include domestically produced vehicles that will allow companies to operate non-compliant imported vehicles on U.S. roads.