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    Products Liability Law Daily Wrap Up, NHTSA NEWS—COMMENT CALENDAR—NHTSA actions open for public comment, (Jul 28, 2026)

    By WK Editorial Staff

    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration actions, with links to source documents, are open for public comment until the dates indicated.

    As detailed in previous Products Liability Law Daily stories, the following National Highway Traffic Safety ...

    By WK Editorial Staff

    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration actions, with links to source documents, are open for public comment until the dates indicated.

    As detailed in previous Products Liability Law Daily stories, the following National Highway Traffic Safety Administration actions are open for public comment until the dates indicated below. Comments may be submitted to the docket number identified in the heading of this document by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Mail: Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Hand Delivery or Courier: 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Fax: 202-493-2251.

    August 26, 2026. NHTSA has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to remove the requirement for manual brake pedals in vehicles designed to be operated exclusively by automated driving systems. The comment period was originally scheduled to end on July 27, 2026, but was extended by 30 days to August 26, 2026 (NHTSA Notice of proposed rulemaking, 91 Fed. Reg. 38593 (June 26, 2026); Extension of comment period, 91 Fed. Reg. 47193 (July 28, 2026)).

    August 26, 2026. NHTSA has issued a request for comment on a proposal to update its New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) by incorporating rear automatic braking systems with pedestrian avoidance capability into the program’s advanced driver assistance technologies. The comment period was originally scheduled to end on July 27, 2026, but was extended by 30 days to August 26, 2026 (NHTSA Request for comments, 91 Fed. Reg. 31834 (May 28, 2026); Extension of comment period, 91 Fed. Reg. 46527 (July 23, 2026)).

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