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NHTSA should clarify no manually operated driving controls are required in self-driving vehicles and ensure a driver’s license is not required to ride in an AV, the letter added.

The decision by the new Trump administration gives the Republican-led Congress a chance to repeal the Biden decision to grant California a waiver under the Clean Air Act.

The Japanese automaker in 2022 had announced plans to invest $700 million in three plants but is now lifting that to $1 billion.

In a Jan. 28 memo, newly confirmed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy directed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to reconsider the 2022 model year through 2031 model years for cars and trucks.

NADA President Mike Stanton called the ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals a “victory for the rule of law and a great outcome for consumers.”