--- title: Feds demand autonomous vehicle companies stop... description: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a directive to autonomous vehicle developers demanding they fix a recurring problem:... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/feds-demand-autonomous-vehicle-companies-stop-interfering-with-first-responders-zjdvkwsjx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Feds demand autonomous vehicle companies stop interfering with first responders | daily.dev og:description: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a directive to autonomous vehicle developers demanding they fix a recurring problem:... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/feds-demand-autonomous-vehicle-companies-stop-interfering-with-first-responders-zjdvkwsjx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/zjdVkWsJx.png og:image:alt: Feds demand autonomous vehicle companies stop interfering with first responders og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Feds demand autonomous vehicle companies stop interfering with first responders **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a directive to autonomous vehicle developers demanding they fix a recurring problem: driverless vehicles interfering with first responders at emergency scenes. NHTSA Administrator Jonathan Morrison stated that AVs driving into active emergency scenes, blocking ambulances and firefighters, or failing to recognize flashing lights and flares is a 'functional insufficiency,' not an edge case. Developers must submit solutions by end of month. While no company is named explicitly, the directive appears aimed at robotaxi operators like Waymo, which has had at least six documented incidents of first responders needing to manually move its vehicles. The letter implies potential accountability measures similar to those applied to human drivers who impede emergency operations. Separately, NHTSA noted progress on updating Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards to accommodate vehicles without traditional controls like steering wheels and pedals. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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