The Road Ahead for Driverless Vehicles: DOT Unveils AV 5.0 National Strategy

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT or the Department) on The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT or the Department) on September 3, 2026, released its latest guidance outlining the Department’s approach to automated vehicles (AVs). The document, titled “America Leads: DOT’s National Strategy for Automated Vehicles, Fiscal Years 2026-2030” (Strategy or AV 5.0), supersedes DOT’s prior series of AV policy statements dating back to 2016 and builds directly on the National Highway Traffic…
By: Holland & Knight LLP