DOT proposal would remove brake-pedal requirement for automated vehicles

Intelligence Summary

The U.S. Department of Transportation is proposing to eliminate the brake-pedal requirement for certain automated vehicles. The change would apply to vehicles intended to be driven exclusively by automated driving systems. If adopted, it could lower hardware mandates and alter how AV safety and fallback controls are implemented. Automakers may redesign control interfaces and driver interaction features to comply with the revised rules. For safety and security teams, this raises questions about system redundancy, human override paths, and how failures are handled.

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