NHTSA to Host Meeting on Driver Distraction Guidelines for Portable and Aftermarket Devices

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will hold a March 12 meeting in Washington, D.C., to discuss upcoming guidelines on driver distraction from portable and aftermarket devices. The meeting will bring together “vehicle manufacturers and suppliers, portable and aftermarket device manufacturers, portable and aftermarket device operating system providers, cellular service providers, industry associations, ‘app’ developers, researchers, and consumer groups to discuss technical issues regarding the agency’s development of Phase 2 Driver Distraction Guidelines,” said the agency. NHTSA’s “Phase 1 Driver Distraction Guidelines,” released in April 2013 (here), applied to in-vehicle original equipment electronics. To attend the meeting on the development of NHTSA’s Phase 2 guidelines, advance registration is required by March 3. Written comments are due by May 12.