NTSB Sunshine Act Meeting on Automation Crashes

Regs.gov: National Transportation Safety Board

Published March 6th, 2026

Detected March 15th, 2026

Summary

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced a Sunshine Act meeting to be held on March 31, 2026. The meeting will discuss the investigation report on fatal crashes involving vehicles operated in hands-free partial automation mode in San Antonio, Texas, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The meeting is open to the public.

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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has announced a public meeting scheduled for March 31, 2026, to discuss an investigation report concerning fatal crashes involving vehicles operating in hands-free partial automation mode. The meeting will focus on incidents that occurred in San Antonio, Texas, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This notice serves as an announcement of the meeting and the subject matter to be considered.

Regulated entities, particularly manufacturers of vehicles with partial automation and companies operating such vehicles, should be aware of this public discussion. While this is a notice of a meeting and not a new regulation or enforcement action, the findings and discussions may inform future regulatory developments or industry best practices. Compliance officers should note the date and topic for potential future relevance. No immediate compliance actions are required based on this notice.

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TIME AND DATE:

9:30 a.m. ET, Tuesday, March 31, 2026.

PLACE:

NTSB Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20594.

STATUS:

The one item is open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

75057 Investigation Report —Fatal Crashes Involving Vehicles Operated in Hands-Free Partial Automation Mode and Stationary Vehicles in San Antonio, Texas,
and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Candi Bing at (202) 590-8384 or by email at bingc@ntsb.gov.

Media Information Contact: Sarah Sulick by email at Sarah.Sulick@ntsb.gov or at (202) 314-6100.

The public may view it through a live or archived webcast by accessing a link under “Upcoming Events” on the NTSB home page
at www.ntsb.gov.

Schedule updates, including weather-related cancellations, are also available at www.ntsb.gov.

The National Transportation Safety Board is holding this meeting under the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552(b).

Dated: Friday, March 6, 2026. LaSean R. McCray, Assistant Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2026-04727 Filed 3-9-26; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 7533-01-P