U.S. auto safety regulators will unveil on Monday a voluntary effort to collect and make available nationwide data on existing autonomous vehicle testing. U.S. states have a variety of regulations governing self-driving testing and data disclosure and there is currently no centralized listing of all automated vehicle testing. California, for example, requires public disclosure of all crashes involving self-driving vehicles, while other states do not. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is unveiling the Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing, or AV-TEST, Initiative, to provide “an online, public-facing platform for sharing automated driving system on-road testing activities.” With many opinion polls showing deep skepticism among Americans about self-driving cars, the effort aims to boost public awareness. NHTSA plans “online mapping tools” that will eventually show testing locations and activity data. Deputy NHTSA Administrator James Owens said in an interview that providing better transparency […]