The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has submitted an information-collection request to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, seeking approval of a voluntary experiment studying driver interactions with L2 systems equipped with driver monitoring systems. The notice reopens the comment period following a 60-day notice published August 5, 2025, and invites public feedback on the proposed data collection forms and burden estimates.one-time information collection on driver interactions with L2 driver-assist systems equipped with driver monitoring systems. Public comments may be submitted until 11 May, 2026, and details are provided in the U.S. Federal Register.
The study combines focus groups with an on-road driving phase to examine driver opinions about DMS features and limitations, their understanding of the systems, possible misuse, reactions to different HMI strategies, and behavioral change. NHTSA plans to use instrumented vehicles with GoPro cameras and an eye tracker, plus a structured sequence including a risky-driving questionnaire, eye-tracker calibration, a familiarization phase, a roughly 55-minute planned drive, and post-drive questionnaires covering trust, acceptance, and understanding.
