The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched a new online map this week, designed to spur public interest in autonomous vehicles and encourage intergovernmental collaboration.

The state clarifies how manufacturers must notify local authorities before testing and cedes development and enforcement of safety standards to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Federal grant funding to support call center infrastructure upgrades is expected to become available early next year.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is providing states a common framework that can be used to pass their own laws.