# "NHTSA seeks public comment on Zoox FMVSS exemption petition for autonomous vehicles" (DEPLOY verdict: Partly true)

- **DEPLOY verdict:** Partly true
- **Claim type:** Timeline
- **Claimed:** 2026-04-01
- **Claimed by:** [Zoox](/companies/zoox.md)

## How DEPLOY assessed this

NHTSA opened public comment period for Zoox's FMVSS exemption petition. Zoox's purpose-built vehicle needs an FMVSS exemption because it has no steering wheel, pedals, or mirrors. The petition is still under review. https://www.nhtsa.gov/

## Proof on file

- Claim source: (earlier research)
- Status evidence: https://www.nhtsa.gov/

## See also

- [Zoox's full claims ledger](/companies/zoox.md)
- [Claim Integrity Index](/stats/claim-integrity.md): which robot companies deliver on their claims.

_Status is a DEPLOY assessment from primary sources, restated only by appending a new event. Canonical URL: /claims/zoox-c3_