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# NHTSA Automated Vehicle Exemption Program (Part 555) — First Passenger-Carrying Exemption Granted to Zoox

Canonical ID: `f1d51014-d315-4afc-87f1-a5cf9d831b51`

- **Jurisdiction:** [United States](/locations/united-states.md) (id: `aa8b9c05-c836-4021-801f-59801970401e`)
- **Kind:** `permit`
- **Status (derived):** in_effect
- **Effective:** 2025-08-06

NHTSA established an updated exemption process under Part 555 allowing non-traditionally designed ADS-equipped vehicles to temporarily exempt from certain FMVSS requirements. Zoox received the first-ever passenger-carrying AV exemption, allowing 2,500 vehicles for two years under enhanced oversight.

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/cutting-red-tape-safely-fast-track-automated-vehicle · 2025-08-06

## Status history

- **in_effect** · 2025-08-06 · agent-recon
    - Initial ingestion

## Common questions

### What does NHTSA Automated Vehicle Exemption Program (Part 555) — First Passenger-Carrying Exemption Granted to Zoox cover?

NHTSA established an updated exemption process under Part 555 allowing non-traditionally designed ADS-equipped vehicles to temporarily exempt from certain FMVSS requirements. Zoox received the first-ever passenger-carrying AV exemption, allowing 2,500 vehicles for two years under enhanced oversight.

### Where does NHTSA Automated Vehicle Exemption Program (Part 555) — First Passenger-Carrying Exemption Granted to Zoox apply?

NHTSA Automated Vehicle Exemption Program (Part 555) — First Passenger-Carrying Exemption Granted to Zoox is recorded as a permitting requirement applying in United States on the DEPLOY registry.

### When did NHTSA Automated Vehicle Exemption Program (Part 555) — First Passenger-Carrying Exemption Granted to Zoox take effect?

NHTSA Automated Vehicle Exemption Program (Part 555) — First Passenger-Carrying Exemption Granted to Zoox is recorded as effective August 6, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry.

### Is NHTSA Automated Vehicle Exemption Program (Part 555) — First Passenger-Carrying Exemption Granted to Zoox still in effect?

NHTSA Automated Vehicle Exemption Program (Part 555) — First Passenger-Carrying Exemption Granted to Zoox is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.

### What types of robots does NHTSA Automated Vehicle Exemption Program (Part 555) — First Passenger-Carrying Exemption Granted to Zoox apply to?

NHTSA Automated Vehicle Exemption Program (Part 555) — First Passenger-Carrying Exemption Granted to Zoox is recorded as applying to autonomous vehicles on the DEPLOY registry.

### Which robot models on the DEPLOY registry fall under NHTSA Automated Vehicle Exemption Program (Part 555) — First Passenger-Carrying Exemption Granted to Zoox?

8 robot models on the DEPLOY registry match the form-factor scope of NHTSA Automated Vehicle Exemption Program (Part 555) — First Passenger-Carrying Exemption Granted to Zoox: Apollo RT6, Argo AI Self-Driving System, Aurora, Aurora Driver and 4 others. Form-factor scope match does not by itself establish compliance status; review the underlying primary sources for each operator.


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