> **PROPOSED: not yet in effect** · 2026-08-09
> Initial ingestion

_Regulation · Permit · proposed_

# NHTSA Reviewing Robomart Exemption Application for Low-Speed Autonomous Vehicle

Canonical ID: `d9aaec3a-6bd0-4c1e-a3a2-94643bcbc9c4`

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

NHTSA is reviewing an exemption application from Robomart, Inc. requesting temporary exemption from certain FMVSS No. 500 requirements to operate a low-speed automated vehicle without a human driver onboard for mobile retail delivery.

## Sources (1)

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

## Status history

- **proposed** · 2026-08-09 · agent-recon
    - Initial ingestion

## Common questions

### What does NHTSA Reviewing Robomart Exemption Application for Low-Speed Autonomous Vehicle cover?

NHTSA is reviewing an exemption application from Robomart, Inc. requesting temporary exemption from certain FMVSS No. 500 requirements to operate a low-speed automated vehicle without a human driver onboard for mobile retail delivery.

### Where does NHTSA Reviewing Robomart Exemption Application for Low-Speed Autonomous Vehicle apply?

NHTSA Reviewing Robomart Exemption Application for Low-Speed Autonomous Vehicle is recorded as a permitting requirement applying in United States on the DEPLOY registry.

### Is NHTSA Reviewing Robomart Exemption Application for Low-Speed Autonomous Vehicle still in effect?

NHTSA Reviewing Robomart Exemption Application for Low-Speed Autonomous Vehicle is proposed but not yet in effect; subject to revision before adoption.

### What types of robots does NHTSA Reviewing Robomart Exemption Application for Low-Speed Autonomous Vehicle apply to?

NHTSA Reviewing Robomart Exemption Application for Low-Speed Autonomous Vehicle is recorded as applying to autonomous vehicles on the DEPLOY registry.

### Which robot models on the DEPLOY registry fall under NHTSA Reviewing Robomart Exemption Application for Low-Speed Autonomous Vehicle?

8 robot models on the DEPLOY registry match the form-factor scope of NHTSA Reviewing Robomart Exemption Application for Low-Speed Autonomous Vehicle: 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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