Feds Wants Robotaxis To Use Cyan Lights To Signal Self-Driving Mode

NHTSA has drafted a rule that would let self-driving cars use steady cyan lights to show when the automated system is in control.

The plan would update Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108, the federal lighting rule, to cover vehicles like Tesla's Cybercab that arrive without a steering wheel or pedals.

The draft would let automakers add optional cyan "ADS marker lamps" that switch on only when nobody is expected to watch the road.

Cyan Lights Optional, Not Required Tesla Cybercab Photo by: Motor1.com Nothing in the filing forces an automaker to install these lamps.

A car can't string extra cyan lights along its body beyond the specified arrangement.