Families for Safe Streets Hosts Webinar Unveiling Groundbreaking Framework for Autonomous Vehicle Regulations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 24, 2026
Contact:
Marco Conner, Policy Counsel
Families for Safe Streets
marco@familiesforsafestreets.org, 347-987-1197
Families for Safe Streets Hosts Webinar Unveiling Groundbreaking Framework for Autonomous Vehicle Regulations
Families for Safe Streets to unveil landmark autonomous vehicle policy framework on June 24 — previewing full paper and new regulatory standards for the industry. Contributors include Phil Koopman, Matt Wansley, and Andrew Miller.
UNITED STATES — Today, Families for Safe Streets (FSS), a national organization founded by people whose loved ones were killed or seriously injured in traffic crashes, released its first comprehensive autonomous vehicle policy framework: "Safety First, Always: An FSS Framework for Autonomous Vehicles" in a public webinar. Together, we explored key principles from the 75-page principles-driven position paper.
We are grateful to everyone who joined us for this timely and important conversation about the future of autonomous vehicles and road safety. Today’s discussion reinforced the urgent need for proactive, safety-centered regulation that prioritizes human life over speed to market.
A special thank you to our phenomenal speakers—Marco Conner, FSS Policy Counsel; Tom DeVito, FSS National Director; and Rudy Faust, FSS National Policy & Advocacy Committee Co-chair and crash survivor and the many FSS members who participated in the AV Task Force—for sharing their expertise, insight, and lived experience during this powerful conversation.
Industry advocates say:
"This is an impressive exploration of what it will take to ensure the autonomous vehicle industry delivers on their promises of improving road safety."
– Phil Koopman, author of Embodied AI Safety and How Safe is Safe Enough?, and the Substack newsletter Autonomous System Safety
“Humans are dangerous drivers. The promise of this technology is machines that do dramatically better than humans, and a serious safety framework should demand exactly that. I find the Gain & Guard Rule compelling because it sets a bar with teeth: it's a standard some systems already clear and others plainly don't, which makes it meaningful.”
– Andrew Miller, co-author of The End of Driving, and author of the Substack newsletter Changing Lanes
“Every crash is a family changed forever—mine included. We cannot accept a system where life-saving technology is released under weaker standards than aviation or medicine. Autonomous vehicles must be held to a level of safety that prevents tragedy before it happens, not one that responds after lives are already lost.
– Amy Cohen, Founder and President, Families for Safe Streets
About Families for Safe Streets
Families for Safe Streets is a national advocacy organization founded in 2014 by people whose loved ones were killed or seriously injured in traffic crashes. Through policy advocacy, community organizing, and direct support services, FSS works to end the preventable epidemic of traffic deaths and serious injuries on U.S. roads.
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