Passenger motor vehicle information

Section 32302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (f)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (B) by inserting before paragraph (4), as so redesignated, the following: (3) Comparative ratings The Secretary shall publish comparative ratings of the vulnerable road user safety technology ratings described in paragraph (2)(A)(iv).; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (g) Driver visibility (1) Notice Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall publish a notice, for purposes of public review and comment, to establish a means for providing to consumers information relating to driver visibility of pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable road users, in accordance with subsection (a). (2) Inclusions The notice under paragraph (1) shall include— (A) an appropriate methodology for— (i) determining which technologies and design features shall be included in the information; (ii) developing performance test criteria for use by manufacturers in evaluating technologies and design features; (iii) determining a distinct rating of driver visibility; and (iv) updating overall vehicle ratings to incorporate driver visibility ratings; and (B) such other information and analyses as the Secretary determines to be necessary to implement the rating of driver visibility. (3) Comparative ratings The Secretary shall publish comparative ratings of the driver visibility ratings described in paragraph (2)(A)(iv). (4) Report Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that describes a plan for implementing an information and rating system for driver visibility, in accordance with subsection (a)..