Feds want robotaxis to signal ‘I’m driving’ with cyan-colored lights

October 23, 2026 Andrew J. Hawkins

Mercedes Drive Pilot

After years of debating how driverless cars should tell the world no one is at the wheel - flashing text, audio alerts, custom lights - the feds just stepped in with a single answer: cyan.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released proposed changes to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108, specifically rewriting the rules to fit autonomous vehicles. It's a mix of cutting red tape for human-free designs and standardizing how robotaxis communicate with the world around them - starting with a distinctive blue-green light.

NHTSA is proposing cyan-colored marker lamps "to clearly and consistently signal to law e …

Read the full story at The Verge.

No Previous Articles

Next Article
SpaceX’s mobile carrier push reportedly involves tapping into 80,000 cell sites
SpaceX’s mobile carrier push reportedly involves tapping into 80,000 cell sites

SpaceX is planning to access at least 80,000 cell sites as part of efforts to compete directly with Verizon...