NHTSA Administrator Jonathan Morrison outlined the federal government's roadmap for regulating autonomous vehicles at the AI Horizons PGH Summit in Pittsburgh, with implications for Tesla owners using Full Self-Driving. Morrison said the existing regulatory architecture tethers future technology to past assumptions and described his approach as using a "scalpel" rather than a "hatchet." According to NHTSA, the agency is proposing amendments to five federal motor vehicle safety standards that currently assume a human driver is present. The framework, first introduced in January 2026 and elaborated on at the summit, rests on three pillars: safety performance over design specs, removing unnecessary barriers to innovation, and enabling commercial deployment. Morrison also issued a public call to action in July 2026 for AV companies to address a "clear pattern" of driverless vehicles interfering with first responders, which he called a "danger to the general public." The article states this is a regulatory process, not a product launch, and nothing changes for Tesla vehicles today.