[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 220 (Thursday, November 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 53527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24767]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Automation and Public Safety Common Solutions 
Consortium

    Notice is hereby given that, on October 24, 2017, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act'') Automation and Public Safety 
Common Solutions Consortium (``APSCS Consortium'') has filed written 
notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal 
Trade Commission disclosing (1) the identities of the parties to the 
venture and (2) the nature and objectives of the venture. The 
notifications were filed for the purpose of invoking the Act's 
provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual 
damages under specified circumstances.
    Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act, the identities of the parties 
to the venture are: General Motors LLC, Warren, MI; Ford Motor Company, 
Dearborn, MI; Honda R&D Americas, Inc., Torrance, CA; Hyundai-Kia 
America Technical Center, Inc., Superior Township, MI; Mercedes-Benz 
Research & Development North America, Ann Arbor, MI; Nissan Technical 
Center North America, Farmington Hills, MI; Toyota Motor North America, 
Plano, TX; and Volvo Group North America, Costa Mesa, CA. The general 
area of APSCS Consortium's planned activity is collaboration to conduct 
multiple research projects limited to specific areas in which the 
participants believe common solutions to specifically defined technical 
goals will speed the development and ultimate consumer access to safe 
Automated Driving Systems-equipped (ADS-equipped) vehicles. APSCS 
Consortium's objectives are to gain further knowledge and understanding 
of ADS-equipped vehicle interactions with public safety through 
research into common operational use cases.

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-24767 Filed 11-15-17; 8:45 am]
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