FMCSA seeks comments on ROSHO request to replace truck mirrors with camera-based system
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FMCSA is asking for public comments on ROSHO Automotive Solutions’ request for a 5-year exemption that would let motor carriers use its camera-based "Mirror System" instead of the two rear-vision mirrors normally required on commercial motor vehicles. For carriers and safety teams, this is only a proposal stage. Nothing changes yet. Companies interested in this technology can review the docket and submit comments by June 1, 2026. FMCSA will later decide whether the system offers safety equal to or better than the current mirror rule.
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Key Changes
- FMCSA is considering a request to waive the rule that requires two rear-vision mirrors on commercial motor vehicles.
- ROSHO wants its camera-based Mirror System to be treated as an alternative to physical mirrors.
- Public comments are open until June 1, 2026, before FMCSA decides whether to grant a 5-year exemption.
Obligations
What this law requires
Any person submitting a comment on FMCSA-2026-0694 must include the docket number, identify the specific section of the notice the comment addresses, and provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation.
Commenters should submit their comments by only one method: online, fax, mail, or hand delivery.
Commenters submitting materials by mail or hand delivery must provide them in an unbound format, no larger than 8 1/2 by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing.
Commenters who submit commercial or financial information that is customarily and actually treated as private and is relevant or responsive to the notice must clearly designate it as Confidential Business Information (CBI) and mark each CBI page as 'PROPIN'.
Submissions containing CBI must be sent to the designated FMCSA official or email address for confidential submissions, rather than placed in the public docket.