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Is IRB-approved human-subjects testing required, or is lighter-touch evaluation ok?

For the human factors testing, is the program expecting IRB-approved human-subjects testing, or is a lighter-touch evaluation (heuristic review or expert walk-through) acceptable?

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Atharv Arya shared this idea · May 6, 2026 · Report… · Admin →

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Admindotsbir@dot.gov (SBIR/Volpe, Department of Transportation) commented · June 2, 2026 5:10 PM · Report

IRB-approved human-subjects testing is expected.

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