US to Require New Cars to Have Emergency Braking Systems by 2029 May 1, 2024 By David Shepardson Nearly all new passenger cars and trucks sold in the United States will be required to have automatic emergency braking...
Probe Underway of Fatal Crash Inolving Ford Mustang With Assisted Driver System April 12, 2024 By David Shepardson The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Wednesday it was opening an investigation into a March 3 fatal...
Study Looking at NHTSA Data Shows Fentanyl is Road-Safety Problem on the Rise March 18, 2024 A new study shows fentanyl is potentially becoming a road-safety problem. The study, from researchers at Jerry, a car insurance...
NHTSA Opens Probe Into Emergency Braking Issues in Certain Honda Vehicles March 13, 2024 U.S. auto-safety regulators on Monday launched a preliminary probe into emergency braking issues in certain Honda vehicles following complaints of...
Study of NHTSA Data Shows Rhode Island, Hawaii Among Top States With Most Fatal Speeding Crashes March 8, 2024 Rhode Island took the top spot in a new study of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data on states with...
Overview of NHTSA Data on Fatal Alcohol-related Crashes Spotlights Connecticut and Texas February 23, 2024 A new analysis using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data on fatal crashes in states where drivers...
Waymo Recalls 444 Self-Driving Vehicles Over Software Error February 20, 2024 By David Shepardson Alphabet’s Waymo unit has recalled 444 self-driving vehicles after two minor collisions in quick succession in Arizona because a software...
NHTSA Upgrades Probe Into Tesla Power Steering Loss February 5, 2024 By David Shepardson U.S. safety regulators have upgraded their probe into Tesla TSLA.O vehicles over power steering loss to an engineering analysis –...
Safety Board Recommends Blood Alcohol Technology in All New Cars September 22, 2022 By TOM KRISHER, AP Auto Writer The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that all new vehicles in the U.S. be required to have blood alcohol...
Traffic Deaths Hit 16-Year High in First Six Months of 2022 September 20, 2022 By David Shephardson U.S. traffic deaths rose 0.5% in the first half of 2022 to 20,175, the highest number killed in the period...