US proposes voluntary guidelines for self-driving vehicles in waning days of Biden administration
DETROIT (AP) — In the waning days of President Joe Biden’s administration, the government’s highway safety agency is ...
Top U.S. Auto-Safety Regulator Finalizes Whistleblower Program Rules
Many attorneys representing whistleblowers welcomed the program but harbor concerns over the discretionary aspects of the ...
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NHTSA Investigates VW Atlas Over Inadvertent Automatic Emergency Braking Allegations
If the NHTSA's investigation morphs into a safety recall, Volkswagen Group of America will be required to fix 101,066 units ...
US to require passenger vehicles to sound alarms if rear passengers don’t fasten their seat belts
Starting in September of 2027, all new passenger vehicles in the U.S. will have to sound a warning if rear-seat passengers ...
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New seat belt warnings in cars could save 1,600 lives annually, says safety institute
Half of all people killed in car accidents in 2022 were not wearing a seat belt, according to the National Traffic Highway Safety Administration ... want for the front row an auditory beep ...
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After over a decade of advocacy, Kids and Car Safety celebrates major victory as NHTSA finalizes seat belt warning rule
After more than a decade of persistent advocacy, Kids and Car Safety is celebrating a significant vehicle safety milestone as ...
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Feds Refuse to Hit the Brakes on Automated Emergency Braking
This week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said the final rule on making automated emergency braking (AEB) technology standard on new vehicles, announced in April ...
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Top U.S. Auto-Safety Regulator Finalizes Whistleblower Program Rules
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it has finalized rules governing its whistleblower award program, fulfilling a requirement imposed almost nine years ago by Congress.