Tag Archives: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
22 states join California to sue the Trump admin over emissions standards
A group of 22 states have joined California in suing the Trump administration, which revoked that state's right to set its own emissions standards. On Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration an...
NTSB says Tesla Autopilot was partly to blame for 2018 crash
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) cited both driver error and Tesla's Autopilot design as the probable causes of a January 2018 crash, in which a Model S slammed into a parked fire truck at about 31 mph. According to the report, the dri...
Congress could require a car alarm for kids left inside
In the past 20 years, more than 800 children have died of heatstroke in cars in the US. Now, a group of lawmakers wants to require alerts that would remind parents to check for children in the backseat before exiting the vehicle. Legislation announce...
Chrysler hit with largest NHTSA Penalty Ever
Chrysler has a bad run right now. Last week a report about hackers taking over a Jeep remotely has triggered a recall of 1.4 million Chyrsler cars.Today the U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx...
34 Million Car Recall to Hit American Drivers
Drivers never think of airbags. They are there, invisible and you only need them when you crash. Obviously it would be nice if they work then when needed. Japanese airbag maker Takata has agreed...
Faulty Takata Air Bags Recalled Nationwide By The US Regulators
Takata air bags were a safety hazard and the US regulators made the Takata Corporation to call back their faulty air bags. Millions of cars had these air bags in them and that is because the company...
We Interrupt This Important Safety Message To Bring You A Cute Puppy Video
What’s better for society: enabling cars of the future to drive themselves or ensuring that data-hungry businesses and consumers can access the Web anytime, anywhere? That’s the crux of an...
DOT: Takes One Small Step Toward "Intelligent" Vehicles That Prevent Crashes
Transportation advocates are applauding action by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to promote the development of “intelligent” vehicles, which can communicate with one...
Model S Tesla Crash Test Score Breaks the Record
The Model S from Tesla Motors passed the test laid out by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) with flying colors. In fact, it got more than a 5 star rating. This is the first...