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ASA and Automakers Reach Landmark Agreement on Right-to-Repair
ASA and Automakers Reach Landmark Agreement on Right-to-Repair The Automotive Service Association, the Society of Collision Repair Specialists and the Alliance for Automotive Innovation – the trade group for automakers who manufacture 98% of all cars sold in the United States – have reached a landmark agreement that will add additional safeguards on automotive right-to-repair.…
Read MoreBill Mandating AM Radio in Cars Gains Momentum
Bill Mandating AM Radio in Cars Gains Momentum H.R. 3413, the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2023, has quickly gained support since it was introduced in May of this year. It currently has 49 Democratic co-sponsors and 59 Republican co-sponsors, totaling 108 co-sponsors. Its companion in the Senate, S. 1669, has 9 Democratic…
Read MoreSenators Warren and Markey Urge NHTSA to Reconsider Guidance on Mass Right-to-Repair Law
Senators Warren and Markey Urge NHTSA to Reconsider Guidance on Mass Right-to-Repair Law U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Ed Markey (D-MA) released a statement urging the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to reevaluate its guidance to automakers on compliance with Massachusetts’ right-to-repair law that went into effect on June 1, 2023. Last week,…
Read MoreNHTSA Proposes Allowing Public to Compare New Vehicles’ Pedestrian Crash Protections
NHTSA Proposes Allowing Public to Compare New Vehicles’ Pedestrian Crash Protections The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed and seeks public comment on a regulation that would provide consumers information on the ability for vehicles to prevent collisions with pedestrians. The rule would be an update to NHTSA’s New Car Assessment Program. The…
Read MoreNHTSA Releases Updated Cybersecurity Guidelines for Modern Vehicles
NHTSA Releases Updated Cybersecurity Guidelines for Modern Vehicles Today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a draft version of “Cybersecurity Best Practices for the Safety of Modern Vehicles”. This document is an updated version of a 2016 document of the same name and provides guidelines and recommendations from NHTSA to the automotive industry…
Read MoreU.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Includes NHTSA Stakeholder Telematics Language
U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Includes NHTSA Stakeholder Telematics Language The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has released their bill for the FY 2021 budget. This bill allocates $25.6 billion for the Department of Transportation in discretionary budget authority. In the following explanatory document for this bill, the committee…
Read MoreU.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Revisit the Need for Federal Data Privacy Legislation
U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Revisit the Need for Federal Data Privacy Legislation The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation convened today in a hearing to discuss the renewed need for federal data privacy legislation. The discussion focused heavily on California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) of 2018, which has been…
Read MoreWhite House Announces First Day of USMCA into Force
White House Announces First Day of USMCA into Force Per the White House: Today, Wednesday, July 1, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) enters into force. More North American Auto Content: Under USMCA’s rules vehicles must be built with at least 75 percent of parts made in North America in order to qualify for zero tariffs,…
Read MoreU.S. House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on the Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission
U.S. House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on the Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission On May 8, 2019, the Chairman and four Commissioners from the Federal Trade Commission testified in front the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce in a hearing entitled, “Oversight of the FTC: Strengthening Protections for Americans’ Privacy and Data Security.” The FTC’s…
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