Vehicle Safety
NHTSA 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 Proposed Regulation to Require AEB Technology in Cars
NHTSA Proposed Regulation to Require AEB Technology in Cars Today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed a new regulation that would require that all new passenger cars and light trucks come equipped with Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) systems. This proposal was initiated by a provision in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA),…
Read MoreNHTSA Reports Car Crash Fatalities in 2021 Highest since 2005
NHTSA Reports Car Crash Fatalities in 2021 Highest since 2005 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a report detailing crashes involving motorists in 2021. The increase in crashes from 2020 to 2021 outpaced the increase in vehicles on the road for the same time period. In 2021, 42,939 people were killed in motor…
Read MoreNHTSA Releases Crash Data and Driver Behaviors for 2021
NHTSA Releases Crash Data and Driver Behaviors for 2021 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a report today analyzing traffic safety data for the first half of 2021. According to the report, an estimated 20,160 people died in motor-vehicle-related crashes in the first half of 2021. This is a projected 18.6% spike in…
Read MoreNHTSA Releases Traffic Fatalities Data for Early 2021
NHTSA Releases Traffic Fatalities Data for Early 2021 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released traffic fatality data for the first quarter of 2021 this week. NHTSA estimates that 8,730 people died in traffic accidents in the first three months of 2021– a 10.5% increase from the first quarter of 2020. This increase occurred…
Read MoreNHTSA Allows Domestic Vehicles to Apply for Research Exemptions– AV Rule Does Not Contain Vehicle Data Access Pathway
NHTSA Allows Domestic Vehicles to Apply for Research Exemptions– AV Rule Does Not Contain Vehicle Data Access Pathway NHTSA has recently released an interim final rule that would allow manufacturers in the United States, particularly those manufacturing autonomous vehicles, to obtain permission from NHTSA to manufacture and test vehicles that do not currently comply with…
Read MoreNHTSA Reports Increase in Traffic Fatality Rate
NHTSA Reports Increase in Traffic Fatality Rate The National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) released preliminary traffic data yesterday indicating that while the total number of traffic fatalities has decreased in 2020, the rate of traffic fatalities per miles travelled has spiked significantly. NHTSA attributed this trend to increased risky behaviors, such as neglecting seat…
Read MoreGAVDA Opposes Vehicle Data Restrictions
GAVDA Opposes Vehicle Data Restrictions In an open letter, ASA and members of GAVDA stated their disagreement with the OEM’s recent letter to limit the access to vehicle data. In a letter to the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation had sought for Congress to intervene in state efforts to…
Read MoreNSC releases preliminary semiannual estimates for road safety
NSC releases preliminary semiannual estimates for road safety WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Safety Council (NSC) released their preliminary semiannual estimates for road safety today, and the results show a slight 1 percent increase in total motor-vehicle deaths in 2020 compared to 2019. However, total number of vehicle miles travelled have decreased by nearly 17…
Read MoreCongressman calls for GSA to halt sale of recalled vehicles
Congressman calls for GSA to halt sale of recalled vehicles WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, recently wrote a letter to General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Emily W. Murphy regarding the GSA policies of sale and lease of automobiles subject to manufacturer recall. In his…
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