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Vehicle Manufacturer Association Files Lawsuit Seeking Repeal of Biden Administration Automatic Emergency Braking Rule

January 21, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

Complaint seeks repeal of NHTSA rule association believes is not feasible. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation that represents vehicle manufacturers on January 17 initiated litigation in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit against the Biden administration’s Department of Transportation. The complaint seeks a repeal of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AEB, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Consumer Reports, Lawsuits, NHTSA

Consumer Reports Calls for Next Transportation Secretary to Improve Driving Automation Technology and Autonomous Vehicle Crash Reporting Program

January 15, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

Calls for ADAS and autonomous technology crash report program marked by underreporting to be made stronger, fairer, and more efficient. Consumer Reports (CR) is calling on federal regulators and the incoming administration to keep and improve a vital program that requires auto manufacturers and autonomous vehicle (AV) companies to report serious crashes in vehicles equipped […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Autonomous Vehicles, Consumer Reports, Crash Avoidance, NHTSA, Regulations

Consumer Groups Urge NHTSA to Get Toxic Flame Retardant Chemicals Out of Cars

June 18, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Consumer Reports (CR), the Green Science Policy Institute, and the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) today delivered more than 32,000 petition signatures to the headquarters of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), calling on the agency to update its outdated flammability standard for car interiors and child car seats. Currently, to meet this […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Consumer Reports, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

NHTSA Proposes Updated Fuel Economy Standards for MY2027 and Later Vehicles

July 31, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Mirrors April EPA proposal that vehicle manufacturers criticized as unachievable in the proposed timeline. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a proposal Friday, July 28 to update corporate average fuel economy (CAFÉ) standards for passenger cars and light trucks. A 60-day public comment period will begin after the proposal is […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Consumer Reports, Fuel Economy, NHTSA, Regulations

NHTSA Proposes Automatic Emergency Braking Requirements for New Vehicles

June 1, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Rule would replace the 2016 voluntary agreement between manufacturers, NHTSA and IIHS that led 14 manufacturers to install braking system in 95% of their vehicles by last September. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) yesterday announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would require automatic emergency braking and pedestrian AEB […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AEB, Consumer Reports, Crash Avoidance, Highway Loss Data Institute, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, NHTSA, Regulations

Coalition Unveils Expanded, Updated Recommendations for Universal Terms for Advanced Driver Assistance Technology

July 26, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

A coalition of the nation’s leading experts in automobiles and auto safety—AAA, Consumer Reports, J.D. Power, National Safety Council, PAVE, and SAE International—released a set of expanded and updated recommendations for universal terms for advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) features.   The six overarching categories on the list are collision warning, collision intervention, driving control […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AAA, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Consumer Reports, J.D. Power, National Safety Council, Partners for Automated Vehicle Education, SAE

Consumer Reports Survey Finds Americans Support the Right to Repair

March 2, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

More than half of consumers say there isn’t enough choice on where to get something repaired. Consumers show small preference for local shops certified by vehicle manufacturers versus uncertified facilities. Consumer Reports (CR) released findings from a nationally representative survey about consumer attitudes toward repairing and replacing broken products, including vehicles, and the choices available […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Consumer Reports, OEM Certification, Right to Repair

General Motors Plans to Sell Only Electric Light Vehicles by 2035

January 29, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

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Company says 40 percent of its U.S. models will be battery electric vehicles by 2025. GM announced that it plans to become carbon neutral in its global products and operations by 2040 and “aspires” to eliminate tailpipe emissions from new light-duty vehicles by 2035. One prominent consumer group, however, questioned if the company’s stated “aspirations” […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Consumer Reports, Electric Vehicles, General Motors

U.S. DOT and EPA Announce Final Rule on 2021-2026 Fuel Economy Standards

April 1, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

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Auto industry supports gradual increases in fuel economy, opponents promise lawsuits. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule setting corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) and CO2 emissions standards for model years 2021-2026 passenger cars and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Consumer Reports, Fuel Economy, National Automobile Dealers Association, Regulations, U.S. DOT, U.S. EPA

NTSB Says Tesla Crash Investigation Demonstrates Limitations of Today’s ADAS Systems

February 26, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Board warns of insufficient federal oversight of partial driving automation systems. Issues nine safety recommendations for regulators, technology companies and auto industry. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a public board meeting Tuesday during which it determined the probable cause for the fatal March 23, 2018, crash of a Tesla Model X in Mountain […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Autonomous Vehicles, Consumer Reports, National Safety Council, National Transportation Safety Board, NHTSA, Tesla

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